Fabulous Fiction Firsts #97
by muffy
Oh, how I hate being late to the party! At the American Library Association Midwinter in Philly last week, the hot topic was nordic mystery and the most eagerly anticipated read was The Redbreast* (and I am still #13 on the waiting list!)
People-in-the-know are calling Norwegian Jo Nesbo's English debut "an epic new novel, brilliant in scope and design - a deep and fearless investigation of betrayal spanning two centures and three continents". It also introduces to North American readers Police Detective Harry Hole who finds himself sitting on top of an international conspiracy during a presidential visit to Oslo.
This winner of the Glass Key prize for the best Nordic crime novel, "fans of Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum will have a seriously difficult time putting down", writes Bruce Tierney of BookPage.
*= Starred Reviews (Jessica: Enjoyed yours in LJ)
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Nice! Thanks for the tip. I
Nice! Thanks for the tip. I love it when nordic fiction gets press. It's good stuff!
I was just looking up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldur_Indri%C3%B0ason">Arnaldur Indriðason</a> and saw that today is his birthday!