Scandinavian crime fiction

[thrihyrne]

Sadly I'm reading the last of Arnaldur Indriðason's books featuring Erneldur the detective. I've decided to move on to a couple of other Scandinavian authors, including someone who's apparently quite well known and popular, Henning Mankell. I'm also going to get two books by another Icelandic author, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir. I'm curious if anyone on my flist has read either Mankell or Sigurðardóttir and, if so, what comments you have about them. Thanks for any input that you have!

Comments

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I have not read those books, but my all time favorite Scandinavian mystery writers are the team of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, they have written several and I liked all of theirs that I read. The one that stands out in my mind is The Laughing Police. These are not new. I think they were written in the 1980s. Great reads.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Great! I'll look for those after I go through these next few authors.

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

In looking at the Sjöwall/Wahlöö team, I see that my little local library has several of theirs, so I'll go and snatch up a couple! Thanks again for the recommendation!