Mini reviews of two new Nordic thrillers I recently read and loved: THE ICE COVEN by Max Seeck and THE CORPSE FLOWER by Anne Mette Hancock! These dark, chilling tales both put their own unique spin on the Nordic crime novel, and both deliver thrilling stories perfect for your fall to-read list.
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Nordic Noir fans, listen up: if you havenβt yet explored bestselling Finnish crime writer Max Seeckβs page-turning thrillers, todayβs post is for you! Last fall, I devoured Seeckβs gripping debut THE WITCH HUNTER, and this month, heβs back with his next dark crime novel featuring investigator Jessica Niemi. In THE ICE COVEN, available in the US today, protagonist Jessica finds herself caught in a race against time to find a link between a body bearing cryptic markings that has washed up on the shore in Finland, and the puzzling disappearances of two Instagram influencers. Seeckβs first thriller THE WITCH HUNTER blended page-turning plotting with a dark serial killer plot and elements of the occultβit was one of my personal favorite Nordic thrillers I read last year, and Iβm so excited to see what his next crime novel has in store for us! Fans of Nordic crime writers like Lars Kepler and SΓΈren Sveistrup, as well as any reader whoβs in the market for extra-chilling serial killer stories, wonβt want to miss Max Seeckβs dark and engrossing work. In todayβs blog post, Iβm thrilled to give CBTB readers the chance to read an excerpt from Chapter 1 of Max Seeckβs newest thriller, THE ICE COVEN! Iβll be digging into this new thriller today, and Iβm so excited to give you the chance to start reading along with me. For more information on Seeckβs first thriller THE WITCH HUNTER, you can find my full review on the CBTB blog here. Read on for more information on THE ICE COVEN, and to sample an excerpt from the bookβs first chapter!
Read MoreSeptember 2021 Most-Anticipated Crime Books
September is here, and what an incredible month it is for us crime fiction readers! This month is bringing with it an almost too-good-to-be-true lineup of new crime, mystery, and thriller books for readers to devourβand in todayβs blog post, Iβm rounding up the (many!) books releasing this month that are on my personal most-anticipated list. This month sees the return of fan-favorite authors including Lisa Jewell, Rachel Howzell Hall, and Alice Feeney, and it also includes a number of my most-anticipated debut crime novels of the entire year (of particular note: debuts by authors Amanda Jayatissa and Catherine Dang, among many more!). Itβs got chilling Nordic crime novels, stories involving serial killers, psychological suspense that will make you suspicious of everyone, dark revenge stories, and lots moreβin short, this September is a crime fiction readerβs dream. Many of the books on todayβs list Iβve already been fortunate enough to read, and others are still on my TBR list for the fall season, but all of them look exceptional. Dig into todayβs blog post and clear your calendarβweβve got some amazing books in store for us this month!
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