2011 Nordic Book Challenge

I aimed for the Odin level of this challenge which required me to read 11-20 books during the year but I ended up at the Valhalla level of 20+ books (23 and a half if I’m scrupulous).

Many of these are great books, as can be seen from the high number of red stars (which indicates rated 3 or above) but if forced to pick a favourite I’d probably pick BOX 21. Or UNTIL THY WRATH BE PAST. Or THE QUARRY. I didn’t notice until writing up this wrap up that so many of the books were set in Sweden, next year I’ll try to expand to other countries in the region.

Books Read

• Camilla Ceder – Frozen Moment (Sweden) *
• Michael Ridpath – Where the Shadows Lie (Iceland) *
• Liza Marklund – Studio 69 (Sweden) *
• Liza Marklund – Prime Time (Sweden) *
• Anne Holt – 1222 (Norway) *
• Liza Marklund – Red Wolf (Sweden) *
• Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström – Box 21 (Sweden) *
• Camilla Läckberg – The Preacher (Sweden) *
• Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström – Three Seconds (Sweden)
• Johan Theorin – The Quarry (Sweden) *
• Camilla Läckberg – The Stonecutter (Sweden) *
• Thomas Enger – Burned (Norway) *
• Lars Keplar – The Hypnotist (Sweden)
• Åsa Larsson – Until Thy Wrath Be Past (Sweden) *
• Arne Dahl – Misterioso (Sweden) *
• Helene Tursten – Detective Inspector Huss (Sweden) *
• Jussi Adler-Olsen – Mercy (Denmark) *
• Arnaldur Indriðason – Outrage (Iceland) *
• Camilla Läckberg – The Gallows Bird (Sweden) *
• Maj Sjowall & Per Wahloo – The Man Who Went Up in Smoke (Sweden and Hungary – perhaps this only counts as half a Nordic book) *
• Yrsa Sigurdardottir – Ashes to Dust (Iceland) *
• Mari Jungstedt – The Dead of Summer (Sweden) *
• Jo Nesbo – Headhunters (Norway)
• Jørn Lier Horst – Dregs (Norway) *

Thanks to Zee from Notes from the North for hosting the challenge, sorry I dropped the ball on linking my review posts (one of the reasons I’m reducing my challenge participation next year) but I did enjoy the reading.