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Scandinavian Mysteries Covered So Far: Iceland

Author: Arnaldur Indridason, 1961-
Place: Reykjavík
Character: Erlendur Sveinsson (Fictitious character) (divorced with a son and daughter)
Titles:
1. Jar city (Myrin, 2005)
2. Silence of the grave (Grafarpögn, 2006)
3. Voices (Röddin, 2006)
4. The draining lake (2007: unread yet)
5. Arctic chill (Vetrarborgin, 2009)

Author: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, 1963-
Place:
Character:
Titles:
1. Last Rituals (Þriðja táknið (2005, English translation by Bernard Scudder, 2007)
2. A Hell of One's Own Making (Sér grefur gröf, 2006)
3. Ashes (Aska, 2007)
4. My Soul to Take: A Novel of Iceland (2009)

Scandinavian Mysteries Covered So Far: Sweden

Author: Edwardson, Åke
Place: Göteborg
Character: Winter, Erik (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. Sun and shadow (Sol och skugga, 2005)
2. Never end (Lêat det aldrig ta slut, 2006)
3. Frozen tracks (Himlen èar en plats pêa jorden, 2007)

Author: Eriksson, Kjell, 1953-
Place: Uppsala
Character: Lindell, Ann (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. The princess of Burundi (Prinsessan av Burundi, 2006)
2. The cruel stars of the night (Nattens grymma stjärnor, 2007)
3. The demon of Dakar (2008)

Author: Jungstedt, Mari, 1962-
Place: Gotland
Character:
Knutas, Anders (Fictitious character)
Berg, Johan (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. Unspoken (In denna stilla natt, 2007)
2. Unseen (Den du inte ser, 2006)
3. The inner circle (Inre kretsen, 2008)

Author:
Läckberg, Camilla
Character:
Erica Falck (Fictitious character)
Patrik Hedstrom(Fictitious character)
Titles
The ice princess (Isprinsessan, 2010)

Author: Larsson, Åsa
Place: Kiruna
Characters:
Martinsson, Rebecka (Fictitious character: attorney)
Mella, Anna-Maria (Fictitious character) (Police investigator; Married with children)
Stalnacke, Sven-Erik (Fictitious character) (Police investigator)
Titles:
1. Sun storm (Solstorm, 2006)
2. The blood spilt (Blod som spillts, 2007)
3. The black path (Svart stig, 2008)

Author: Mankell, Henning, 1948-
Place: Ystad
Character: Wallander, Kurt (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. Faceless Killers (Mördare utan ansikte, 1991)
2. The Dogs of Riga (Hundarna i Riga, 1992)
3. The White Lioness (Den vita lejoninnan, 1993)
4. The Man who Smiled (Mannen som log, 1994)
5. Sidetracked (Villospår, 1995)
6. The Fifth Woman (Den femte kvinnan, 1996)
7. One Step Behind (Steget efter, 1997)
8. Firewall (Brandvägg, 1998)
9. Before the Frost (Innan frosten, 2002, about Linda Wallander)
10. Pyramid: and four other Kurt Wallander mysteries (2008)

Author: Nesser, Håkan, 1950-
Place: Uppsala
Character: Van Veeteren (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. Borkmann's point : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery (Borkmanns punkt, 2006)
2. The return : an Inspector van Veeteren mystery (Återkomsten, 2007)
3. Mind's eye : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery (Grovmaskiga nätet, 2008)
4. Woman with birthmark : an Inspector Van Veeteren mystery (Kvinna med födelsemärke, 2009)

Author: Tursten, Helene
Place: Göteborg
Characters: Huss, Irene (Fictitious character) (married with two twin daughters and master chef husband)
Titles:
1. The torso (Tatuerad torso, 2006)
2. The glass devil (Glasdjävulen, 2007)

Scandinavian Mysteries Covered So Far: Norway

Author: Dahl, Kjell Ola, 1958-
Place: Oslo
Character:
Frølich, Frank (Fictitious character)
Gunnarstranda (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. The fourth man (Fjerde raneren, 2007)
2. The man in the window (2008: unread yet)

Author: Fossum, Karin, 1954-
Place: Elvestad
Character: Sejer, Konrad (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. Don't look back (Se deg ikke tilbake!, 2004)
2. He who fears the wolf (Den som frykter ulven, 2005)
3. When the devil holds the candle (Djevelen holder lyset, 2006)
4. The Indian bride (Elskede Poona, 2007)
5. Black seconds (Svarte sekunder, 2007)
6. The water's edge (Den som elsker noe annet, 2009)

Author: Holt, Anne
Place: Oslo
Character:
Stubo, Adam (Fictitious character)
Vik, Johanne (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. What is mine (Det som er mitt, 2006)
2. What never happens (Det som aldri skjer, 2008)

Author: Nesbø, Jo, 1960-
Place: Oslo
Character:
Hole, Harry (Fictitious character)
Titles:
1. The devil's star (Marekors, 2006)
2. The redbreast (Rødstrupe, 2006)
3. Nemesis (Sorgenfri, 2008)

Scandinavian Mysteries Covered So Far: Denmark

Peter Høeg is my new author to Danish mysteries, an evolved interest from my Scandinavian mystery reading since 2005, starting with Henning Mankell's The return of the dancing master.

Author: Høeg, Peter, 1957-
Place: Copenhagen
Character:
Titles:
1. The History of Danish Dreams (Forestilling om det Tyvende århundrede, 1988)
2. Tales of the Night (Fortællinger om natten, 1990)
3. Smilla's Sense of Snow; UK title: Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (Frk. Smillas fornemmelse for sne, 1992)
4. Borderliners (De måske egnede, 1993)
5. The Woman and The Ape (Kvinden og aben, 1996)
6. The Quiet Girl (Den stille pige, 2006)