A Darker Shade of Sweden

This collection of short stories was a real treat for me, a devoted lover of Nordic noir, as there is a number of very important Swedish crime authors taking part in the anthology, edited by John-Henri Holmberg. There is also a story written by the late Stieg Larsson, author of the notorious Milleni......more

Bound to happen, I found a new author who I really liked. Veronica von Schenck was one in a anthology of crime writers. She hit my weakness and wrote with the fascination of history, artifacts, and solving problems. But what I like the best about her was that she quit her job. I also liked Anna Jans......more

Finding a book by Swedish detective authors in my hometown library (which, in fact, is the size of any kindergarten library) I call a success. Understanding that I should have read the book in Swedish to really get everything from it is not so overwhelming. Don't get me wrong - the translation was g......more