The Pace Of Swedish Crime Fiction Is

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I Don't Feel The Need To Prove Myself By Writing The Next Generational Novel.

Scandinavian Crime Fiction Has Become A Great Success All Across The World And Rightfully So. Sjowall And Wahloo Ushered In A Whole Generation Of Swedish Crime Writers, Many Of Whom Are Now Available In English.

Northern Sweden Holds A Special Kind Of Magic. It's Cold, Lonely, And The People Are Tough And Silent, Or So The Stereotype Says. This Is Asa Larsson's Home Turf And I Find As Much Joy In Reading Her Closely Observed Descriptions Of The Environment, As In Following Her Intriguing Plots.