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Joan, have you tried to read Swedish authors Sjöwall & Wahlö`s books about Martin Beck? These are really good. Highly recommended.
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Henning Mankell - The 5th Woman.
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Jul 21, 2016 - 10:10 PM
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joan hue
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Big thanks, Jim, for finding this documentary. I really enjoyed it. It was so interesting to see how history and politics have deeply affected and influenced various crime novelists over several decades and how they use crime novels as commentaries on social issues. Val McDermid who is Scottish, has interesting insights, and I like her books. It was also great to see scenes from the Swedish TV version of Wallander. One author discussed was Karin Fossum, and I have read several of her novels. Another one I discovered since my initial post is Mons Kallenroft, a Swedish author. My favorite new discovery is Sara Blaedel, a Danish writer. She has really taken on the controversial subjects of honor killings, rapes, and the horrors of sex trafficking all too ubiquitous in her country. I hope the BBC does a Part II introducing us to more Scandinavian authors. Thanks again, and I shall now return to watch it a second time.
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