English Translations of Scandinavian/Nordic Mysteries & Thrillers discussion

Just chose an author and click on him or her and it will take you to their Goodreads site.




Sascha Arango
Ewald Arenz
Jakob Arjouni
Jenna Van Berke
Oliver Bottini
Evadeen Brickwood
Bernd Brunner
Simone Buchholz
Sarah Dahl
Jenny Erpenbeck
Hendrik Falkenberg
Sebastian Fitzek
Ani Friedrich
Petra Hammesfahr
Alexander Hartung
Romy Hausmann
Elisabeth Herrmann
Jutta Maria Herrmann
Anna Johanssen
Philip Kerr Scotland
Kirk Kjeldsen
Gisa Klönne
Andreas Kollender
Gabi Kreslehner
Martin Krüger
Dirk Kurbjuweit
Volker Kutscher
Charlotte Link
Inge Löhnig
Ivar Leon Menger
Nele Neuhaus
Marc Raabe
Agnes Ravatn
Karen Robards ****
Ivana Sajko
Frank Schätzing
Annelie Wendeberg
Hanna Winter
Juli Zeh

**** U.S.A.

Sebastian Fitzek

Nele's been on my list but haven't heard of the other 2. Added Hendrik Falkenberg but it looks like Inge's series is not yet available in English.

Icewineanne wrote: "Nele's been on my list but haven't heard of the other 2. Added Hendrik Falkenberg but it looks like Inge's series is not yet available in English."

If you're on Netgalley, her book "Dead Calm" is currently listed. Part of a series.

There are two books in English on Amazon.

Sandy wrote: "Icewineanne wrote: "Nele's been on my list but haven't heard of the other 2. Added Hendrik Falkenberg but it looks like Inge's series is not yet available in English."

If you're on Netgalley, her ..."

No, unfortunately i cannot read ebooks, they give me headaches so i always read an actual paper copy.

Due out next year from Orenda Books is this German crime thriller from Simone Buchholz. Will be titled "Blue Night". I think it's part of a series but judging from her website it might be book #2.

http://simonebuchholz.com/romane

Blurb I saw describes it as a "German crime thriller featuring a feisty straight talking protagonist".

This looks interesting Sandy. I've added Simone Buchholz to my watch list :)

Icewineanne wrote: "This looks interesting Sandy. I've added Simone Buchholz to my watch list :)"

Me too! And looks like it might be out earlier, possibly this fall.

She has so many books but i find only two coming in English. http://www.suhrkamp.de/buecher/beton_...

http://lithub.com/tag/simone-buchholz/

Sharon wrote: "http://lithub.com/tag/simone-buchholz/"

Great sites, Sharon. It's odd that so many of these authors seem to have 5-6 books before they get translated. We're missing out.

Sandy wrote: "Sharon wrote: "http://lithub.com/tag/simone-buchholz/"
http://lithub.com/11-german-books-by-...

Great sites, Sharon. It's odd that so many of these authors seem to have 5-6 books before they get translated. We're missing out."

Not really. Many writers in every country in the world never hit. I hear friends talking of many USA and Canadian writers I never hear of in Europe. Many Scandinavian writers write for a decade before they get translated. Right now they are a hot property, perhaps it will shift soon but doubt it seeing the books and series coming out all the time.
France has some amazing books. And series and films.
Etc etc.
German television is full of great thriller and crime series. Films. They also film every book by certain British writers. And a good example is they have filmed every Donna Leon Brunetti book. And very very well. They also filmed a lot by Mankell and various Scandinavian writers that we enjoy with sub titles.
See the filming of my favourite German book is just hitting the theaters now...Alone in Berlin. Just read an interview with Emma Thompson about the filming of it.

That one has been on my TBR pile forever, must get to it.

Sharon wrote: "http://lithub.com/tag/simone-buchholz/"

Terrific article. Many thanks Sharon :)

Dirk Kurbjuweit book Fear: A Novel will be published October 2017. Germany.

Volker Kutscher's Gereon Rath series set in early 30s Berlin has two books translated so far (from the beginning!), and I think a TV series out later this year.

Babylon Berlin

And the first of Elisabeth Herrmann's Judith Kepler series (crime scene cleaner with GDR background) is available.

The Cleaner

The final installment of the Henning Juul series was published today in Germany.
Thomas Enger, Norway.
Burned, Henning Juul #1, 2010.
Pierced, Henning Juul #2, 2011.
Scarred, Henning Juul #3, 2014.
Cursed, Henning Juul #4, 2014.
Killed. Tödlich / Banasar #5, 2015 no English yet....German 28/8/2017.

Sharon wrote: "Sandy wrote: "Sharon wrote: "http://lithub.com/tag/simone-buchholz/"
http://lithub.com/11-german-books-by-...

Great sites, Sharon. It's odd that so many of these auth..."
I could not agree more. There are so many great German speaking authors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who are hugely popular not only in those countries but most of Europe. Why they are not translated or only some of their books is a mystery to me.

some of those which I have read recently are Nicole Neubauer, Andreas Gruber, Klaus-Peter Wolf, Nina Ohlandt, the duo Michael Kobr & Volker Klupfer.

One author which I have read recently is the Dresden series, which spans the time from 1943 - late 50s is by Frank Goldammer. I don't tend to like historical crime novel, but here it really works, the description of the Dresdner bombing through to Soviet occupation, creation of the DDR are brilliant and the crime stories are also really well planned and delivered. Sadly only two of the series are translated!

I've just read a German mystery/thriller that's been translated into both the English and the Norwegian. The English title is Dear Child and it's written by Romy Hausmann. The reviews here in Norway were outstanding, and I also liked it well.

Really enjoyed The Truth and Other Lies by German author Sascha Arango