Bad Blood, by Arne Dahl (Harvill Secker, RRP $37): For years the “Kentucky Killer” managed to elude the FBI, leaving a trail of victims with terrible injuries that haunted the agents looking for him. With a method of highly specialised…
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Quirky thriller is a little off-balance
Dog Will Have His Day, by Fred Vargas (Harvill Secker, RRP $37): Former special investigator Louis Kehlweiler has to find new ways to fill in his days now that he no longer works for the Parisian police force. Kehlweiler gathers…
What shaped our evolutionary path?
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (Harvill Secker, RRP $38): With a PhD in history from Oxford University, Dr Yuval Noah Harari is well-qualified to examine the history of us – the human species. Sapiens: A Brief…
Short preview to a character’s farewell
An Event in Autumn, by Henning Mankell (Harvill Secker, RRP $27): Here’s a treat for fans: new novella featuring the now world-famous (but, sadly, now retired literary character) of Scandinavian detective Kurt Wallander. After three decades of solving crime, Wallander is…
Engrossing, dark story of tragedy
A Treacherous Paradise, by Henning Mankell (Harvill Secker, RRP $38): Best known as author of the chilling Kurt Wallander crime novels, Henning Mankell has certainly opted for a change of pace with his latest novel. A Treacherous Paradise is a…
Popular hero is perfectly flawed
Cockroaches and Police, both by Jo Nesbo (Harvill Secker, RRP $37 each): This recent release to the New Zealand market from Norwegian musician, economist and author Jo Nesbo is actually one of the earlier Harry Hole novels that has finally…
Nesbo’s debut was worth the wait
The Bat, by Jo Nesbo (Harvill Secker, RRP $37): Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series has been hugely popular with his home-based Norwegian fans and those of us in the rest of the world, and now those of us living down…
This one might get you hooked
Phantom, by Jo Nesbo (Harvill Secker, RRP $38): In the latest instalment in the Harry Hole series, the ex-detective has returned to Oslo after spending three years in Hong Kong. He asks his old boss if he can investigate a…
Perfectly disturbing tale of double life
Headhunters, by Jo Nesbo (Harvill Secker, RRP $38): If you are looking for a one-off Jo Nesbo novel to kick off your addiction, Headhunters is a good place to start. Released late in 2011, this is the story of Roger…
Nordic authors come in from the cold
There seems to be a bit of a trend for kick-ass Scandinavian thrillers of late. Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy has pushed the Nordic murder-mystery genre into the spotlight and those books have made a whole lot of readers sit up…