Into the bleak Reykjavik cityscape ...

In this cold January it is befitting that my journey into the European criminal psyche should bring me into the bleak Reykjavik cityscape of the icelandic through the words of Arnaldur Indridason. Personified by the middle aged Inspector Erlendur with his perpetual bouts of blues. I could almost breathe in the cold climate at times.

Norwegian Queen of Crime

Next up on my European crime thriller journey: The Norwegian Queen of Crime! With Inspector Konrad Sejer, I journeyed into the cold climate of Norway to discover human follies and sins.

Discovering Hakan Nesser

I opened the new year with European thrillers. Discovering Hakan Nesser and his inimitable Chief Inspector Van Veeteren. For the entire first ten days of 2013, I was preoccupied and immersed in Swedish angst and criminal intent.