Category Archives: Icelandic

Nordic Crime in March

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Lately I have read two Nordic mysteries (both library books). First Håkan Nesser, a Swedish stand-alone called “The Worms (or the Snakes) on Carmine Street”. Not translated into English yet. A mystery which has a couple of things in common … Continue reading →

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Quentin Bates, Frozen Out (2011)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

This police procedural by a British writer, Icelandic setting, is the first Gunnhildur Gisladottir mystery. I have wanted to read this series since I met Quentin Bates during CrimeFest last year, but as you know, I have tried hard to … Continue reading →

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>Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Aske (2009)

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> Denne islandske spændingsroman er den tredje i serien om Thóra Gudmundsdóttir. En prolog bruges somme tider til at sløre, at der ikke sker så meget i de første kapitler, men i Aske lægger forfatteren ud med et voldsomt mord. … Continue reading →

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>Yrsa Sigurdardottir, My Soul to Take (2008)

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

> This is the second novel in the Icelandic Thóra Gudmundsdottir series. I read it in English because my generous friend Maxine offered to send it to me. Sometimes a writer comes up with a fine or promising debut, but … Continue reading →

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>Arnaldur Indridason, Vinterstaden (2007)

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>[Svensk, men kan vel forventes på dansk inden så længe] Stedet er Reykjavik i januar, og Vinterstaden er den femte krimi hvor vi møder teamet Erlendur, Elinborg og Sigurdur. På første side finder de ti-årige Elias død i en blodpøl, … Continue reading →

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>Indridason – a Progress Report

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>I warned you Wednesday that I might not have a review of my bait book ready for today. True enough, I have been so busy washing, shopping, eating and sleeping and such trivial stuff that I am only half-way. We … Continue reading →

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>I for Indridason

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>For this week´s ABC meme I have found a review of a great crime story I read shortly before I began blogging here in January. (For a short, English summary look beneath the Danish review). Arnaldur Indridason, Manden i Søen … Continue reading →

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>Ævar Örn Josepsson, Uden synd (2008)

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Dette er den islandske forfatters anden krimi, og den foregår i Reykjavik. Jeg har virkelig givet Jósepssons bog en chance. Jeg har læst de første 100 sider, men nej, jeg tror stadig ikke på, at en halv-forsumpet alkoholiker får lov … Continue reading →

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>Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Det tredje tegn (2006)

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Islandsk debut (Jeg læste bogen på svensk og beklager, hvis der er unøjagtigheder i forhold til den danske oversættelse.) Et mishandlet lig dumper bogstavelig talt ned i hovedet på en stakkels underviser, som åbner døren til printerrummet på universitetet i … Continue reading →

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>Arnaldur Indridason, Tavs som graven (2004)

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>”Den lille pige sad og gumlede på den, og han kunne straks se, at det var en menneskeknogle, da han tog den fra barnet.” Scenen er en børnefødselsdag; ikke desto mindre lykkes det den islandske forfatter at lægge op til … Continue reading →

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