![]() ![]() ![]() Karin Alvtegen is the master at psychological suspense, and her plots unfold themselves naturally from the character studies. It's been a hugely popular book for many years in Sweden, with an appeal that extends to readers who don't usually touch thrillers. Loosely based on a true story, this is dark, sinister and wonderfully written. But yet his writing never feels cold or static – there's heart in everything he writes and you find yourself understanding and sympathising with some real villains. ![]() He used to be a school teacher before becoming a writer, and it shows in the meticulous way he handles his texts. Nesser sets his stories in a fictional country that's not quite Sweden, but the people in them are very, very real. These are some of my favourites – I hope some of them will become yours. I think ours is a tradition that has much in common with English crime writing: there's a very similar care for setting, characters, and psychology. Sjöwall & Wahlöö ushered in a whole generation of Swedish crime writers, many of whom are now available in English. Scandinavian crime fiction has become a great success all across the world and rightfully so. ![]()
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