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Adult Fiction Adult Fiction Scandinavian Scandinavian Author or set Author or set in Scandinavia in Scandinavia Adult Fiction Adult Fiction • The Washington Decree • The Washington Decree by Jussi Adler-Olsen by Jussi Adler-Olsen • Missing by Karin Alvtegen • Missing by Karin Alvtegen • Reykjavík Nights by Indriðason Arnaldur • Reykjavík Nights by Indriðason Arnaldur • April Witch by Majgull Axelsson • April Witch by Majgull Axelsson • Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman • Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman • The Readers of Broken Wheel • The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald Recommend by Katarina Bivald • Drowned by Therese Bohman • Drowned by Therese Bohman • How to be a Good Wife • How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman by Emma Chapman • Room No. 10 by Åka Edwardson • Room No. 10 by Åka Edwardson • Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman • Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman • The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson • The Princess of Burundi by Kjell Eriksson • The Water’s Edge by Karin Fossum • The Water’s Edge by Karin Fossum • Hanna’s Daughters • Hanna’s Daughters by Marianne Fredricksson by Marianne Fredricksson • Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder • Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder • The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou • The Road to Jerusalem by Jan Guillou • Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg • Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Høeg • What is Mine by Anne Holt • What is Mine by Anne Holt • The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the • The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg • The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden • The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson by Jonas Jonasson • The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt • The Inner Circle by Mari Jungstedt • The Boy in the Suitcase • The Boy in the Suitcase by Lene Kaaberbøl by Lene Kaaberbøl • Burial Rites by Hannah Kent • Burial Rites by Hannah Kent • The Hypnotist by Lars Keplerth • The Hypnotist by Lars Keplerth • Everything I Don’t Remember • Everything I Don’t Remember by Jonas Hassen Khemiri by Jonas Hassen Khemiri • My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård • My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård • The Dinner by Herman Koch • The Dinner by Herman Koch • The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg • The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg • Sun Storm by Åsa Larsson • Sun Storm by Åsa Larsson Scandinavian Scandinavian Author or set Author or set in Scandinavia in Scandinavia • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo • The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson by Stieg Larsson • Handling the Undead • Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist by John Ajvide Lindqvist • Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell • Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell • Red Wolf by Liza Markland • Red Wolf by Liza Markland • The Settlers by Vilhelm Moberg • The Settlers by Vilhelm Moberg • The Bat by Jo Nesbø • The Bat by Jo Nesbø • Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser • Mind’s Eye by Håkan Nesser • Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson • Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson • Silhouette in Scarlet by Elizabeth Peters • Silhouette in Scarlet by Elizabeth Peters • Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson • Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson • Cell 8 by Anders Roslund • Cell 8 by Anders Roslund • Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir • Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir • As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka • As Red as Blood by Salla Simukka • The Fire Engine that Disappeared • The Fire Engine that Disappeared by Maj Sjöwell by Maj Sjöwell • The Andalucian Friend • The Andalucian Friend by Alexander Söderberg by Alexander Söderberg • Detective Inspector Huss • Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten by Helene Tursten Nonfiction Nonfiction • The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen • The Annotated Hans Christian Andersen by H.C. Andersen by H.C. Andersen • Christina, Queen of Sweden • Christina, Queen of Sweden by Veronica Buckley by Veronica Buckley • Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen • Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen • A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen • A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen • Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgård • Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgård • The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning • The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson by Margareta Magnusson • The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad • The Bookseller of Kabul by Åsne Seierstad • Baking Sourdough Bread by Göran Söderin • Baking Sourdough Bread by Göran Söderin Young Adult Young Adult • Let the Right One In • Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist by John Ajvide Lindqvist • Journey to the End of the World • Journey to the End of the World by Henning Mankell by Henning Mankell • Nothing by Janne Teller • Nothing by Janne Teller .
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