Category Archives: Norwegian

What I read in April

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Well, I probably read more than these two, but they are the ones I remember and want to recommend. Both books were birthday presents from my clever children. Jørn Lier Horst, Dregs (2011). The sixth in the Norwegian series about … Continue reading →

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Anne Holt, Pengemanden (2010)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

Romanen er den fjerde norske Inger Johanne Vik og Yngvar Stubø-krimi. Meget hurtigt bliver vi kastet ud i en hel række forskellige tråde: Inger Johannes sårbare datter, Kristiane, forvilder sig væk fra det hotel, hvor familien er til bryllup, og … 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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>Karin Fossum, Den onde vilje (2009)

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Bogen er den niende i den norske Konrad Sejer-serie. Tre gamle venner, Axel, Reilly og Jon, tager på weekendtur sammen. Vennerne vil opmuntre Jon, som brød sammen nogle måneder tidligere og lider af angstanfald. En måneklar aften sejler de sammen … Continue reading →

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>Jo Nesbø, Snemanden (2007)

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Denne krimi er norske Nesbøs syvende værk om vicekommissær Harry Hole. Bogen begynder med en prolog, som udspiller sig i 1980, ”den dag, sneen kom.” En mor efterlader sin teenagesøn i bilen udenfor, mens hun springer ind for at sige … Continue reading →

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>Anne Holt, 1222 (2008)

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>Denne norske krimi er den ottende i Hanne Wilhelmsen-serien (nummer ni, hvis man medregner Madam Præsident, hvor Inger Johanne Vik er hovedpersonen, men Hanne Wilhelmsen spiller en vis rolle). Et tog bliver afsporet under en snestorm 1222 meter over havet. … Continue reading →

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>Unni Lindell, Orkestergraven (2008)

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This Norwegian police procedural is the fifth in a fine series which has not been translated into English. I think it may be compared to Swedish Helene Tursten´s series about Irene Huss, though Lindell´s protagonist is male. A library book. … Continue reading →

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>Anne Holt, "Death in Oslo" revisited.

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>I reviewed this book in April, but as it has just been released in Britain, I will briefly remind my readers of Anne Holt´s fine series featuring Adam Stubo and Johanne Vik. I have enjoyed meeting Adam Stubo in all … Continue reading →

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>Kim Småge, Sub Rosa (1994)

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This excellent, award-winning Norwegian crime novel has not been translated into English. It takes place in Trondheim during an extremely cold winter. A great December treat for anyone who can read a Scandinavian language. Endnu en skandinavisk vinterkrimi, forfatterens fjerde … Continue reading →

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>Gunnar Staalesen and Fallen Angels

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dorte Hummelshøj Jakobsen

>This Norwegian crime novel called ´Fallen Angels´ has not been translated into English (yet?). English writers have a choice of four novels with the same detective, Varg Veum, however. In this story Veum returns to his Bergen childhood in the … Continue reading →

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