By Peter on Jul 30, 2010 in About authors, Camilla Lackberg, Crime Books, Hakan Nesser, Jo Nesbo, Karin Fossum, Liza Marklund, Norwegian Writer, Stieg Larsson | 0 Comments
It is interesting to notice how tightly interrelated things are, and how developments internationally have domestic effects even in such areas as literature and, more specifically, crime fiction. Some years ago the traditionally industrious Swedes started to build an impressive crime fiction literature, with writers like Henning Mankell, Jan Guillou, Liza Marklund, Håkan Nesser, Åke [...]
By Peter on Mar 21, 2009 in Crime Books, Excellent book, Hakan Nesser, Swedish crime book, bestseller, book review | 0 Comments
Mind’s Eye is actually the first of the books Hakan Nesser wrote in the Inspector Van Veeteren series. Finally it is available in English. Thus, for readers loving this series from one of Europe’s best-selling crime writers, it becomes possible to go back to the start of it.
Murder cases were never [...]
By Peter on Feb 18, 2008 in Crime Books, Excellent book, Hakan Nesser, Swedish crime book, Swedish writer, book review | 0 Comments
Hakan (Håkan) Nesser is another of the brilliant Swede crime writers who have been translated into English recently. He is a skilled writer, with well developed plots in his books, and has written a series of books about Inspector Van Veeteren. As you will see when you read The Return, Van Veeteren is a likable, [...]
