The 2011 Nordic Challenge is hosted by Zee at Notes from the North and runs from January 1 2011 to December 31 2011. The Rules are simple. There is no need to make a list before hand. Any book by any author born in a Nordic country (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and/or Sweden) or a book set in a Nordic country. They can be from any genre but I have restricted myself to crime fiction only. There are 5 levels, and I decided to join in at the highest possible level, in a fit of insanity. Valhalla Level: Read 20+ books. My count so far:
- Three Seconds, by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström
- Yours Until Death, by Gunnar Staalesen
- The Redeemer, by Jo Nesbo
- Red Wolf, by Liza Marklund
- El chino, de Henning Mankell (The Man from Beijing)
- Nadie lo ha visto, de Mari Jungstedt (Unseen)
- The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo
- The Leopard, by Jo Nesbo
- The Abominable Man, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
- Echoes from the Dead, by Johan Theorin
- Mercy, by Jussi Adler-Olsen
- The Inspector and Silence, by Hakan Nesser
- Voices, by Arnaldur Indridason
- Bad Intentions, by Karin Fossum
- The Locked Room, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö
It looks like I’m still on track, with only 5 left to reach 20.
