Scandinavian Crime Fiction

With its bleak urban environments psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes international impact and socio-political contexts <i>Scandinavian Crime Fiction</i> guides readers through such key texts as Sjöwall and Wahlöö's <i>Novel of a Crime</i> Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series Peter Høeg's <i>Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow</i> Henning Mankell's Wallander books Stieg Larsson's <i>Millennium</i> trilogy and TV series such as <i>The Killing</i>. With its focus on the function of crime fiction in both reflecting and shaping the late-modern Scandinavian welfare societies this book is essential for readers viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing.