Category Archives: Hakan Nesser

Musings on the 2014 Petrona Award

Posted on May 17, 2014 by bernadetteinoz

In a few hours the winner of the 2014 Petrona Award for best Scandinavian crime novel translated into English will be announced as part of CrimeFest festivities and, like last year, I’m quite glad not to be the one deciding. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, Hakan Nesser, Jan Costin Wagner, Jorn Lier Horst, Leif G.W. Persson, random thoughts, Yrsa Sigurdardottir | 6 Comments

Review: THE WEEPING GIRL by Hakan Nesser

Posted on July 7, 2013 by bernadetteinoz

I have written before of my growing dissatisfaction over the genre-fication of literature but nothing riles me quite so much as when people can’t even be bothered to get their pesky labelling correct. Whatever it is, THE WEEPING GIRL is … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Hakan Nesser | 7 Comments

It’s a wrap on the Scandinavian Reading Challenge

Posted on October 7, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

The third reading challenge I have completed this year (or ever for that matter) is the brainchild of the delightful Amy from The Black Sheep Dances who proposed that participants read 6 books from the region that bought us Lego, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arnaldur Indriðason, Hakan Nesser, James Thompson, Jo Nesbø, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, memes and challenges, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010 | 12 Comments

How do you say congratulations in Swedish?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

By now everyone who cares is undoubtedly well aware that while I was sleeping on Friday night Johan Theorin’s The Darkest Room was awarded the 2010 UK Crime Writer’s Association’s International Dagger Award for crime fiction translated into English. My heartfelt congratulations … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Camilleri, Arnaldur Indriðason, Asa Larsson, Christian Jungersen, Claudia Pineiro, Deon Meyer, Hakan Nesser, Johan Theorin, Leif Davidsen, list, Luis Miguel Rocha, Mehmet Murat Somer, Michele Giuttari, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Teresa Solana, Tonino Benacqusita | 6 Comments

Review: The Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser

Posted on May 18, 2010 by bernadetteinoz

I was lucky enough to win a copy of Woman with Birthmark by Håkan Nesser from the host of the Scandinavian Reading Challenge and was just about to read it as book 3 for the challenge when I read this … Continue reading →

Posted in book review, Hakan Nesser, Scandinavian Reading Challenge 2010, Sweden | 10 Comments