Six scandinavian crime writers you should be reading in late 2005 i picked up a book called the girl with the dragon tattoo and discovered the grim criminal landscape of sweden. Arnaldur indridason published his first crime novel in 1997, but his international breakthrough came in 2000 with jar city. From lee child to gillian flynn, gerald seymour to c. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The sunday times has pulled together the best 50 crime and thriller novels of the past five years. Mystery month is in full swing here at booklist, with all of the interviews, webinars, and blog posts about mystery fiction you could possibly want.
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