Who is the next Jo Nesbo?

[SCKELLY48]

Quickly completing the excellent Harry Hole series....any new crime writers to look out for?

[Beati Dogu]

Maybe Mons Kallentoft, another Swedish writer that was recommended to me. I have been given a copy of his 'Midwinter Sacrifice', but haven't got round to reading it yet.

[bigtomski]

Beati Dogu said:

Maybe Mons Kallentoft, another Swedish writer that was recommended to me. I have been given a copy of his 'Midwinter Sacrifice', but haven't got round to reading it yet.

I've just read that, really enjoyed it!

[RichB]

having started reading Henning Mankell's Wallender books, which I really enjoyed I moved to Jo Nesbo's books. I enjoyed the earlier books but found with the last one or two it was as if was writting with a film in mind, Holywood blockbuster no doubt. The story and murders got increasingly far fetched. I found Stieg Larsson's Dragon trilogy more gritty than Nesbo. Just my random thoughts, I guess I liked Mankell's Wallender the most. I'd be interested in other people's thoughts.

[Jejega]

I have enjoyed the first 2 books of Thomas Enger , a Norwegian like Nesbo

[SCKELLY48]

Thanks, a little Kindle shopping required.

[lowdrag]

Nesbo has this fetish for the Marklin sniper rifle that appears in a few of his books. I remember researching the rifle and it didn't actually exist. I mean a 16mm bullet is a bit OTT. Harry has been pigeon Holed by me for now.

[Dan_1981]

As above I've read a couple of the Salander books now.

They are either really well written in the first place or translated superbly.

Really enjoyed both of them.

[RichB]

Jejega said:

I have enjoyed the first 2 books of Thomas Enger , a Norwegian like Nesbo

On this recoendation I've read the first Enger book - Burned, but I found it a little thin compared to Larson or Mankell...

[Bright Halo]

I’m binging on Jo Nesbø (Harry Hole) novels at present. Just on to “The Redeemer”.
Thoroughly enjoying them.
I did read slightly out of order as I started with “Devils Star” as that was the first released in English, should have checked doh.