Tuesday, August 20, 2013

My 10 favorite crime writers.

Hallo meine Lieben,

I hope your week is going fantastic! You can link up for Ten On Tuesday here.
This week I want to talk a little bit about my favorite crime writers. If you read my blog on a regular basis then you already know that I am a huge book worm and that I am especially addicted to crime novels.





Number 1.

Håkan Nesser



He is a Swedish writer and he has written two crime novel series among other books. I recommend all his books but both crime series are fantastic. The first series about  the detective Van Veeteren consists of  10 books and the second series whose main character is Inspector Barbarotti consists of 5 books so far.



Number 2.

Henning Mankell


My first crime novel love! Another Swedish writer. Mankell's  books will always have a special place in my heart because I started reading them as a teenager because of my Mum. She loved his books so much so at some point I started reading one of her books and wasn't able to stop.
The main character of his crime novels is called Kurt Wallander. The movies are also good but can't beat the books.


Number 3.

Arnaldur Indriðason


He's an Icelandic writer and I have always been fascinated by this country. The main character of the books is called Erlendur, a detective who lives in Reykjavik. I discovered this book series because of my Dad which is funny because he does not even read crime novels. But he always sends my my favorite crime novels to America. One of his coworkers is also a huge fan of crime fiction and one day my Dad brought me one of Indridason's books that his coworker gave him. Since that day I am in love.


Number 4.

Jussi Adler-Olsen


Adler-Olsen is a writer from Denmark and I read his first book in just one day. The books are fantastic. Pretty brutal and breath-taking. And the main character Carl Mørck is definitely one of my all time favorite character from a book. The 5th book of the series will be released September 13th and I couldn't be more excited.


Number 5.

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

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Another Icelandic writer, this time with a female main character. And another series that my Dad discovered for me. Yes, he actually goes into a book store and looks for new crime novels for me. How sweet is that? There will also be a new book by this writer soon, I am stoked. 


Number 6.

Åke Edwardson


This writer is from Sweden, as you can see I am in love with Swedish and Icelandic crime fiction. Edwardson's main character is called Erik Winter and loves Jazz. Sometimes he solves murders together with his friend, a detective from Scotland. Sweden and Scotland in one series. Sounds perfect to me.


Number 7.

Helene Tursten


Another Swedish writer. Why do female writers always have female main characters and male writers always male main characters? At least in crime fiction. I really wonder why that is. So if I ever find the time to write a crime novel then my main character will be a guy. 
Tursten is another writer my Dad discovered for me. I got her first book as a Christmas present in 2011 and have read all her other books since then. 


Number 8.

Lars Kepler


My latest discovery! I started reading the first novel a couple of days ago and I honestly can't wait to read them all (3 so far, the 4th one will be released next January). Lars Kepler is a pseudonym of a Swedish (surprise) couple who writes crime fiction. The Hypnotist is the first novel and the main character is called Joona Linna. It starts off pretty bloody so obviously I am stoked. 


Number 9.

Arne Dahl


Arne Dahl is also a Swedish crime writer. I haven't read all of his 13 crime novels yet but I am working on it.  I can only repeat myself but my day needs at least 8 more hours to read all the books I love.


Number 10.

Ian Rankin


This may be very shocking but Ian Rankin is not a Scandinavian writer, he is from Scotland. Another country I love so I can make an exception for his great books and his main character John Rebus who is basically the Kurt Wallander of Great Britain. I am working on reading all the 18 John Rebus books.

Well, there are more crime writer I love but this is called "Ten On Tuesday" so I have to stop here. As you can see, I mostly read  Swedish and Icelandic crime novels. Why? I really don't know. I guess they are the best. Do you love crime novels? Do you have a favorite writer? Maybe some new books for me to discover? I am always searching for some new crime series to check out.

Have a lovely Tuesday!




24 comments:

  1. I mostly only like British crime novels, Sherlock Holmes and Poirot and Marple. Otherwise I normally read more non fiction and the occasional sci-fi!

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    1. Oh, I am a huge Miss Marple fan! I can read those books over and over! And I also love non-fiction!

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  2. Thanks for the suggestions! :) I love crime fiction.

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  3. I love author suggestions! I have read one of the Kurt Wallander novels but nothing else mentioned here. I'll have to add some of these to my Goodreads list :D

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    1. hope you can find something you like! i love crime novels so much and I want everybody to love them too! :) did you like the wallander book?

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  4. I love reading too! I may have to check some of these books out! :-)

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    1. I hope you will find something you like, Susannah! I love these books so much and I really recommend them!

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  5. Hi there,
    I love lots of Scandinavian writers but also some German ones, I like the Andreas Franz crime novels, as he was a creative writer with a lot of imagination. There are some books left, I have to read.
    But I also want to start Jussi Adler-Olsen's "Alphabethaus", I have it in my bookshelf but haven't read it, yet!

    Franziska

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    1. Andreas Franz is really goood. I want to read more of his books! And I also need to read Alphabethaus. I have it on my Kindle but did not have the time to read it yet. BUt its must be so good!

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  6. Great 10 on Tuesday. The book choices look great! I will look into it. I love me some good crime fighting!

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    1. Thank you so much! I hope you can find something you like too!

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  7. Wow. Honestly the only real "crime" novels I've read are the books in the Hannibal series and LOVED them. Actually gave me nightmares.

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    1. Oh, I love those books too! They are awesome. Silence of the Lambs is sooo good!

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  8. The Swedes really do write good crime fiction. Maybe it has to do with it being dark most of the time for half the year? ;-)

    Do you know Camilla Läckberg? She's another Swedish crime writer, and at least one of her main characters is male (the two main characters are a female writer and a male police officer. They meet in the first book and end up becoming a couple).

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    1. Yeah, maybe that is the reason! It would definitely make a lot of sense!

      I have seen her books in the book store but did not have the chance to check them out yet! But thanks for the recommendation. Her books sound great. I will check them out!

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  9. i think i must agree with you. icelandic writers have something about crime-fiction. my favorite so far is Stig Larsson for his The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series. too bad that he died after finished those books, even before the books got published

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    1. Oh yeah, I love Stieg Larsson so much! His books are fantastic! But yeah, so sad that he died after finishing the books!

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  10. Seems to me that you love Scandinavian writers quite a bit and that they are really good at writing crime novels. I have to be in the mood to read crime novels and if I am I really enjoy them. It's been a while since I read one.

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    1. Scandinavian crime writers really are my favorite. There is something special about the books. And luckily I am always in the mood for some crime. :)

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  11. I'm so excited because these are all new to me! Thanks for introducing me to all of these authors :)

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    1. You are very welcome, Sara! I hope you like them if you check them out!

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