Nessers: you can find them in the Scandinavian chiller section, next to the Nesbos…

Well, dear readers…now that the warm glow of London 2012 is fading…

Now that the chillier nights are drawing in...

Now that the shops are tempting us back to their autumn specials…



The Blogbrarian’s thoughts are, I’m afraid, turning to Crime…to cold crime in fact, and some chilly Scandinavian Norse rivals to Morse…


Devotees of the ‘Nordic Noir’ genre will already know of Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson… Jo Nesbo, too, is a best-seller (hardly surprising, in truth, since both his parents were Librarians!)…

But many more new names are appearing, too…(try one, get one free!) – there’s Asa Larsson (no relation), Anne Holt, Karin Fossum, Johan Theorin, Liza Marklund or Camilla Lackberg….And that's just the - ahem - tip of the iceberg...

But can I tempt you, dear readers, to try two of my very own ‘special offers’?...
Because this week, still pursuing my retailing analogy, “The Blogbrarian’s gone to Iceland” for a hearty helping of Arnaldur Indridason (although be warned, dear readers, for Indidason’s hero – Inspector Erlendur – likes nothing more than snacking on cold boiled sheep’s head as his culinary treat…).

So, while we’re passing the Scandinavian chiller shelves, why not try another of my own favourites? Hakan Nesser’s detective Van Veeteren is a much more civilised literary and dining companion…Yes! - Nessers – you’ll find them next to the Nesbos in all good libraries!



Enjoy, dear readers…You might want second helpings…(but remember, some of the Scandinavian specials might leave those of you with delicate constitutions feeling a teeny bit queasy…)

TTFN