Monthly Archives: May 2010

>Arne Dahl, Misterioso

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>The first in the A-team series which is written in the best Swedish tradition: a story about a fairly peaceful, affluent society with a tendency to put the system and the rules above common sense and the individual human being. … Continue reading →

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>May – Scandinavian Month

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Have you noticed I have been on a binge of Scandinavian crime fiction in May? Early in May I went to the library and discovered that they had expanded the crime section noticeably. And around the same time I found … Continue reading →

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>Knut Faldbakken, Grænsen (2008)

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Den norske forfatter har en lang række andre romaner bag sig, men Grænsen er hans tredje krimi, og den første i serien om overbetjent Jonfinn Valmann i Hamar, tæt på den svenske grænse. Temaet er prostituerede fra Rusland, eller egentlig … Continue reading →

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>Swedish Crime News

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Arne Dahl and the A-team In the mid 90s a Swedish writer planned a series of ten volumes about the special elite force, the A team. The first books were published under the pen name Arne Dahl, but when the … Continue reading →

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>Thy´s Day # 17

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> These May days are so bitterly cold that I prefer to curl up in an armchair with a good crime novel and show you some pictures from last year.

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>What Do You Want

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>I just came home from the local library. They had numerous temptations, but I succeeded in limiting myself to ten crime novels. 1. Knut Faldbakken, Grænsen (Norwegian)2. Jogvan Isaksen, Korsmesse (Faroe Islands) – 2 votes3. Pia Juul, Mordet på Halland … Continue reading →

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>Elly Griffiths, The Janus Stone (2010)

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This crime novel is the second in the British Ruth Galloway series. I had great expectations to this one as The Crossing Places was a wonderful read. And just as in her crime debut, Griffiths dishes up a wonderful Norfolk … Continue reading →

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>Gianrico Carofiglio, Med lukkede øjne (2009)

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Minireview (jeg har læst en masse bøger ude i solen, men jeg har altså ikke tid til at skrive en lang anmeldelse af hele bunken). Den italienske krimi er den anden i serien men kan sagtens læses alene. Den italienske … Continue reading →

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>Camilla Ceder, Frosne øjeblikke (2009)

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Denne svenske politikrimi er forfatterens debut. En kold decembermorgen er Åke Melkersson på vej til sin sidste arbejdsdag inden pensionen. Han er nok lidt ukoncentreret, for undervejs ryger han af vejen i et glat sving og ødelægger udstødningsrøret. Efter en … Continue reading →

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>Karin Slaughter, Fractured (2008)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This American police procedural is the second in the Will Trent series. Abigail Campano, wife and mother, returns home to the family´s mansion only to realize someone has broken into it. She rushes upstairs and sees a young man, knife … Continue reading →

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