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message 1: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
Now that our read for November 2016 has been decided, it's time for everyone to nominate a book for our December read.

Nominate a crime/mystery/thriller/suspense book which is set in Scandinavia. True crime or cosy mysteries are included in this :)

This thread will be open until 15th November, then our nominations will go to the vote:) Good luck and have fun!

Authors and publishers, please don't nominate your own work!


message 2: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
My nomination is The Final Murder by Anne Holt


message 3: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)


message 6: by Kerri_M (new)

Kerri_M | 780 comments Carolyn wrote: "The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen"

Carolyn, you beat me by 1 minute - I was just about to nominate this one!

For the information of others - The Keeper of Lost Causes is the US edition name. The book released in the UK as "Mercy".

Back to the drawing board for me....


message 7: by Peter (new)

Peter Stankovic | 109 comments My nomination is The Leopard by Jo Nesbo


message 8: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)


message 9: by Icewineanne (new)

Icewineanne | 158 comments Not sure if you have read this in the past, but if not, then I nominate
The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedström, #1) by Camilla Läckberg The Ice Princess


message 10: by Carolyn (new)

Carolyn | 2041 comments Kerri wrote: "Carolyn wrote: "The Keeper of Lost Causes by Jussi Adler-Olsen"

Carolyn, you beat me by 1 minute - I was just about to nominate this one!

For the information of o..."



Sorry Kerri! You can always vote for it :)


message 11: by MaryG2E (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) Phrynne wrote: "Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell"

Ha, I was thinking of nominating this title, Phrynne, but now I'll be pleased to vote for it.


message 12: by MaryG2E (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) I'll put in a suggestion for some Icelandic Noir, from my favourite Icelandic author:
Last Rituals (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #1) by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir


message 13: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5329 comments Mod
The book sounds great Mary. (I have no idea how to pronounce either the author's or the MC's names though)


message 14: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5329 comments Mod
This is going to be a tough one to vote for. They all sound good.


message 15: by MaryG2E (last edited Nov 01, 2016 08:41PM) (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) Phrynne wrote: "The book sounds great Mary. (I have no idea how to pronounce either the author's or the MC's names though)"

Neither do I Phrynne! Just mumble the syllables in your head, like I do...Interestingly, in Iceland they do not have surnames like we do. You are somebody's son or daughter (dottir) and that's it. I would be Mary Johnsdaughter. Apparently everyone knows everyone so surnames are not compulsory.


message 16: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5329 comments Mod
Now that makes sense. I noticed there were a lot of dottirs around!


message 17: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
MaryG2E wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "The book sounds great Mary. (I have no idea how to pronounce either the author's or the MC's names though)"

Neither do I Phrynne! Just mumble the syllables in your head, like I do...."


Now that's an interesting bit of information Mary - I had no idea!


message 18: by Neville (new)

Neville | 84 comments My nomination.
I enjoyed this series, so here is the first one.

Meet Me in Malmo Meet Me in Malmo (Inspector Anita Sundstrom #1) by Torquil MacLeod by Torquil MacLeod


message 19: by Kerri_M (new)

Kerri_M | 780 comments If it is dottirs we are after I will nominate
Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
by Hannah Kent


message 20: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (last edited Nov 03, 2016 03:15AM) (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
My geography isn't good - but Iceland isn't in Scandinavia I'm pretty sure :)


message 21: by Phrynne, Mystery lover! (new)

Phrynne | 5329 comments Mod
I googled it and apparently Iceland and Finland are often included with Norway, Denmark and Sweden because of a shared culture. Or did we want to keep Iceland separate for a future challenge?


message 22: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
Separate would be good I think :)


message 23: by Kerri_M (new)

Kerri_M | 780 comments Fine with me (I have already read it, and loved it, so thought I would throw it in :) )


message 24: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
It was a great book..I've just finished her second which was every bit as good :)


message 25: by Kerri_M (new)

Kerri_M | 780 comments It's on my list Brenda :)


message 26: by MaryG2E (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) I've seen Iceland included in discussions of "Scandi Noir" several times. Here's the opening sentence of the Wikipedia entry: "The Republic of Iceland, Lýðveldið Ísland in Icelandic, is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean." Iceland is frequently included in discussions about Scandinavia because of the shared culture. It was originally settled from Norway. Hence my suggestion to include an Icelandic book in the voting for the December read. Similarly Greenland, which was a colony of Denmark for centuries, although a very long way away geographically. But it's fine with me if you exclude the book now, as I'm sure there will be another opportunity to consider reading an Icelandic crime novel in future.


message 27: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
Well there you go Mary! I didn't pick up that your nomination was Iceland! We'll include them all, including Kerri's :)


message 28: by MaryG2E (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) That's fine Brenda.


message 29: by Bronwyn (new)

Bronwyn Rodden (bronwynrodden) | 25 comments This sounds like a fun Christmas read if you haven't read it yet, one of a series of lost crime classics, recently reissued. It's currently free on Kindle. Murder in Stained Glass


message 30: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
That one doesn't seem to be set in Scandinavia Bronwyn?


message 31: by Brenda, Suspense lover! (last edited Nov 14, 2016 09:54PM) (new)

Brenda | 11787 comments Mod
Closing nominations :) Voting open in the polls - /poll/list/7...


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