Blog Posts by Subject: Scandinavian noir

More Nordic Noir

by Kathie Coblentz, Rare Materials Cataloger, Spencer Collection, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
January 21, 2015

With the bleakest part of the winter now upon us, some readers may be craving a feast of Scandinavian noir. Here are a few more contemporary Swedes (and one Norwegian) I've enjoyed.

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November Reader's Den: The Keeper of Lost Causes, Part 2

by Lois Moore, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
December 1, 2014

Adler-Olsen admits in an interview that growing up in the mental hospitals in Denmark where his father worked had a big influence on his writing and his life.

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November Reader's Den: The Keeper of Lost Causes, Part 1

by Lois Moore, Senior Librarian, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
November 19, 2014

The plot revolves around an attractive, popular Member of the Danish Parliament, Merete Lynggaard, who disappeared from a ferry in 2002 while on a holiday trip to Germany with her brother Uffe.

Beat the Heat with 8 Chilling Mysteries

by Lynn Lobash, Manager of Reader Services
July 24, 2014

Summer in New York can leave you melting into the pavement. That's why a mystery that chills you to the bone may be the best thing you do to beat the heat this season.

A Cold Night's Death: The Allure of Scandinavian Crime Fiction

by Jeremy Megraw, Photograph Librarian, Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
January 14, 2013

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So, You Finished the Millennium Trilogy, What Next?: A Reading List

by Jenny Baum, Supervising Adult Librarian, Jefferson Market Library
July 12, 2011

With the English-language version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo film due to come out in December of this year, fans of Stieg Larsson who have already seen the Swedish films and read the trilogy may be searching for more. Here is a loosely inspired reading list. For a more comprehensive list of Swedish crime writers, see this blog post on Nordic Whodunits.

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Nordic Whodunits

by Billy Parrott, Associate Director, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
October 1, 2010

They are among the most asked Library questions of the past year: "Do you have those books? You know the ones I'm talking about? The ones I see everyone reading. The Girl Who Played with Dragons? The Girl Who Kicked the Fire? The Girl with the Hornet's Nest Tattoo?"

For most of the past year the answer has always been the same: "I'd be happy