New Crime Fiction Books

January 2012:

• Quentin Bates: Cold Comfort. The second book in Bates' new series about Icelandic detective Gunna in Reykjavik. Review.

February 2012:

• Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson: The Flatey Enigma. The first novel translated into English by this excellent and accomplished Icelandic author. (Review.)
• Liza Marklund: Vanished (previously published as Paradise). Vanished is the third book in the Annika Bengtzon series. It has been re-published with new translation. (Review.)
• Harry Nykanen: Nights of Awe. Eccentric Jewish policeman Ariel Kafka investigates the murder of four Arabs in the long darkness of Helsinki nights.
• Gunnar Staalesen: Cold Hearts, a new book about Varg Veum - the fifteenth in the series.

March 2012:

• Ake Edwardson: Sail of Stone. The sixth book in Edwardson's series about the stylish Chief Inspector Erik Winter in Gothenburg, Sweden. (Review.)
• Mari Jungstedt: Dark Angel, the sixth book in the intriguing series featuring Inspector Anders Knutas, Gotland, Sweden.
• Camilla Läckberg: The Drowning. The sixth in Läckberg's acclaimed series about the couple Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck in the small town of Fjallbacka, Sweden.
• Jo Nesbø: Phantom. The latest (ninth) book in the excellent series about Harry Hole.
• Leif GW Persson: Another Time, Another Life - The Story of a Crime. Another fabulous installment in Persson's series about Lars Martin Johansson, the cop who can see around corners (even when it is dark)! (Review.)
• James Thompson: Helsinki White. The third book about Inspector Kari Vaara in Helsinki. (Review.)

April 2012:

• Jens Lapidus: Easy Money. The first book in Jens Lapidus' remarkable Stockholm Noir trilogy, a tough book from the dark side of Stockholm.
• Liza Marklund: Last Will. The sixth book in Marklund's series about reporter Annika Bengtzon.
• Hakan Nesser: Hour of the Wolf. This is the seventh book in the remarkable and excellent series about the stunning Inspector Van Veeteren.

May 2012:

• Mons Kallentoft: Summertime Death. The second book in the Malin Fors series set in Linkoping, Sweden.

June 2012:

• Jussi Adler-Olsen: Disgrace. The second installment in the extraordinary series about Carl Morck and his assistant Assad. The special Department Q of the Copenhagen police!
• Anne Holt: Blind Goddess. This is the first book in Holt's first crime fiction series, featuring Hanne Wilhelmsen of the Oslo police.
• Arnaldur Indridason: Black Skies. Another installment in the excellent series of Reykjavik crime by Indridason, featuring Sigurdur �li and Erlendur.

July 2012:

• Leif GW Persson: He Who Killed the Dragon. Another hilarious and intriguing installment in the series about the detective who can (could) see around corners.

February:

• Camilla Lackberg: The Stone Cutter. The third book in her series about Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck in Fjallbacka in Sweden. Review
• Henning Mankell: The Man from Beijing, a new thriller that was very well received in Scaninavia. Review.

March:

• Mari Jungstedt: The Killer's Art. This is her fourth murder story featuring Inspector Anders Knutas at Gotland in Sweden. (Review)
• Jo Nesbo: The Snowman. Another wonderful story about Detective Harry Hole, the loner who has problems with booze from Oslo, Norway. (Review)

July:

• Karin Fossum: Bad Intentions. Three friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin. One dies. Inspector Konrad Sejer is in charge of the investigation. Review.
• Hakan Nesser: The Inspector and Silence. A new novel in the Chief Inspector Van Veeteren series. Review.
• Yrsa Sigurdardottir: Ashes to Dust. A new athmospheric thriller featuring the good-natured lawyer-sleuth Thora Gudmundsdottir. Review.
• Gunnar Staalesen: Yours Until Death. A new book in the series about Varg Veum; this time up against a teenage gang in Bergen. Review.

August:

• James Patterson and Liza Marklund: The Postcard Killers. A serial killing couple murder people in several European countries. Reviewed
• Tom Egeland: Relic. The Quest for the Golden Shrine. Review.
• Camilla Ceder: Frozen Moment. The first book in a new series about Inspector Christian Tell. Review.

September:

• Ake Edwardson: The Shadow Women. A new book in the series about Erik Winter. Review.
• Leif G. W. Persson: Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime. Is this the solution to the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme? Review.
• Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom: Three Seconds. A new book in the series about Detective Inspector Ewert Grens (trailer) (Review)

October:

• Liza Marklund: Red Wolf. A book in the Annika Bengtzon series, the fifth. A fast paced and very good novel. Review.
• Arnaldur Indridason: Operation Napoleon.

November:

• Harri Nykanen: Raid and the Blackest Sheep. A Finnish crime fiction featuring Raid, a hard and tough Finnish hit man. Review.

December:

• Anne Holt: 1222 A crime fiction novel in Anne Holt's series about Hanne Wilhelmsen. Review.

January:

• Jo Nesbo: The Leopard. Another excellent book in the series about Harry Hole. (UK only) See review.

February:

• Arne Dahl: Misterioso. The first book in his Intercrime trilogy, featuring Paul Hjelm and Kerstin Holm. Will come in July instead it seems. Review.

March:

• Camilla Lackberg: The Gallows Bird, the fourth book in her series about crimes in Fjällbacka, featuring Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck. Review.
• Henning Mankell: The Troubled Man. Most likely this is the last book Mankell will ever write about Inspector Kurt Wallander. See review.
• James Thompson: Lucifer's Tears, a new crime fiction set in Finland, the second in the series about Inspector Kari Vaara. See review.

April:

• Mari Jungstedt: Summertime. This is the fifth book in her series about Inspector Anders Knutas on the island of Gotland in Sweden. Review.
• Lars Kepler (pseudonym): The Hypnotist. Review.

May:

• Jussi Adler-Olsen: Mercy. The first book in Jussi Adler-Olsen's excellent series about Department Q. Review.
• Liza Marklund: Exposed. A book in Marklund's series about reporter Annika Bengtzon.

June:

• Arnaldur Indridason: Outrage
• Johan Theorin: The Quarry - a new thriller/crime fiction in Theorin's Öland-series. The US title seems to be A Place of Blood (release date unknown). See review.

July:

• Thomas Enger: Burned. Enger's excellent debut book, featuring Henning Juul, set in Oslo, Norway. Review
• Karin Fossum: The Caller. A new book in Fossum's series about Inspector Konrad Sejer and his assistant Jakob Skarre. See review.
• Anne Holt: Fear Not. A book in Anne Holt's series about Inger Johanne Vik and Adam Stubo. Review.
• Yrsa Sigurdardottir: The Day is Dark - book 4 in Sigurdardottir's series about Thora Gudmundsdottir in Reykjavik. Review.
• Jarkko Sipila: Nothing but the Truth. A new book in the Helsinki Homicide series, featuring Detective Lieutenant Kari Takamäki and his team. Review.

August:

• Jussi Adler-Olsen: The Keeper of Lost Causes. First book in the series about Department Q, with Carl Morck (US edition of Mercy). Review.
• Kjell Eriksson: The Hand That Trembles. A new Ann Lindell mystery from Eriksson!
• Jorn Lier Horst: Dregs. A book in Lier Horst's series about Chief Inspector William Wisting, from Larvik, Norway. (Review)
• Camilla Lackberg: The Hidden Child, the fifth book in Lackberg's series about Patrik Hedstrom and Erica Falck, set in Fjallbacka, Sweden. Review.
• Asa Larsson: Until Thy Wrath be Past. The fourth book featuring Rebecka Martinsson, Lawyer. Review.

September:

• Kjell Ola (KO) Dahl: Lethal Investments
• Jo Nesbo: Headhunters. This is not a Harry Hole novel, but an independent crime fiction novel featuring the headhunter and art thief Roger Brown. Review
• Kristina Ohlsson: Unwanted. (UK) Ohlsson's debut novel featuring Inspector Alex Recht.
• Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom: Cell 8. A new novel in the Detective Inspector Ewert Grens series.

October:

• Mons Kallentoft: Midwinter Sacrifice. The first book in Kallentoft's series about Superintendent Malin Fors in Linkoping, Sweden. Review.
• Hakan Nesser: The Unlucky Lottery. A new and difficult mysterium for chief Inspector Van Veeteren and his assistant Münster

November:

• Lene Kaaberbol & Agnete Friis: The Boy in the Suitcase. The excellent debut novel of a new Danish crime writing duo. Review.
• Jens Lapidus: Easy Money. A crime fiction book about the criminal underground and the gangs in Stockholm, Sweden.
• Harri Nykanen: Raid and the Kid. Finnish crime fiction.