With Crimefest Bristol
[Thursday 18th May – Sunday 21st May] convention later
this month, we were delighted to hear of an exciting event as part of the
Nordic Noir Bookclub which takes place immediately following Crimefest.
I always find it a
tad melancholic when Crimefest closes and our friends and colleagues from
Literature’s darkest genre, all depart; but this year we have an event to look
forward to, on Monday 22nd May in London.
Prepare for an evening of Scandinavian thrilling
bestselling crime fiction with Jorn Lier Horst
(Norway), Lone Theils
(Denmark) and Stefan Ahnhem
(Sweden). Prepare for battle, as the authors and audience engage in the
historic sibling rivalry of the Scandinavian countries to decide, once and for
all, which of the Scandinavian countries is more "Nordic Noir".
Jorn Lier Horst will present his latest novel When It Grows Dark (Sandstone Press), a prequel to his
now 10-volume William Wisting series.
Lone Theils will present her debut novel about the journalist Nora
Sand, Fatal Crossing (Arcadia)
- a true Scandinavian crime novel, which takes place mostly in the UK.
Stefan Ahnhem will present the second instalment in his Fabian Risk
series, The Ninth Grave (Head
of Zeus).
The event will also feature the launch of the founder of
the Nordic Noir Book Club, Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen's book Scandinavian
Crime Fiction (Bloomsbury).
Books will be available for purchase and for signing at
the event.
Click
Here to reserve your seat
For
further and updated information about the event, visit the Nordic Noir Book
Club blog – Click Here
And if you haven’t discovered the work of Inspector Horst,
here’s a primer
Jørn Lier Horst is a
Former Senior Investigating Officer in Norway – and it shows in his popular
William Wisting series. He has said that working as a chief investigator
allowed him to “go behind the barrier tapes
and to walk among the remains and traces of severe crimes. See the aftermath of
a relentless struggle. Stepping into rooms that have been closed yet contain
unexplored secrets.” This professional experience and how it has changed
him as a human being is essentially where he would also like to bring his
readers. Lier Horst has the following interesting perspective on how his
background has influenced and strengthened his crime writing:
Now one of
the most popular crime writers in Scandinavia. In his native Norway, Jørn sells
about 1,000 books a day. He has won the most prestigious awards including the
Riverton Prize for the best Norwegian crime novel, The Glass Key and The Martin
Beck Award for The Hunting Dogs. Like his compatriot, Jo
Nesbø, Lier Horst enjoys international success with his William Wisting series
– translated for publication in 25 countries from Japan to Portugal. In the UK,
where Sandstone Press has published six of his novels, his seat in the Valhalla
of Nordic Noir was cemented with the 2016 Petrona Award for the best Scandinavian crime novel of the year for The Caveman. Book 10 in the
Wisting series, Ordeal,
was published in 2016, and a prequel, When it Grows Dark, was
published just a few months ago in the UK. British fans of Scandinavian TV
crime series will no doubt be looking forward to adaptations of six of his
Wisting novels scheduled to start filming later this year.
Thanks to Lucy Ramsey for the information
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