Humans are inherently curious. From searching for “how does something happen” to “when will it happen”, our penchant for mysteries is endless. Mystery and crime fiction speak to our most basic instincts – survival and the thrill of...

In books and films, cars can define a story, a character, or be a central part of the plot. When picking a car, the author has decide if it is a major player or just a bit-part. In This Land is no Stranger, the chosen car was both a...

Nothing says bleak like a brutal winter's day. And authors throughout time have used bitter cold as a narrative tool and companion for misery, loneliness, desperation, and death. From war stories to love stories, harsh winters have found...

What is required to travel around the world? Tickets, passports, savings, and whatnot.What if we told you there exists a secret passage? One that can fly you to any place that you can think of.  Your dream destination does not even have...

Before Netflix and TV screens took over, reading was the purest form of entertainment. Now, even many of us bookworms have fallen out of the habit of reading.  Why bother, when there’s a movie on almost all the classics ever written?  But...

Imagine you are a writer, and parallel to drafting your book — a crime novel — you are blogging under the name of the main character. Not to trick anyone, just for the fun of it and to explore your fictional character’s feelings and...

Rarely does the world experience something as devastating as the recent global pandemic.  Pandemic’s adverse effects on health and emotions were equitable as they affected everyone around the globe without discrimination. While you can...

Nordic Noir has a unique cult following, but why is there such a rush to remake original programming with English speaking actors. Characters from Lisbeth Salander, to Sarah Lund, and Wallander have all been anglicised in some way, but...

Most people give in to the debate between reading and watching the movie adaptation without realizing there is a middle ground. While a real page turner novel is irreplaceable, an actual series does a great job at bringing the story to...

The new year, 2021, brings with it an array of exciting and sensational crime fictions. A portion of what is in stock for the year to come includes: proceedings with a brilliant retro of ladies composing spy fiction, another flood of...

Divorce in Nordic countries is a reality in both the real and fictional worlds. But are the divorces and divorcees depicted in Nordic Noir a true reflection of the lived reality or an imagined misery to align with the exaggerated grey and...

A reader's first foray into a specific literary genre can define their future reading enjoyment and set a benchmark for all novels that follow. The proliferation of Nordic Noir means some readers are picking up defining classics after...

An author's persona and mystery can add layers to their work that are hard to strip away from the written words on the page. But what happens when a reader comes face to face with their literary icon? Can it inspire beautiful prose or...

Is it really that bad? Are the Nordic countries always cold and are Nordic people always miserable? The conflict between lived reality and the Nordic Noir genre is a hot topic. So, what can fiction really teach us about a culture that is...

Take your next Nordic Noir tv series binge session to the next level with our play at home Bingo card. Tick off all the common doom and gloom elements while trying to decipher the language differences and nuances between the Swedish,...