Scandinavian and Nordic Mystery/Thriller Authors
Scandinavian and Nordic Mysteries/Thrillers tend to have flawed, brooding
detectives featuring bleak landscapes that are as much a central character
of the book as any of the people found within. Look for novels from these
authors and the films/TV shows based on their books.
Denmark
 Jussi Adler-Olsen
 Sara Blaedel
 Lotte Hammer and Søoren Hammer
 Peter Høeg
 Lene Kaaberbol & Agnete Friis
 A.J. Kazinski
Finland
 Leena Lehtolainen
 Harri Nykanen
 James Thompson (an American born author that writes Nordic Noir)
 Jan Costin Wagner (German crime fiction writer)
Iceland
 Quentin Bates
 Arnaldur Indridason
 Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Norway
 Jørgen Brekke
 K.O. Dahl
 Karin Fossum
 Anne Holt
 Jo Nesbø
Sweden
 Cilla and Rolf Börjlind
 Anne Dahl
 Ake Edwardson
 Camila Grebe and Asa Traff
 Mari Jungstedt
 Mons Kallentoft
 Lars Kepler
 Camilla Lackberg
 Jens Lapidus
 Asa Larsson
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Steig Larsson
Henning Mankell
Liza Marklund
Håkan Nesser
Kristina Ohlsson
Leif Persson
Anders Roslund and Börge
Hellström
May Sjöwall
Helene Tursten
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Copenhagen Noir (2011)
Helsinki Noir (2014)
Scandinavian (or Scandinavian inspired) Mysteries and Thrillers on DVD
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Easy Money (2010)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2010) [Swedish version-Millennium Trilogy 1]
The Girl who Played with Fire (2010) [Swedish version-Millennium Trilogy 2]
The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2011)[Swedish version-Millennium Trilogy 3]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2012) [US version]
Headhunters (2012)
Henning Mankell's Wallander (2005, 2009)[Swedish version]
Insomnia (1999) [Norwegian version]
Insomnia (2002)[US version]
Irene Huss (2010-)
The Killing (2012-2013). Filmed for AMC. Based on the Danish series: Forbrydelsen
Maria Wern (2011-)
Smilla’s Sense of Snow (1996)
Unni Lindell (2014-)
Wallander (2009-2012) [BBC version]. Filmed for BBC; also airs on PBS Masterpiece
Mystery Theatre, starring Kenneth Brannagh as Kurt Wallander.