I may skip Yrsa then, or give her a try of one book. I looked up the eth via webmonkey's special characters. Want to get my spelling right, especially with Icelandic since I'm fascinated by the language! :D

Haven't read Stieg Larsson, but I'll put him on the list, as well as Fred Vargas. And I'm not buying these books but getting them from the library. I'm too cheap!

Thanks for the comment!