Stockholm Noir (Akashic Noir)

“[A] superb sampling of Swedish crime writing talent . . . will be appreciated by fans of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium [series] and Jens Lapidus’s Easy Money.” —Library Journal What could be more peaceful than a city made up of a series of islands surrounded by crystal-clear water? But like any big, international metropolis, Stockholm has a dark side—fed by the disparity between its affluent boroughs and its more gritty suburbs. But even in the heart of its medieval streets, existential dread makes its presence known and gives Stockholm its own brand of Scandinavian noir. In Stockholm Noir, you’ll find stories by Unni Drougge, Inger Edelfeldt, Carl-Michael Edenborg, Åke Edwardson, Torbjörn Elensky, Inger Frimansson, Carl Johan De Geer, Martin Holmén, Nathan Larson, Malte Persson, Anna-Karin Selberg, Johan Theorin, and Lina Wolff. “Capture[s] the gloomy underside of Sweden’s capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that ‘devours your soul.’” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Another worthy entry in this globe-trotting mystery series.” —Booklist “Stockholm may not be Marseille, but Larson and Edenborg’s contributors show that even a verdant place with socialized medicine can have its seamy side.” —Kirkus Reviews Named A Pick Of The Week For The Week Of February 29th By Publishers Weekly Grouped Under Three Headings, The 13 Stories In This Outstanding Entry In Akashic's Noir Series Capture The Gloomy Underside Of Sweden's Capital, Portraying The Hopelessness Of Those Trapped In What Larson And Edenborg In Their Introduction Call The City That Devours Your Soul. --publishers Weekly, Starred Review Coedited By Local Authors Larson And Edenborg, This Superb Sampling Of Swedish Crime Writing Talent, Some Of Whose Work Has Been Translated Into English For The First Time Here, Will Be Appreciated By Fans Of Stieg Larsson's 'millennium' Trilogy And Jens Lapidus's Easy Money; They Will Enjoy Getting To Know These Authors, Who Write About Stockholm's Dark Side. --library Journal Akashic's Multivolume Noir Series Returns To Scandinavia, Focusing This Time On The Capital City Of Sweden, A Country That Is Famously Neutral In Time Of War But Is Also A Large-scale Dealer In Arms....another Worthy Entry In This Globe-trotting Mystery Series. --booklist Larson And Edenborg Manage To Unearth A Dark Side To A City That Is Verdant, Clean, And Surrounded By Crystalline Water....stockholm May Not Be Marseille, But Larson And Edenborg's Contributors Show That Even A Verdant Place With Socialized Medicine Can Have Its Seamy Side. --kirkus Reviews The Series Offers The Best Of Bite-sized Crime Stories From All Over The World--you Can't Go Wrong! --book Riot On The Heels Of Editions Set In Copenhagen And Helsinki Comes Stockholm Noir, Edited By Nathan Larson And Carl-michael Edenborg With A Predictably Discerning Eye For Stories That Wring Suspense, Violence, And Worry From Social And Political Issues Percolating In A Given Milieu. --village Voice Akashic Books Continues Its Award-winning Series Of Original Noir Anthologies, Launched In 2004 With Brooklyn Noir. Each Book Comprises All New Stories, Each One Set In A Distinct Neighborhood Or Location Within The Respective City. Brand-new Stories By: Unni Drougge, Inger Edelfeldt, Carl-michael Edenborg, Åke Edwardson, Torbjörn Elensky, Inger Frimansson, Carl Johan De Geer, Martin Holmén, Nathan Larson, Malte Persson, Anna-karin Selberg, Johan Theorin, And Lina Wolff. From The Introduction By Nathan Larson & Carl-michael Edenborg: To The Tourist, The City Of Stockholm Appears A Shimmering Dream. Laid Out On A Series Of Islands, It Is Verdant, Clean, And Surrounded By Crystalline Water. On Paper, Stockholm Is Paradise. And In Some Respects, It Truly Is. But In Most Respects, It Is Anything But... In Stockholm Noir, The City Is Presented As A Gaping Maw Ready To Devour Your Soul Should You Wander Down The Wrong Alley...everywhere Is Noir. Even, And Especially, In A Paradise Like Sweden, Where The Citizen Is Given Every Tool To Go Out And Become A Great Success But Is Paradoxically Held To An Almost Subliminal Expectation To Fall In Line...and Never Shine So Brightly That You Disturb Your Neighbor... In This Anthology It's Our Aim To Showcase The Darker, Grittier, More Intense World Of Swedish Noir Fiction. Here The Dangers Lurking Beneath The Ikea Lifestyle Are Given Free Rein, And Words Are Given To The Ambivalence And Despair Of A Model Society. "Grouped under three headings, the 13 stories in this outstanding entry in Akashic's noir series capture the gloomy underside of Sweden's capital, portraying the hopelessness of those trapped in what Larson and Edenborg in their introduction call the city that devours your soul." --Publishers Weekly, Starred review "Akashic's multivolume Noir series returns to Scandinavia, focusing this time on the capital city of Sweden, a country that is famously neutral in time of war but is also a large-scale dealer in arms....Another worthy entry in this globe-trotting mystery series." --Booklist "Larson and Edenborg manage to unearth a dark side to a city that is verdant, clean, and surrounded by crystalline water....Stockholm may not be Marseille, but Larson and Edenborg's contributors show that even a verdant place with socialized medicine can have its seamy side." --Kirkus Reviews Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: Unni Drougge, Inger Edelfeldt, Carl-Michael Edenborg, Ake Edwardson, Torbjorn Elensky, Inger Frimansson, Carl Johan De Geer, Martin Holmen, Nathan Larson, Malte Persson, Anna-Karin Selberg, Johan Theorin, and Lina Wolff. From the introduction by Nathan Larson & Carl-Michael Edenborg: "To the tourist, the city of Stockholm appears a shimmering dream. Laid out on a series of islands, it is verdant, clean, and surrounded by crystalline water. On paper, Stockholm is paradise. And in some respects, it truly is. But in most respects, it is anything but... In Stockholm Noir, the city is presented as a gaping maw ready to devour your soul should you wander down the wrong alley...Everywhere is noir. Even, and especially, in a paradise like Sweden, where the citizen is given every tool to go out and become a great success but is paradoxically held to an almost subliminal expectation to fall in line...and never shine so brightly that you disturb your neighbor... In this anthology it's our aim to showcase the darker, grittier, more intense world of Swedish noir fiction. Here the dangers lurking beneath the IKEA lifestyle are given free rein, and words are given to the ambivalence and despair of a model society." "Larson and Edenborg manage to unearth a dark side to a city that is verdant, clean, and surrounded by crystalline water ....Stockholm may not be Marseille, but Larson and Edenborg's contributors show that even a verdant place with socialized medicine can have its seamy side." — Kirkus Reviews Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir . Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. Brand-new stories by: Unni Drougge, Inger Edelfeldt, Carl-Michael Edenborg, Åke Edwardson, Torbjörn Elensky, Inger Frimansson, Carl Johan De Geer, Martin Holmén, Nathan Larson, Malte Persson, Anna-Karin Selberg, Johan Theorin, and Lina Wolff. From the introduction by Nathan Larson & Carl-Michael Edenborg : "To the tourist, the city of Stockholm appears a shimmering dream. Laid out on... ebook,book Stairway From Heaven / Åke Edwardson -- Still In Kallhäll / Johan Theorin -- The Smugglers / Martin Holmén -- The Splendors And Miseries Of A Swedish Crime Writer / Malte Persson -- Horse / Anna-karin Selberg -- From The Remains / Inger Edelfeldt -- Northbound / Lina Wolff -- Kim / Torbjörn Elensky -- Black Ice / Inger Frimansson -- The Wahlberg Disease / Carl Johan De Geer -- Nineteen Pieces / Carl-michael Edenborg -- Death Star / Unni Drougge -- 10/09/03 / Nathan Larson. Edited By Nathan Larson & Carl-michael Edenborg.