Darker Shade 17 Swedish Stories of Murder, Mystery Suspense Including a Short

Original Swedish crime stories from the masters of Nordic noir including a never before published story by Stieg Larsson.
Ever since Stieg Larsson shone a light on the brilliance of Swedish crime writing with his bestselling Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, readers have devoured this dark and compelling genre.
Now the nation's best crimewriters have been brought together to form the first ever anthology of Swedish crime.
Contributors include:- Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.- Henning Mankell, creator of Wallander.- Per Wahlöö and Maj Sjöwall, creators of Martin Beck.- Eva Gabrielsson, writer and thirty-year partner to Stieg Larsson.

About the author

John-Henri Holmberg is the Edgar Award-nominated co-author of The Tattooed Girl, about the Millennium novels and their author, Stieg Larsson, who was a personal friend. He is a writer, editor and translator and lives in Sweden.

Summary

A landmark anthology of Swedish crime, from the masters of Nordic noir. Includes a never-before published short story by Stieg Larsson.

Additional text

Gripping ... these unsettling dark tales reaffirm the dominance of Swedish writers with original crime fiction' The Sun.

Report

'A wonderful collection of beautiful and dark Nordic Noir with Stieg Larsson as the cherry on the top' Camilla Lackberg

Product details

• Authors: John-Henri Holmberg, John Henri Holmberg
• Assisted by: John-Henri Holmberg (Editor), Holmberg John-Henri (Editor)
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 05.06.2014
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781781858196
• ISBN: 978-1-78185-819-6
• Pages: 368
• Subjects: FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, Fiction, Fiction in translation, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies, Anthologies: general, Crime and mystery fiction, Anthologies (non-poetry)