The 2018 Reading Challenge - #5 - A Nordic Noir
Hello everyone :)
How are you doing? Everything alright?
At this point I have to admit...I´m really struggling...again...maybe I´m just not made to read a book a week...even tho I am doing it like this for years now ;)
It might be because I work the whole day now and am way to tired to do anything in the evenings?
It might be because I work the whole day now and am way to tired to do anything in the evenings?
Well whatever it is, today I have a new book which I was able to finish in time and its for the category - A Nordic Noir -
by Jo Nesbø
To be honest at first I did not even know what a Nordic Noir was...never heard of it before...shame on me ;) and since I thought I might not be the only onw here is a short definition from oxforddictionaries.com
"A type of Scandinavian crime fiction and television drama that typically features dark storylines and bleak urban settings."
If you want to know more about the genre click here for a longer definition and introduction and everything else!
The Bat (Norwegian: Flaggermusmannen, "Bat Men") is a 1997 crime novel by Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø, the first in the Harry Hole series.
A little summary from amazon this time:
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"Harry is out of his depth. Detective Harry Hole is meant to keep out of trouble. A young Norwegian girl taking a gap year in Sydney has been murdered, and Harry has been sent to Australia to assist in any way he can. He's not supposed to get too involved. When the team unearths a string of unsolved murders and disappearances, nothing will stop Harry from finding out the truth. The hunt for a serial killer is on, but the murderer will talk only to Harry. He might just be the next victim. Appearing in English for the first time, "The Bat" is the legendary first novel from the worldwide phenomenon Jo Nesbo."
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I´ll give it a 9 out of 10
I loved this a lot. I heard a lot good stuff about this series and the author or better read ;) and I have to say I 100% agree ^^
I love his style a lot, I love that you feel the story and the characters from the very beginning. Its just one of those books everyone says they prefere one which does not need 100 pages to let seomthing happen...one of those that somehow grab you from the first sentence and gives you that feeling of "I know I´m gonna read nights away" ;) and that very simply makes this book amazing ;) and I cant wait to read all the other books in the series! btw there are 11 and the second one is called Cockroaches. Here is a link to a goodreads list with all of them.
And thats it I really just can say I enjoyed reading it a lot...mine has 425 pages which felt like 150. Its such a thrilling, entertaining, quick and amazing read, its over before you even realise it! Highly recommended ^^ ( the best of the series is supposed to be The Snowman which is the seventh book...cant wait to get there ;))
And thats it I really just can say I enjoyed reading it a lot...mine has 425 pages which felt like 150. Its such a thrilling, entertaining, quick and amazing read, its over before you even realise it! Highly recommended ^^ ( the best of the series is supposed to be The Snowman which is the seventh book...cant wait to get there ;))
For a little more inspiration and some alternatives ^^
(all summaries are from goodreads and easily found when searching for the title):
The Crow Girl by Erik Axl Sund
The most terrifying thriller you'll read this year It starts with just one body – the hands bound, the skin covered in marks. Detective Superintendent Jeanette Kihlberg is determined to find out who is responsible, despite opposition from her superiors. When two more bodies are found, it becomes clear that she is hunting a serial killer. With her career on the line, she turns to psychotherapist Sofia Zetterlund. Together, they uncover a chain of shocking events that began decades ago – but will it lead them to the murderer before someone else dies?Snowblind (Dark Iceland #1) by Ragnar Jónasson
Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he’s unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life. An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness – blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.
The Ice Princess (Fjällbacka #1) by Camilla Läckberg
Returning to her hometown of Fjallbacka after the funeral of her parents, writer Erica Falck finds a community on the brink of tragedy. The death of her childhood friend, Alex, is just the beginning. Her wrists slashed, her body frozen in an ice-cold bath, it seems that she has taken her own life. Erica conceives a book about the beautiful but remote Alex, one that will answer questions about their own shared past. While her interest grows into an obsession, local detective Patrik Hedstrom is following his own suspicions about the case. But it is only when they start working together that the truth begins to emerge about a small town with a deeply disturbing past.
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime... It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice....
She thinks more highly of snow and ice than she does of love. She lives in a world of numbers, science and memories--a dark, exotic stranger in a strange land. And now Smilla Jaspersen is convinced she has uncovered a shattering crime... It happened in the Copenhagen snow. A six-year-old boy, a Greenlander like Smilla, fell to his death from the top of his apartment building. While the boy's body is still warm, the police pronounce his death an accident. But Smilla knows her young neighbor didn't fall from the roof on his own. Soon she is following a path of clues as clear to her as footsteps in the snow. For her dead neighbor, and for herself, she must embark on a harrowing journey of lies, revelation and violence that will take her back to the world of ice and snow from which she comes, where an explosive secret waits beneath the ice....
Some more inspiration?
Harry Hole Series by Jo Nesbø
Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
ROSEANNA by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Nightblind and Blackout by Ragnar Jónasson
Which book did you choose for this category?
Did you read any of the Harry Hole books or any nordic noir books?
With lots of love
♥♥♥
Verena
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