Scandinavian Fiction

The leader of a religious cult in Guyana instigates a mass suicide. He succeeds in killing himself and his whole flock of worshippers, save one. One man escapes. In the wood in the country land outside Ystad, the police make an horrific discovery: a severed head, and hands locked together in an attitude of prayer. A Bible lies at the victim's side, handwritten corrections and amendments on every page.

Local girls' soccer coach Sven-Gunnar Erlandsson is practically a saint in the community, known for his good works and volunteering. So when his body is found in Stockholm's beautiful Herräng forest, shot at close range in the back of the neck while walking home from a late-night poker game, the police struggle to find a motive. Nothing has been taken from his pockets except his cell phone, and the only other clues left behind are a cryptic handwritten note and a handful of playing cards.

Four nuns and a fifth woman, a visitor to Africa, are killed in a savage nighttime attack. Months later in Sweden, the news of the unexplained tragedy sets off a cruel vengeance for these killings. Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. Autumn settles in, and Wallander prays the winter will be peaceful. But when he investigates the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher, he discovers a gruesome and meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles.

Jurek Walter was shot and killed years ago. The police moved on and managed to forget the darkness that had tainted their lives. But now someone is leaving a trail of broken bodies across Sweden, and the clues all point to Walter. Detective Joona Linna is convinced his worst nightmare is becoming a reality: the man who tore apart his family has returned to finish the job. When Joona’s partner is taken - and locked inside an underground coffin - he finds himself with an impossible choice: leave her to die, or walk into the trap set by the only man he ever feared.

Три бессмертных шедевра мировой драматургии, переведенные на все крупные языки, входящие в золотой фонд литературы всех времен и народов и в наши дни не сходящие с лучших сцен мира и экранизированные в общей сложности 43 раза (в том числе и в нашей стране). Драматическая поэма Пер Гюнт, с его причудливым сочетанием реальности и мистики, социальной сатирой и философскими темами поиска себя. Одно из главных художественных произведений феминизма — легендарная Нора, или Кукольный дом, еще в позапрошлом веке поставившая проблему женской свободы и независимости.

Vizepolizeikommissar Carl Mørck wird zur Aufklärung eines brutalen Todesfalls von der Mordkommission in Kopenhagen hinzugezogen. Wie sich herausstellt, gibt es eine Verbindung zu einem mehrere Jahre zurückliegenden und ausgesprochen brisanten cold case. Ausgerechnet jetzt geht es Carls Assistentin Rose sehr schlecht. Sie wird von grauenhaften Erinnerungen aus ihrer Vergangenheit heimgesucht. Sie kämpft mit aller Macht dagegen an - und gegen das Dunkel, in dem sie zu ertrinken droht. Und welche Rolle spielen die jungen Frauen Michelle, Jasmin und Denise, die sich zu einem starken und hochexplosiven Kleeblatt verbündet haben?

Midsummer approaches, and Wallander prepares for a holiday with the new woman in his life, hopeful that his wayward daughter and his ageing father will cope without him. But his summer is ruined when a girl commits suicide before his eyes, and a former minister of justice is butchered in the first of a series of apparently motiveless murders.

Der Auftakt der großen neuen Krimi-Reihe von Michael Kobr, Mitautor der Kluftinger Krimis. Weiße Strände, goldgelbe Felder, idyllische Küstendörfer und Sonne rund ums Jahr: Die gemütliche dänische Urlaubsinsel Bornholm scheint der ideale Platz, um das Leben ein wenig ruhiger angehen zu lassen. Das denkt sich zumindest der hochdekorierte Kriminalpolizist Lennart Ipsen und übernimmt daher – frisch geschieden und gesundheitlich angeschlagen – bewusst die Leitung der überschaubaren Insel-Kripo.

Nora bliver sendt på sommerferie langt ude på landet hos sin mormor, som hun ikke rigtig kender, og som er svær at komme ind på livet af. Heldigvis møder hun den jævnaldrende Abbas, som har store, grønne øjne og får alt i hende til at gnistre. Sammen går de på opdagelse i skoven, hvor de finder en forladt hytte og gør den til deres egen. Men der er noget, Abbas ikke fortæller. Hvorfor er han egentlig så bange for Dorrit, der har den lokale café nede i byen? Snart går det op for Nora, at det her vil blive en sommer, der vender op og ned på alting.

Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers. He readily agrees, only to arrive to find one of the pair lying in a pool of blood. When the victim dies in hospital, Sigurdur Oli is faced with investigating a murder without revealing his own reasons for being present at the murder scene.

Left to her own devices, Detective Sergeant Charlie West struggles with the responsibility of a full-blown murder investigation when a man is pushed off a cliff. Not ready to have her apron strings severed so soon, West finds Munro who reluctantly agrees to shed light on the Ayrshire detectives' most challenging case yet. Once the police have discovered the identity of the dead man, and established his demise was the result of foul play, the race is on to hunt down the murderer.

The descendants of Kaleva, the ancient giant, still rule old Kvenland but events are about to happen that will change the family dynamic, sending the sons of Thorri Snaersson on a mission of rescue for one of their own. As they scour the mainland and the islands surrounding Norway and Denmark as far as Orkney, they will conquer all the towns and villages in their path. The search ends with a surprise and a compromise with unexpected rewards and unspeakable tragedies. J.A. takes the dry narrative of the ancient sagas and brings it to life, one unforgettable character at a time.

Two young women are missing in Oslo. Strangers to each other, but last seen at the same party. When the body of one of them is found with fresh stitches along her hairline, the hunt is on to find a murderer with singular compulsions. Catching this criminal calls for a detective with a singular mind: Harry Hole. But Harry is gone: fired from the police force and down and out in Los Angeles. It seems like nothing can entice him back home—until someone close to him comes under threat. Now the clock is ticking, for Harry's friend and for the missing woman.

Der Alarm kommt in der Nacht. Auf einem Stockholmer Campingplatz wurden Einbrecher gesichtet. Vor Ort bietet sich der Polizei in einem Wohnwagen dann ein grauenvoller Anblick. Alles ist in Blut getränkt, der Boden, die Wände, alles. Hier wurde offenbar ein Mensch zerstückelt. Und da ist noch jemand, ein junger Mann im Tiefschlaf, dessen Kopf auf einem abgehackten Arm ruht. Wie sich herausstellt, ist es der Sohn eines berühmten Schriftstellers, der an Somnambulismus leidet. Wegen seiner Krankheit kann er Täter oder Zeuge des Gemetzels sein.

Emelie is a young lawyer who's just started her own firm. Teddy is a reformed criminal looking for a fresh start. The first time they teamed up, in Stockholm Delete, they uncovered the secrets of a Swedish sex ring. Though their partnership proved rewarding - both professionally and personally - they haven't seen each other since. But when a vulnerable young client of Emelie's is murdered before she can testify against her abusers, Emelie turns to her ex-partner/lover for help.

Winterferien in Åre. In der besinnlichsten Zeit des Jahres wird außerhalb des Dorfes eine Männerleiche gefunden. Das Opfer wurde schwer misshandelt. Doch der Mord gibt Rätsel auf: Das Opfer hatte scheinbar keine Feinde. Als in einem der umliegenden Dörfer die Frau eines freikirchlichen Pastors verschwindet, geraten Hanna Ahlander und Daniel Lindskog unter Druck. Die Gesuchte ist hochschwanger. Und sie braucht Medikamente.

Former cop Emma Tapper and her lawyer boss Angela Köhler are defending shipping boss Anita Spendel, charged with murdering her billionaire husband. Anita insists Martin Spendel is still alive, but his car is soaked in his blood. Emma must clear Anita’s name by finding the missing man—dead or alive… Meanwhile, on a luxury yacht off the coast of Ibiza, Bianca Aguilera is relaxing in the sun when a drone delivers an unexpected parcel. The contents: chilling evidence that someone close to her is dead. Horror quickly turns to realisation.

Als kleines Mädchen verliert Nete Hermansen ihre Mutter. Damit beginnen für sie Jahre des Schreckens: Von einem Cousin vergewaltigt und geschwängert, gerät sie in die Arme eines fanatischen Arztes, der sie ebenfalls missbraucht, entmündigt und schließlich auf eine Insel bringt, wo sie zwangssterilisiert wird. Als eine liebevolle Pflegefamilie ihr ein neues Leben schenkt, lernt Nete zu vergessen. Bis sie Jahre später erneut auf ihren Peiniger trifft und beschließt, grausame Rache zu nehmen.

Jon is on the run. He has betrayed Oslo’s biggest crime lord: The Fisherman. Fleeing to an isolated corner of Norway, to a mountain town so far north that the sun never sets, Jon hopes to find sanctuary amongst a local religious sect. Hiding out in a shepherd’s cabin in the wilderness, all that stands between him and his fate are Lea, a bereaved mother; and her young son, Knut. But while Lea provides him with a rifle and Knut brings essential supplies, the midnight sun is slowly driving Jon to insanity.

In an orphanage outside Oslo, twelve-year-old Olav is causing havoc. The institution's ageing director, Agnes Vestavik, sees sheer hatred in the boy's eyes. When Vestavik is found murdered at her desk, stabbed in the neck with a kitchen knife – with Olav nowhere to be found – the case goes to Hanne Wilhelmsen, recently promoted to superintendent in the Oslo police. Hanne suspects that Olav witnessed the murder and fled, and she orders an investigation of the orphanage staff.