Scandinavian Fiction

In 1643, a manuscript was discovered, clearly written as early as 1300, containing 29 poems, complete or fragmentary. Various linguistic forensic techniques suggest that the poems were shaped even earlier, stretching as far back as AD 850, well within the Viking era. When it comes to the Norse myths, they are the closest thing we have to reading these stories as the Vikings actually told them, around those ancient campfires so long ago.

Seventeen years ago, Criminal Inspector Ewert Grens was called to the scene of a brutal crime. A family had been murdered, and the only survivor - and witness - was the five-year-old daughter. The girl was placed in the witness protection program, and the case went cold, but years later, Grens is still haunted by the seemingly random slaying and the little girl who was spared. So when he learns that the apartment where the crime occurred is now the scene of a mysterious break-in, Grens immediately fears that someone is intent on silencing the only witness.

Ondskaben kender ingen grænser. Den erfarne privatopdager Ravn får sin mest uhyggelige sag til dato, da en klient beder ham finde en gammel skolekammerat, som han ikke har haft kontakt med i 17 år. En række bestialske overfald på kvinder, der ryster København har givet klienten mistanke om, at hans skolekammerat står bag, fordi overfaldene minder om det, som han og kammeraten begik på en lille pige tilbage i 1993, og som endte fatalt.

Summer 1983: four-year-old Billy chases a rabbit in the fields behind his house. But when his mother goes to call him in, Billy has disappeared. Never to be seen again. Today: Veronica is a bereavement counsellor. She's never fully come to terms with her mother's suicide after her brother Billy's disappearance. When a young man walks into her group, he looks familiar and talks about the trauma of his friend's disappearance in 1983. Could Billy still be alive after all this time?

Local girls' soccer coach Sven-Gunnar Erlandsson is practically a saint in the community, known for his good works and volunteering. So when his body is found in Stockholm's beautiful Herräng forest, shot at close range in the back of the neck while walking home from a late-night poker game, the police struggle to find a motive. Nothing has been taken from his pockets except his cell phone, and the only other clues left behind are a cryptic handwritten note and a handful of playing cards.

En dag bryder nogen ind i Kamille Schwerins atelier, smadrer et helt års produktion af skulpturer og myrder hendes 83-årige mor. Politiet har en mistanke om, at det i virkeligheden var Kamille selv, morderen var ude efter, og da hun udsættes for flere mordforsøg og modtager en række trusselsbreve, bliver mistanken til vished. Men månederne går, uden at den skyldige bliver pågrebet. Året efter skal privatdetektiven Dan Sommerdahl medvirke i det samme realityshow som Kamille Schwerin.

Ursula Olesen er en midaldrende efterskolelærer, der for længst har accepteret at være single på livstid. Derfor tør hun næsten ikke tro sit eget held, da den unge, attraktive Jakob Heurlin pludselig dukker op og gør stormkur til hende. Jakob er alt, hvad Ursula har drømt om og længtes efter - og så må hendes skeptiske kolleger og veninder ellers sige, hvad de vil. Men lykkerusen får en brat ende, da Jakob forsvinder og tager hele hendes formue med sig.

Autumn of 1987 takes a young couple on a romantic trip in the Westfjords holiday - a trip that gets an unexpected ending and has catastrophic consequences. Ten years later a small group of friends go for a weekend in an old hunting lodge in Elliðaey. A place completely cut off from the outside world, to reconnect. But one of them isn't going to make it out alive. And Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir is determined to find the truth in the darkness.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Merete. Du bist jetzt seit 126 Tagen hier: Carl Mørck kehrt nach einem schweren Trauma in den Polizeidienst zurück. Im neu gegründeten Sonderdezernat Q soll er alte ungelöste Fälle archivieren. Mit seinem Mitarbeiter Assad kommt er der Politikerin Merete Lynggaard auf die Spur. Sie ist seit fünf Jahren verschwunden - entführt und in einem schalldichten Raum gefangen.

Oslo in den 1970er Jahren: Olav lebt das einsame Leben eines Killers. Als Killer ist es nicht leicht, anderen Menschen nahe zu kommen. Doch jetzt hat Olav die Frau seiner Träume gefunden. Aber: Sie ist die Frau seines Chefs. Und Olav wurde gerade beauftragt, sie zu töten.

The new summer house on Sandhamn Island is an architectural dream for its owner, Carsten Jonsson. It’s a nightmare for the locals. The venture capitalist has flouted local traditions, property lines, and the natural beauty of the coastline. He’s also too wealthy and arrogant to heed the anonymous warnings to leave. The threats escalate when his guest lodge is burned to the ground and an unidentifiable corpse is found in the charred ruins.

El verano llega a su fin y la escritora Erica Falck vuelve al trabajo tras la baja de maternidad. Ahora le toca a su compañero, el comisario Patrik Hedström, tomarse un tiempo libre para ocuparse de la pequeña Maja. Pero el crimen no descansa nunca, ni siquiera en la tranquila ciudad de Fjällbacka, y cuando dos adolescentes descubren el cadáver de Erik Frankel, Patrik compaginará el cuidado de su hija con su interés por el asesinato de este historiador especializado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

These dramatic and atmospheric tales are based on the Scandinavian myth cycle, one of the greatest and most culturally significant stories in the world. From the creation of the nine worlds to the final battle of Ragnarok, listeners will pore over the enthralling exploits of all-powerful Odin, mighty Thor and his hammer, and Loki, the infamous trickster. In this stunning anthology, the strange world of ancient magic, giants, dwarfs, and monsters is unforgettably imagined.

Den amerikanske præsident udsættes for et kupforsøg, da han besøger en hemmelig base i Utah. En lille gruppe marinesoldater, der er med som præsidentens sikkerhedsstyrke, må tage kampen op mod overmagten, for at forsvare præsidenten.

La mitología europea es una enorme puerta abierta y accesible para todo aquel que desee conocer los pilares de nuestra humanidad y comprender mejor el mundo. El lector de este libro encontrará una preciosa recopilación —realizada por Snorri Sturluson— de los más importantes mitos escandinavos, repletos de historia, poesía y religión.

Mañana y tarde es una novela breve e inolvidable, sobre el nacimiento y la muerte, escrita por uno los grandes narradores y dramaturgos europeos de las últimas décadas. Ganador del premio Nobel de literatura 2023. Nace un niño que se llamará Johannes. Muere un anciano llamado Johannes. Entre estos dos puntos, Jon Fosse nos da los detalles de toda una vida, condensados con gran belleza.

Police detective Hannah Duncker didn’t expect to return to her native Öland. She fled after her father’s murder conviction and returns to make peace with her shame. She has a new job with the local police and a nosy new partner. A 15-year-old’s death catapults her into a murder investigation that resurrects ghosts from her previous life. As she hunts for the truth, she must confront the people she abandoned. Not all are pleased to see her back home, and she soon learns that digging through the past comes with consequences.

DI Jamie Johansson is trying to find normality in Kurrajakk when she gets the chance to sit in on the Interpol interview linked to her last case. A pattern of mutilation and beheading on the Finnish border has Jamie's full attention, but Interpol seem more interested in the Russian connection. Begrudgingly, they let her follow up, and as usual, Jamie's nose for trouble doesn't steer her wrong.

En infernalsk historie om venskaber og magtkampe - moral og anstændighed. Om kvinden Molly, der dør, og de fire (!) mænd hun efterlader; ægtemanden George og tre elskere, hvoraf de to forenes i fælles afsky for den tredje. Historien ender i Amsterdam, og slutningen kommer unægtelig bag på de efterladte mænd.

"Om et par timer er jeg morder. Tanken burde skræmme mig fra vid og sans, men hvis jeg skal være ærlig, så er jeg lige nu mere optaget af, at mit højre ben sover" Sådan begynder historien om mordet på Lilliana, en ung stilfærdig kvinde, der en råkold novemberaften findes stranguleret på byens mest trendy reklamebureau. Opklaringen viser sig at blive mere end almindeligt kompliceret. Den døde er nemlig så godt som anonym; hun har intet efternavn, ingen adresse, intet personnummer.