19 Best nordic noir books like The Darkness Knows (Detective Konrad #1) by Arnaldur Indriðason

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The Darkness Knows (Detective Konrad #1)

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridas…

If you liked the nordic noir plot in The Darkness Knows (Detective Konrad #1) by Arnaldur Indriðason , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. The Silence of the Sea (Þóra Guðmundsdóttir, #6)

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

4.08

Format: 581 pages, Paperback

An abandoned yacht, a young family missing - chilling crime from the queen of Nordic Noir. The most… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature

2. Vivian Apple Needs a Miracle (Vivian Apple, #2)

By: Katie Coyle

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Hardcover

"GET ANGRY. We should all be so pissed at the Church of America that we're willing to break our han… read more

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3. Blackout (Dark Iceland, #3)

By: Quentin Bates , Ragnar Jónasson

3.66

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a brigh… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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4. Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

By: Jo Nesbø

4.20

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Brilliant rogue police investigator Harry Hole is back, this time as an outsider assembling his own… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"Your mother should have treated him better, he was her patron, after all. Just like the parasite that is humanity should treat this planet better."

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"She was upfront like that, a one man woman, and always had been. Even if Markus was far from being a one woman man. Because it wasn’t about what he thought of her, but about what she thought of herse…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

"Have you ever thought about how as children we expect unconditional love from our parents, without giving anything in return? But then we grow up and things change completely. When do you think we st…"

-Jo Nesbø, Killing Moon (Harry Hole, #13)

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5. Cold as Hell (An Áróra Investigation, #1)

By: Lilja Sigurðardóttir

3.73

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

Icelandic sisters Áróra and Ísafold live in different countries and aren't on speaking terms, but w… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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6. Night Shadows (Forbidden Iceland #3)

By: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

3.98

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Icelandic detective Elma faces mortal danger as she investigates the death of a young man in a myst… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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7. Brúðan (Children's House, #5)

By: Yrsa Sigurdardottir

3.74

Format: 359 pages, Hardcover

Gömul brúða þakin hrúðurköllum en með nisti um hálsinn er dregin úr sjó með ófyrirsjáanlegum afleið… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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8. The Darkness Knows (Detective Konrad #1)

By: Arnaldur Indriðason

3.58

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridas… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • murder mystery
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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9. White as Snow (An Áróra Investigation, #3)

By: Lilja Sigurðardóttir

4.11

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

Daníel and Áróra hunt a brutal killer when a shipping container with the bodies of five women is fo… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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10. Reykjavík: A Crime Story

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.66

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

With over three million copies sold worldwide, Ragnar Jónasson, along with Katrín Jakobsdóttir, bri… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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11. Outside

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.02

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

With three million copies of his books sold worldwide, "world-class crime writer"( The Sunday Times… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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12. The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.53

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Spanning the icy streets of Reykjavik, the Icelandic highlands and cold, isolated fjords, The Darkn… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
"It was as if her life had been brought to a full stop: she couldn't look forward, couldn't picture what tomorrow night bring."

-Ragnar Jónasson, The Darkness (Hidden Iceland #1)

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13. Girls Who Lie (Forbidden Iceland, #2)

By: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

4.05

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

When a depressed, alcoholic single mother disappears, everything suggests suicide, but when her bod… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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14. Red as Blood (An Áróra Investigation #2)

By: Lilja Sigurðardóttir

4.00

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Áróra becomes involved in the search for an Icelandic woman who disappeared from her home while mak… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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15. The Fox (Ice and Crime Book 1)

By: Sólveig Pálsdóttir

3.67

Format: 206 pages, Kindle Edition

Hoping to put behind him tragedy in his professional life and to resolve the turmoil in his persona… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • audiobook
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16. The Island (Hidden Iceland, #2)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.79

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Four friends visit the island. But only three return.... Detective Inspector Hulda Herman… read more

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  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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17. The Mist (Hidden Iceland #3)

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.94

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

1987. An isolated farm house in the east of Iceland. The snowstorm should have shut everybody ou… read more

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  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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18. The Girl Who Died

By: Ragnar Jónasson

3.44

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Teacher Wanted At the Edge of the World Una wants nothing more than to teach, but she has been u… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • suspense
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  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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19. You Can't See Me (Forbidden Iceland, #4)

By: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

3.96

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

A wealthy Icelandic family gathers for a reunion in a remote hotel on the isolated lava fields, but… read more

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  • nordic noir
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • crime
  • scandinavian literature
  • audiobook
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20. Strákar sem meiða

By: Eva Björg Ægisdóttir

4.09

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Maður finnst myrtur í sumarbústað í Skorradal. Á veggnum fyrir ofan hann hafa verið skilin eftir bl… read more

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  • mystery thriller
  • nordic noir
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
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21. Frýs í æðum blóð

By: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

3.74

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Nágrannaerjur í Grindavík, þar sem tvenn hjón takast á, fara úr böndunum. Ung kona er óvænt ráðin s… read more

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  • crime

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4.08

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3.66

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Jo Nesbø

4.20

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4.08

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