pickThis Scandinavian thriller is deliberate, quiet, with a feeling of a lot of space, a lot of gray sky, and this sense that in an environment where the climate is harsh and where we rely on fellow humans for reassurance, when something not-reassuring happens, it upends everything. I suspect this happens elsewhere, too, but the Scandinavian thrillers I've read seem to focus on this more than those from North America where the focus is on punishment.
pickA smart page turner of a crime novel. I think actually my first Nordic Noir? I‘ll definitely read his other book, and may have to add this genre into the mix more often. 🧐 Thanks @batsy for the #CampLitsy nomination!
pickAn excellent crime book and so much more , great storytelling and substance. This is my favourite book so far this year. @batsy
pickSet in a small Swedish town in the 90s and early 2000s, this unusual and reflective crime novel follows Vidar, a police officer, and Isak, who is a child when his beloved uncle Edvard is accused of murder. Everyone knows Isak's family, knows his grandfather was violent and untrustworthy, knows Edvard got into trouble. Isak feels the weight of this knowledge, while Vidar is troubled by the unknowns. A sad and troubling look at identity and justice.
“Old people say pightle, instead of yard. Isak has recently noticed this, how old people sometimes talk a little different, using words he‘s not used to. He likes the way they sound. Edvard often says that words are one of the links we have to those who are no longer with us. “
I see this as I get older. Words my mother and father used to use , I find myself using them now too.
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On to my next Christoffer Carlsson for a Saturday afternoon relaxing read.
"They say death takes you. It's an old expression, from the time back when death was an actual character you could meet in the Marback forest or along the road."
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