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Scrivener7

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12. There is a Nordic author named Viveca Sten who does nonviolent

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 31, 2022, 08:53 AM

Oct 2022

Swedish mysteries. They're not exactly cozy because one of the sleuths is a murder detective. But they're very enjoyable and escapist. And monstrously popular in Sweden. Pretty people, beautiful setting, good puzzles.

I do find myself ordering the next one in the series each time I finish one.

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It's a therapeutic genre for me': Iceland's PM releases debut crime novel [View all] SheltieLover Oct 2022 OP

Me too! Thanks for bring it here. I do love an Icelandic mystery! Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #1

Glad you will enjoy! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #2

I know. It's a little idiosyncratic. My family makes fun of me all the time about it. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #3

Lol SheltieLover Oct 2022 #4

There's something oddly claustrophobic about it. It's a tiny society where Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #6

Are they cozies? SheltieLover Oct 2022 #7

No. There's violence in most of them. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #8

I might avoid them, then. SheltieLover Oct 2022 #9

Nordic stuff is generally pretty violent. Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #10

Yw! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #11

There is a Nordic author named Viveca Sten who does nonviolent Scrivener7 Oct 2022 #12

Thx! SheltieLover Oct 2022 #13

Just checked out "The silence of the grave." SheltieLover Oct 2022 #5