Category Archives: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

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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>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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>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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