The 2011 Nordic Challenge – Wrap-Up

The 2011 Nordic Challenge, hosted by Zee at Notes from the North is coming to an end on December 31. My goal was to reach the Valhalla Level: Read 20+ books. My count so far, only 19 books, shy by a couple of books.

The Snowman, Voices, The Quarry and The Locked Room will be among my favourite books for the year. I’m grateful for the opportunity to have met some new to me authors: Roslund & Hellström, Gunnar Staalesen, Mari Jungstedt, Jussi Adler-Olsen, Jørn Lier Horst and K. O. Dahl.

• Three Seconds, by Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström (Sweden)
• Yours Until Death, by Gunnar Staalesen (Norway)
• The Redeemer, by Jo Nesbo (Norway)
• Red Wolf, by Liza Marklund (Sweden)
• El chino, de Henning Mankell (The Man from Beijing) (Sweden)
• Nadie lo ha visto, de Mari Jungstedt (Unseen) (Sweden)
• The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo (Norway)
• The Leopard, by Jo Nesbo (Norway)
• The Abominable Man, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Sweden)
• Echoes from the Dead, by Johan Theorin (Sweden)
• Mercy, by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Denmark)
• The Inspector and Silence, by Hakan Nesser (Sweden)
• Voices, by Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
• Bad Intentions, by Karin Fossum (Norway)
• The Locked Room, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (Sweden)
• The Quarry by Johan Theorin (Sweden)
• Outrage, by Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
• Dregs – Jørn Lier Horst (Norway)
• Lethal Investments – K O Dahl (Norway)

Thank you Zee for hosting this challenge. I’m sorry for not linking my review posts but it was fun to participate.