The dragon tattoo and its long tail
Subtitle: the new wave of European crime fiction in America
By: David Geherin
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786461691
Subjects: Appreciation; Detective and mystery stories; History and criticism; European fiction
Description: "This critical text offers an introduction to current European crime writing by exploring ten of the best new crime and mystery authors from Sweden (Stieg Larsson and Henning Mankell), Norway (Karin Fossum and Jo Nesbø), Iceland (Arnaldur Indridason), Italy (Andrea Camilleri), France (Fred Vargas), Scotland (Denise Mina and Philip Kerr), and Ireland (Ken Bruen)"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Stieg Larsson; title: Henning Mankell; title: Karin Fossum; title: Jo Nesbø; title: Arnaldur Indridason; title: Andrea Camilleri; title: Fred Vargas; title: Denise Mina; title: Philip Kerr; title: Ken Bruen.