Writing Worth Reading
Writing Worth Reading
I had just got news that my first novel was going to be published, and I really didn’t know that much about Norwegian crime so I picked up a book by Karin Fossum. I was told that she is the best Norwegian writer – she is actually known as the Queen of Norwegian Crime.
Your next book is Karin Fossum’s When the Devil Holds the Candle.
I remember reading the first 30 pages of this book and I was stunned. I had just got news that my first novel was going to be published, and I really didn’t know that much about Norwegian crime so I picked up a book by Karin Fossum. I was told that she is the best Norwegian writer – she is actually known as the Queen of Norwegian Crime. And the reason I was so stunned after 30 pages was because of the quality of her writing – it was so much better than I thought it would be!
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The Snowman is Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø’s fifth internationally acclaimed novel featuring Inspector Harry Hole to be translated into English. Winner of the Glass Key Award for best Nordic crime novel (an accolade shared with Henning Mankell and Stieg Larsson), Jo Nesbø’s books have been translated into 30 languages and he is regarded as one of Europe’s leading crime writers. Jo Nesbø played football for Norwegian team Molde and topped the charts in Norway with rock band Di Derre.
