LibGuides: Books: True Crime: Crime in a Cold Climate

Eighteen Below by Stefan Ahnhem
Police chase a speeding car through the streets of Helsingborg. The driver keeps going straight into the cold, dark waters of the Öresund strait. The body recovered from the wreck is that of Peter Brise, one of the city's richest tech entrepreneurs. When a string of other odd murders and unusual behavior come to light in the area, Fabian Risk takes the case.
Spring Tide by Cilla Börjlind; Rolf Börjlind
While training to follow in her father's footsteps by joining the police force, Olivia Rèonning receives a challenge from her professor to pick a cold case and solve it, unknowingly putting herself in danger.
Room No. 10 by Åke Edwardson
A fast-paced novel about two murders nearly twenty years apart that involve the same hotel room. Inspector Erik Winter must try to figure out what happened.
The Night of the Fire by Kjell Eriksson
On New Year's Eve someone sets fire to the former village school which is now a home for asylum seekers, and three people are killed. Inspector Ann Lindell's investigative instincts come back to life and soon she takes on the case.
The Dead of Summer by Mari Jungstedt; Tiina Nunnally (Translator)
While vacationing on the Swedish island Gotland, a young father of two is shot on the beach while jogging. Assistant commissioner Karin Jacobsson, who must lead the investigation while Anders Knutas is on vacation, is at a loss until another horrific crime is committed.
Lazarus by Lars Kepler; Neil Smith. (Translator)
Sometimes the past won't stay buried. All across Europe, the most ruthless criminals are suffering gruesome deaths. At first, it seems coincidental that their underworld affiliations are finally catching up to them. But when two of the victims are found to have disturbing connections to Detective Joona Linna, it becomes clear that there's a single killer at work.
The Drowning by Camilla Lackberg
A reclusive Fjallbacka resident has enraptured the community--but what secrets and tragedies are lurking behind the pages and threatening to come to life?
An Event in Autumn by Henning Mankell
Inspector Kurt Wallander finds the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow grave. Wallander's investigation takes him deep into the history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light.
Borderline by Liza Marklund
Annika Bengtzon tracks an unknown adversary through a web of lies and violence--bringing her face-to-face with a terrifying enemy.
The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag
Stockholm, 1793. Investigator Cecil Winge is tasked with solving a heinous murder in the city's criminal underbelly and estates of the aristocracy.
Protected by the Shadows by Helene Tursten; Marlaine Delargy (Translator)
A member of a notorious biker gang has been set on fire - alive. Even in a culture where ritual killings are common, this brutal assault attracts the attention of both Irene's unit and the Organized Crimes Unit.

Into Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason
Erlendur is a newly promoted detective, and he is contending with a battered dead body, a rogue CIA operative, and America's troublesome presence in Iceland. In his spare time he investigates a cold case.
The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason
A man is found murdered in a small apartment in Reykjavík, shot in the head with a pistol. The police's attention is immediately drawn to the foreign soldiers who are on every street corner in the summer of 1941. So begins officers Flóvent and Thorson's investigation, which will lead them down a path darker than either of them expected.
Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson; David Warriner (Translator)
When the body of a nineteen-year-old girl is found on the main street of Siglufjörður, Police Inspector Ari Thór battles a violent Icelandic storm in an increasingly dangerous hunt for her killer.
The Silence of the Sea by Yrsa Sigurdardottir
As The Silence of the Sea opens, a luxury yacht crashes into a Reykjavik pier. But the boat is empty; no one is on board. What has happened to the crew? And what has happened to the family who were very much present when the yacht left Lisbon?

The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Detective Carl Mørck of Department Q, Copenhagen's cold cases division, meets his toughest challenge yet when the dark, troubled past of one of his own team members collides with a sinister unsolved murder.
The Midnight Witness by Sara Blaedel
A young woman is found strangled in a park, and a male journalist has been killed in the backyard of the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. Detective Louise Rick is put on the case of the young girl, but very soon becomes entangled in solving the other homicide.
Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg; Tiina Nunnally (Translator)
Smilla Qaavigaaq Jaspersen is part Inuit, but she lives in Copenhagen. When Isaiah falls off a roof and is killed, Smilla doesn't believe it's an accident and decides to investigate.
The Considerate Killer by Lene Kaaberbol; Agnete Friis; Elisabeth Dyssegaard (Translator)
On her way home from the shops, Nina Borg is attacked. Dazed and half-conscious, she hears her assailant ask for her forgiveness. Only later does she understand that this isn't for what he's just done, but for what he plans to do to.
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sveistrup
A psychopath is terrorizing Copenhagen. His calling card is a "chestnut man"--a handmade doll made of matchsticks and two chestnuts--which he leaves at each bloody crime scene. It's clear that the madman is on a mission--and no one is safe.

The Owl Always Hunts at Night by Samuel Bjork
When a troubled teenager disappears from an orphanage and is found murdered, her body arranged on a bed of feathers, veteran investigator Holger Munch and his team are called into the case.
The Whisperer by Karin Fossum; Kari Dickson (Translator)
Inspector Sejer's interrogation of the accused Ragna Reigel and the shocking events that led up to her arrest.
In Dust and Ashes by Anne Holt
In 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long thereafter Dina's mother dies under mysterious circumstances, and Dina's father Jonas is convicted of her murder. Now it's 2016, and the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme, who tries to convince his mentor Hanne Wilhelmsen that Jonas might have been wrongly convicted.
Knife by Jo Nesbo
Rogue police officer, Harry Hole is back and in the throes of a new, unanticipated rage--once again hunting the murderer who has haunted his entire career.