Icelandic mystery – The Fox – Sólveig Pálsdóttir
The Fox set in Iceland Icelandic mystery - The Fox - Sólveig Pálsdóttir - When I get sent a novel from a newly translated author I get very excited. When…
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Thriller set in Helsinki – The Witch Hunter by Max Seeck
Hell in Helsinki with Max Seeck I can't enough of this Finnish fiction! What if there was a serial killer copying the fictional murders of a best selling book? What…
The Fab Four of Finnish Fiction
Four Finns to spend time with via a book. The Fab Four of Finnish Fiction - There's LOTS of good talent coming out of Finland. I've chosen writers who have…
Learning Finnish with children’s books
More Nordic books to read! Words and reading mean everything to me. Wherever books are is where I want to be. I basically wanted to learn languages when I was…
Enchanting novel set in New Caledonia – Miss Benson’s Beetle
Miss Benson's Beetle set in New Caledonia by Rachel Joyce Enchanting novel set in New Caledonia - Miss Benson's Beetle - It's the 1950's - Margery Benson abandons her dead-end…
