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About the book
Nordic Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film and TV by Britain's leading expert on crime fiction, Barry Forshaw, is a compact and authoritative guide to the phenomenally popular genre. The information-packed study examines and celebrates books, films and TV adaptations, from Sjöwall & Wahlöö's highly influential
Martin Beck series through Henning Mankell's
Wallander (subject of three separate TV series) to Stieg Larsson's groundbreaking
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, cult TV hits such as the Danish
The Bridge and the political thriller
Borgen, up to the massively successful books and films of the current king of the field, Norway's Jo Nesbo.Nordic Noir anatomises the nigh-obsessive appeal of the subject and highlights every key book, film and TV show. For both the beginner and the aficionado, this is a hugely informative, highly accessible guide (and shopping list) for an essential crime genre.