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February 2025

Nordic Noir

In the 1990s, a new crime fiction genre emerged from Northern lands and took the world by storm. As it expanded beyond the Scandinavian peninsula and across the globe, the genre became known as Nordic Noir. It was at once thoughtful, thrilling, disturbing, gritty, and intelligent, reflecting the sensibilities and cultural obsessions of the lands from which it sprang.

The word Scandinavian generally refers to the countries on the Scandinavian peninsula — Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Nordic often refers to those countries together with Finland and Iceland. Nevertheless, in some contexts, the terms are used interchangeably. For the purposes of this issue, we will be exploring the Nordic in its broadest context.

So in the heart of winter, this Collections Connections issue offers a deep dive into the Nordic Noir genre. As you will see, this broader crime genre consists of not only detective and police procedurals, but also encompasses psychology, popular culture, and social history: crime stories that smartly reflect deeper realms of human experience.

Scandinavian Crime Fiction
DB109134
Stougaard-Nielsen, Jakob
8 hours, 50 minutes. Read by Peter Holdway.

"With its bleak urban environments, psychologically compelling heroes and socially engaged plots, Scandinavian crime writing has captured the imaginations of a global audience in the 21st century. Exploring the genre's key themes, international impact and socio-political contexts, Scandinavian Crime Fiction guides readers through such key texts as Sjöwall and Wahlöö's Story of a Crime, Gunnar Staalesen's Varg Veum series, Peter Høeg's Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow, Henning Mankell's Wallander books, Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy and TV series such as The Killing. With its focus on the function of crime fiction in both reflecting and shaping the late-modern Scandinavian welfare societies, this book is essential for readers, viewers and fans of contemporary crime writing." — Provided by publisher. 2017.

Also:
Scandinavian Noir: In Pursuit of a Mystery DB100794 Lesser, Wendy. 8 hours, 10 minutes.

Sweden

Maj Sjöwall (1935–2020) and Per Wahlöö (1926–1975)

Readers were first introduced to the world of Scandinavian police procedurals through the character of police detective Martin Beck, created by the writing team of Sjöwall and Wahlöö. From 1965 to 1975, these two journalists penned ten novels that would be known collectively as The Story of a Crime. These books would directly influence the style of what was to become Nordic Noir and spawned dozens of film adaptations.

Martin Beck Mysteries: [1] Roseanna; The Man Who Went Up in Smoke; The Man on the Balcony; The Laughing Policeman; The Fire Engine that Disappeared
DB79835
Sjöwall, Maj; Wahlöö, Per.
30 hours, 40 minutes. Read by Jack Fox.

In the highly influential novel Roseanna, Stockholm detective inspector Martin Beck investigates an unidentified woman's rape and murder. This collection also includes The Man Who Went Up in Smoke, The Man on the Balcony, The Laughing Policeman, and The Fire Engine That Disappeared. Written between 1965 and 1969. Translated from the Swedish. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1969.

Also:
Martin Beck Mysteries: [2] Murder at the Savoy; The Abominable Man; The Locked Room; Cop Killer; The Terrorists DB79836 36 hours, 50 minutes.

Henning Mankell (1948–2015)

Considered by many of the godfather of the Nordic Noir genre, Henning Mankell enjoyed widespread renown for his Kurt Wallender police procedural series, his other quality literary output, and his singular humanitarian work in Africa for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The success of the Wallender books resulted in Sveriges Television and BBC One film productions, exposing Mankell to a global audience.

Faceless Killers
DB66128
Mankell, Henning
8 hours, 18 minutes. Read by Mark Delgado.

Sweden, 1990. Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates the brutal murders of elderly farming couple Johannes and Maria Lövgren. The dying woman describes the killers as "foreign," which exacerbates xenophobia in the community. As he uncovers Johannes's secrets, Wallander copes with his own estranged wife and daughter. First book in the Wallender series. Some violence. 1991.

Other books in Mankell’s Kurt Wallender series:
The Dogs of Riga DB66295 9 hours, 34 minutes.
(braille: The Dogs of Riga BRG02095 4 volumes.)
The White Lioness: a Mystery DB66497 15 hours, 25 minutes.
(braille: The White Lioness: A Mystery BRG02026 6 volumes.)
The Man Who Smiled DB66682 11 hours, 42 minutes.
Sidetracked DB66897 13 hours, 10 minutes.
(braille: Sidetracked: a Kurt Wallander Mystery BR12874 4 volumes.)
The Fifth Woman DB66939 5 hours, 26 minutes.
One Step Behind: a Kurt Wallander Mystery DB67197 14 hours, 55 minutes.
Firewall DB67231 14 hours, 44 minutes.
Before the Frost DB73976 11 hours, 37 minutes.
(braille: Before the Frost: a Kurt and Linda Wallander novel BRG02134 4 volumes.)
The Troubled Man DB73565 14 hours, 44 minutes.

Kurt Wallender Novellas:
The Pyramid: The First Wallander Cases
DB74559
Mankell, Henning; Segerberg, Ebba; Thompson, Laurie.
13 hours, 19 minutes.
Four stories and the title novella, set between 1969 and 1990, stop just short of the events in Faceless Killers (DB 66128) and explain the many aspects of cop Kurt Wallander's personal life. Originally published in Swedish in 1999. Some violence and some strong language. 2008.

Also:
An Event in Autumn DB79079 3 hours, 19 minutes.

Other Mankell fiction, historical, psychological and detective:
The Man from Beijing
DB70891
Mankell, Henning; Thompson, Laurie.
13 hours, 23 minutes. Read by Steven Carpenter.

Swedish judge Birgitta Roslin learns that nineteen people in a small country hamlet have been slaughtered. Among the victims are her late mother's foster parents. Birgitta's search for justice takes her to China, where she deals with the past. Translated from Swedish. Some violence and some strong language. Bestseller. 2010.

Also:
A Treacherous Paradise DB77067 10 hours, 37 minutes.
After the Fire DB89647 11 hours, 58 minutes.
Daniel DBC26504 10 hours, 32 minutes. A production of Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library.
Depths DBG06705 9 hours, 54 minutes.
(braille: Depths BRG02263 4 volumes.)
Italian Shoes DBC26502 9 hours, 59 minutes.
Kennedy's Brain DB74844 10 hours, 27 minutes.
(braille: Kennedy's Brain BRG02330 4 volumes.)
The Shadow Girls DBC26503 10 hours, 4 minutes.
The Rock Blaster DB98699 4 hours, 43 minutes.
The Return of the Dancing Master DB74879 16 hours, 57 minutes.

Stieg Larsson (1954-2004)

Swedish journalist, author, and activist, Stieg Larsson catapulted to global success after his untimely death by a heart attack and ironically never knew the influence that his works would have on Nordic Noir and on world literature. His Millennium Trilogy introduced readers to the trendsetting protagonist who is young and antisocial, with black-dyed hair and tattoos, but nevertheless fierce: computer hacker Lizbeth Salander.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
DB67759
Larsson, Stieg
16 hours, 32 minutes. Read by Mary Kane.

Stockholm. Wealthy octogenarian Henrik Vanger hires disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist and antisocial computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate the disappearance of his great-niece as a teenager forty years ago. They uncover damaging secrets about the family — and themselves. Originally published in Swedish; the first installment of the Millennium Trilogy. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2008.

(braille: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo BR20635 7 volumes.)

Also:
The Girl Who Played with Fire DB69599 18 hours, 7 minutes.
(braille: The Girl Who Played with Fire BR20638 8 volumes.)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest DB71400 19 hours, 47 minutes.
(braille: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest BR20646 10 volumes.)

After Larsson’s death, the Millenium Trilogy generated great interest and global acclaim. Originally envisioned by Larsson as a ten-book series, his outlines and drafts for other books featuring Salander and Blomkvist were provided to Swedish journalist and author David Lagercrantz (born 1962) so that the story line Larsson laid out could be completed.

The Girl in the Spider's Web: A Lisbeth Salander Novel: Continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series
DB82391
Lagercrantz, David.
13 hours, 25 minutes. Read by Simon Vance.

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist receives a phone call from a source claiming to have information vital to the United States. Blomkvist turns to super hacker Lisbeth Salander for help in chasing a secret that is at the center of a tangled web of spies, cybercriminals, and governments around the world. Violence and some descriptions of sex. 2015. Commercial audiobook. 2015.

(braille: The Girl in the Spider's Web BR21235 6 volumes.)

Also:
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye DB89014 10 hours, 52 minutes.
(braille: The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye BR22051 4 volumes. Unified English Braille.)
The Girl Who Lived Twice: A Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson's Millennium Series DB96157 9 hours, 56 minutes.
(braille: The Girl Who Lived Twice BR22890 4 volumes. Unified English Braille.)

Camilla Läckberg (b. 1974)

One of the world’s most popular crime fiction authors, Camilla Läckberg's books have been translated into over forty languages. Known as the Swedish Agatha Christie, she achieved global success with her series set in Fjällbacka, Sweden, which center on the investigations of a couple — writer Erica Falck and detective Patrik Hedström

The Ice Princess: A Novel
DB77835
Läckberg, Camilla; Murray, Steven T.
12 hours, 50 minutes. Read by Barry Bernson.

Fjällbacka, Sweden. When writer Erica Falck sees the body of her childhood friend, it looks like suicide. But the autopsy proves it was murder. Erica and detective Patrik Hedström investigate — and begin dating. Originally published in Swedish in 2003. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009.

Other books in Läckberg's Fjällbacka series:
The Preacher DB77763 14 hours, 40 minutes.
The Stonecutter DB77707 14 hours, 27 minutes.
The Stranger DB77729 13 hours, 41 minutes.
The Hidden Child DB78850 16 hours, 55 minutes.
The Drowning DB82681 14 hours, 44 minutes.
The Lost Boy: A Novel DB86547 13 hours, 10 minutes.

Läckberg's Faye's Revenge series:
The Golden Cage
DB99690
Läckberg, Camilla; Smith, Neil.
11 hours, 4 minutes. Read by Ann Richardson.

Faye was instrumental in making Jack's business a success and raising their child. When Faye discovers that Jack is having an affair, she is emotionally shattered and financially devastated — but hell hath no fury like a woman with a violent past bent on vengeance. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

Also:
Silver Tears DB104146 8 hours, 56 minutes.

Leif G. W. Persson (b. 1945)

Leif Gustav Willy Persson is an author, former professor of criminology at the Swedish National Police Board, and lecturer at Stockholm University.

Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End: The Story of a Crime
DB112379
Persson, Leif G. W; Norlén, Paul R.
24 hours, 44 minutes. Read by J.P. Linton.

"A young man falls to his death from a window in a student dorm in Stockholm, his loose shoe striking and killing the little dog being taken for his evening walk by an old man. It seems to be a mundane suicide—at least that’s what the police choose to think. But the young man is American, not Swedish, and there are a couple of odd things about his room when they search it. . . . From these tiny beginnings, Leif GW Persson slowly begins to unravel a puzzle that gets larger and larger as it becomes more and more complex, until it sweeps us into a web of international espionage, backroom politics, greed, sheer incompetence, and the shoddy work of Sweden’s intelligence force that leads to the murder of the prime minister. The first novel in a dark and dazzling trilogy that has become the defining fictional account of the unsolved 1986 assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme—an event that triggered the biggest criminal investigation in recorded history — Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End is a riveting insider’s combination of black satire, thriller, psychological drama, and police procedural by a writer universally acknowledged as Sweden’s leading criminologist." — Provided by publisher. Translated from the original Swedish edition. Strong language, some violence and some explicit descriptions of sex.

Also from Persson's Story of a Crime series:
Another Time, Another Life: The Story of a Crime DB116263 16 hours, 14 minutes.
Free Falling, As If in a Dream: The Story of a Crime DB116210 23 hours, 0 minutes.

Persson´s Evert Bäckström series:
Linda — As in the Linda Murder: An Evert Bäckström Novel DB83745 19 hours, 58 minutes.

Bäckström: He Who Kills the Dragon DB81173

Lars Kepler

Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of husband-and-wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (b. 1966) and Alexander Ahndoril (b. 1967), authors of the Joona Linna series, which follows Linna, the Detective Superintendent at the police National Operations Department; psychiatrist Erik Bark; and Saga Bauer, from the Swedish Security Services.

The Hypnotist
DB74754
Kepler, Lars
16 hours, 21 minutes. Read by Mark Ashby.

A teenager with multiple wounds survives his family's brutal slaying. Detective Joona Linna convinces psychiatrist Erik Bark to hypnotize the boy to find information on the killer. The hypnotism unleashes a terrifying chain of events. Originally published in Swedish in 2009. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011.

Also:
The Nightmare DB75253 16 hours, 48 minutes.
The Fire Witness DB77078 15 hours, 25 minutes.
The Sandman: a Novel DB90407 14 hours, 29 minutes.
Stalker DB93998 19 hours, 20 minutes.
The Rabbit Hunter DB98606 16 hours, 58 minutes.
Lazarus: a Novel DB101448 16 hours, 40 minutes.
The Mirror Man DB113147 15 hours, 50 minutes.
The Spider DB115985 16 hours, 58 minutes.

Norway

Jo Nesbø (b. 1960)

Writer, journalist, musician, and former soccer player Nesbø hold the distinction of being the most successful Norwegian writer of all time. His creation, Inspector Harry Hole, is considered one of the great Nordic Noir characters.

The Bat
DB77081
Nesbø, Jo; Bartlett, Don.
9 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Jack Fox.

In this first Harry Hole novel, the Norwegian detective travels to Australia to observe the investigation of the murder of twenty-three-year-old Inger Holter, a former television host in Norway. Originally published in Norwegian in 1997. Violence and strong language. 2012.

(braille: The Bat BR20166 4 volumes.)

Other books in the Harry Hole series:
Cockroaches DB78238 10 hours, 59 minutes.
(braille: Cockroaches BR20436 4 volumes.)
The Redbreast DB73523 17 hours, 37 minutes.
(braille: The Redbreast BR20113 6 volumes.)
Nemesis DB73868 17 hours, 6 minutes.
(braille: Nemesis BR20130 6 volumes.)
The Devil's Star DB73916 16 hours, 5 minutes.
(braille: The Devil's Star BR21358 6 volumes.)
The Redeemer DB76705 17 hours, 10 minutes.
(braille: The Redeemer BR20128 6 volumes.)
The Snowman DB73460 17 hours, 38 minutes.
(braille: The Snowman BR20142 6 volumes.)
The Leopard DB74082 24 hours, 0 minutes.
(braille: The Leopard BR20138 8 volumes.)
Phantom DB75522 16 hours, 27 minutes.
(braille: Phantom BR20141 6 volumes.)
Police DB77559 18 hours, 34 minutes.
(braille: Police BR20310 7 volumes.)
The Thirst DB88000 17 hours, 10 minutes.
(braille: The Thirst BR21912 7 volumes.)
Knife: a New Harry Hole Novel DB95606 16 hours, 58 minutes.
(braille: Knife BR22739 7 volumes.)
Killing Moon DB115259 5 hours, 59 minutes.

Nesbø's Blood on Snow series:
Blood on Snow: A Novel
DB81493
Nesbø, Jo; Smith, Neil.
4 hours, 0 minutes. Read by Patti Smith.

Olav is a talented contract killer for one of Oslo's most powerful crime bosses. Olav knows his weaknesses, however, and he has a far-reaching capacity for love. While his latest job puts him at the pinnacle of his trade, it may be mutating into his greatest mistake. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.

(braille: Blood on Snow: A Novel BR20923 2 volumes.)

Also:
Midnight Sun DB83695 5 hours, 57 minutes.

(braille: Midnight Sun BR22329 2 volumes. Unified English Braille.)

Nesbø's Kingdom series
The Kingdom: A Novel
DB101363
Nesbø, Jo; Ferguson, Robert.
19 hours, 55 minutes. Read by Euan Morton.

Roy has never left the quiet Norwegian mountain town he grew up in, unlike his little brother Carl, who couldn't wait to escape his troubled past. When Carl returns with a mysterious new wife and a business opportunity that seems too good to be true, dark secrets surface. Translated from the Norwegian. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

(braille: The Kingdom BR23556 7 volumes. Unified English Braille.)

Nesbø's standalone novels:
Headhunters
DB74247
Nesbø, Jo; Bartlett, Don.
9 hours, 34 minutes. Read by Ray Childs

Norway. Corporate headhunter Roger Brown excels in his field, loves his beautiful wife, and steals paintings. Roger's life turns upside down when he meets Clas Greve, a job candidate who has discovered a lost Rubens. Originally published in Norwegian in 2008. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011.

Also:
The Son DB78829 17 hours, 29 minutes.
The Night House DB116769 6 hours, 27 minutes

Nesbø short story collections:
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
DB105579
Nesbø, Jo.

20 hours, 22 minutes.
Read by Lara Sawalha; Edoardo Ballerini; Alex McKenna; Simon Vance; Anthony Mark Barrow; Nicholas Guy Smith; Euan Morton; Christian Coulson; Mark Deakins.

Collection of twelve mystery and suspense short stories by the author of the Harry Hole series. In the title story, a detective from Athens is called to a holiday island to investigate a man suspected of murdering his twin. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2021.

Nesbø's contribution to the Hogarth Shakespeare series (Modern retellings of Shakespeare plots by contemporary authors):

Macbeth
DB90796
Nesbø, Jo.
17 hours, 30 minutes. Read by Euan Morton.

1970s. In a run-down industrial town, the police force, under idealistic and visionary chief Duncan, struggles with an incessant drug problem. One of the two drug lords — master of manipulation Hecate — is steadily, insidiously manipulating Inspector Macbeth, the head of SWAT, who is already susceptible to violent and paranoid tendencies. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.

(braille: Macbeth BRG04256 1 volume. Unified English Braille.)

Denmark

Jussi Adler-Olsen (b. 1950)

Bestselling author, editor, and publisher from Copenhagen. His Department Q series gained him a worldwide following.

The Keeper of Lost Causes: A Department Q Novel
DB77366
Adler-Olsen, Jussi; Hartford, Lisa
12 hours, 25 minutes. Read by Mark Ashby.

After a traumatizing assignment, Copenhagen homicide detective Carl Mørck is shunted to the newly developed Department Q to work on cold cases. Mørck searches for long-missing politician Merete Lynggaard, who disappeared from a ferry, leaving behind her mute brother. Translated from Danish. Violence and strong language. 2011.

(braille: The Keeper of Lost Causes: A Department Q Novel BR20276 5 volumes.)

Also in the Department Q series:

The Absent One DB77468 12 hours, 56 minutes.
(braille: The Absent One BR20274 5 volumes.)
A Conspiracy of Faith: A Department Q Novel DB77456 17 hours, 59 minutes.
(braille: A Conspiracy of Faith: A Department Q Novel BR20267 6 volumes.)
The Purity of Vengeance: A Department Q Novel DB78092 16 hours, 30 minutes.
(braille: The Purity of Vengeance: A Department Q Novel BR20425 6 volumes.)
The Marco Effect: A Department Q Novel DB79749 18 hours, 26 minutes.
The Hanging Girl DB82283 15 hours, 39 minutes.
(braille: The Hanging Girl: A Department Q Novel BR21188 7 volumes.)
The Scarred Woman DB89023 14 hours, 29 minutes.
(braille: The Scarred Woman: A Department Q Novel BR23302 6 volumes. Unified English Braille.)
Victim 2117: A Department Q Novel DB98723 14 hours, 17 minutes.
(braille: Victim 2117: A Department Q Novel BR23138 6 volumes. Unified English Braille.)
The Shadow Murders: A Department Q Novel DB113386 13 hours, 14 minutes.
(braille: The Shadow Murders BR24986 5 volumes. Unified English Braille.)
Locked In DB125956 16 hours, 19 minutes.

Adler-Olsen standalone novel:
The Alphabet House
DB80633
Adler-Olsen, Jussi.
15 hours, 39 minutes. Read by Graeme Malcolm.

Germany, World War II. Two English pilots are shot down and crash land behind enemy lines. They ditch their clothing and pose as German soldiers, feigning unconsciousness. But their act is too convincing and they are transferred to Alphabet House, a mental hospital for those damaged by war. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.

(braille: The Alphabet House: A Novel BR20755 7 volumes.)

Peter Høeg (b.1957)

In the same vein as some of our other esteemed Nordic Noir authors, Høeg explored other paths before settling on authorship, including acting, ballet dancing, and working as a sailor. His breakout success was with the novel Smilla's Sense of Snow, which was made into a film by the acclaimed Danish director Bille August in 1997.

Smilla's Sense of Snow
DB37499
Høeg, Peter
17 hours, 22 minutes. Read by Carole Jordan Stewart.

When Isaiah, a six-year-old Inuit boy, is killed falling off the roof of a warehouse, his neighbor Smilla, a young woman who is generally misanthropic yet inclined to look out for Isaiah, refuses to believe it is an accident. Smilla begins her investigation in Copenhagen, where her powers of observation — sharpened by her fascination with mathematics — help her to solve the mystery. Violence and some strong language.

Other Høeg novels:
The History of Danish Dreams DB41277 14 hours, 34 minutes.
Borderliners DB39943 9 hours, 18 minutes.
The Woman and the Ape DB44318 7 hours, 48 minutes.
The Quiet Girl DB67053 15 hours, 27 minutes.
The Elephant Keepers' Children DB75695 13 hours, 47 minutes.

Høeg short stories (braille only):
Tales of the Night BR12121
Høeg, Peter; Haveland, Barbara
3 volumes.

Eight short stories by the Danish author. The common theme is love — of people, of art, or of a vocation in life —and the circumstances in which love exists. All are set on the night of March 19, 1929. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex.

Iceland

Ragnar Jónasson (b, 1976)

Icelandic crime novelist, author of the Dark Iceland series, featuring Detective Ari Thor Arason.

Snowblind: Dark Iceland Series, Book 1
DB109348
Ragnar Jónasson
8 hours, 18 minutes. Read by Will Damron.

"Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland where no one locks their doors — accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavík — with a past that he's unable to leave behind. When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theater, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one and secrets and lies are a way of life. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts as Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness — blinded by snow and with a killer on the loose. Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent." — Provided by publisher. Translated from the original Icelandic edition. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Also:
Blackout DB110118 7 hours, 46 minutes.
Rupture DB111525 7 hours, 52 minutes.
Whiteout DB111938 8 hours, 12 minutes.
Nightblind DB109838 6 hours, 36 minutes.

Jónasson’s Hidden Iceland series:

The Darkness
DB94718
Ragnar Jónasson; Cribb, Victoria.
5 hours, 24 minutes. Read by Amanda Redman.

Sixty-four-year-old Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdóttir of the Reykjavík police is being forced to retire. She is given two weeks to solve a cold case of her choice. The one she chooses involves a young Russian woman whose body washed up on an Icelandic shore the year before. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2018.

Also:
The Island DB95561 6 hours, 28 minutes.
The Mist DB100389 5 hours, 49 minutes.

Jónasson’s Standalone novels:

Outside
DB108634
Ragnar Jónasson
5 hours, 22 minutes. Read by Jamie Maclachlan

"Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive . . . When a deadly snowstorm strikes the Icelandic highlands, four friends seek shelter in a small, abandoned hunting lodge. It is in the middle of nowhere and there's no way of communicating with the outside world. They are isolated, but they are not alone . . . As the night darkens, and fears intensify, an old tragedy gradually surfaces - one that forever changed the course of their friendship. Those dark memories could hold the key to the mystery the friends now find themselves in. And whether they will survive until morning . . ." — Provided by publisher. Translated from the original 2021 Icelandic edition. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2022.

Also:
Reykjavik: A Crime Story DB116416 8 hours, 18 minutes.
Death at the Sanatorium DB123934 6 hours, 45 minutes.

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (b. 1963)

Author and civil engineer Sigurðardóttir is best known for her series of crime novels featuring protagonist Thóra Gudmundsdóttir, a lawyer, as well as the Children´s House series, featuring the team of Freyja, a psychologist, and Huldar, a police officer.

Last Rituals: A Novel of Suspense
DB80360
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir; Scudder, Bernard.
11 hours, 59 minutes. Read by Jill Fox.

After a German university student studying in Reykjavík, Iceland, is found ritualistically murdered, his family hires attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir to investigate. She and Matthew Reich look into the deceased student's obsession with Iceland's past history of torture, execution, and witch hunts. Originally published in Icelandic in 2005. Strong language and some violence. 2007.

Also:
My Soul to Take: Ashes to Dust; The Day is Dark; Someone to Watch Over Me DB81577
55 hours, 18 minutes.
The Silence of the Sea DB102685 13 hours, 15 minutes.

Sigurðardóttir’s Children’s House series:
The Legacy
DB96756 Yrsa Sigurðardóttir; Cribb, Victoria.
13 hours, 42 minutes. Read by Lucy Paterson.

The only person who might have the answers to a baffling murder case is the victim's seven-year-old daughter, found hiding in the room where her mother died. And she's not talking. Detective Huldar turns to psychologist Freyja for her expertise with traumatized young people. Translated from the 2014 Icelandic. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2015.

Also:
The Reckoning DB96755 11 hours, 51 minutes.
The Absolution DB98722 10 hours, 58 minutes.

Sigurðardóttir’s standalone novels:

The Undesired
DB88191
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
10 hours, 51 minutes. Read by Karen Cass; Nick Underwood.

Aldis hates her job at a juvenile detention center in rural Iceland. The boys are difficult, the owners are unpleasant, and there are mysterious noises at night. And then two of the boys go astray. Decades later, single father Odinn is looking into alleged abuse at the center. Translated from Icelandic. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2017.

(braille only: Why Did You Lie? BRG03980 4 volumes. Unified English Braille.)

Arnaldur Indriðason (b. 1961)

Award-winning crime writer from Reykjavík.

Strange Shores DB99859
Arnaldur Indridason
8 hours, 33 minutes. Read by George Guidall.

In the wilderness of Iceland's frozen East Fjords, Erlendur has come to confront the family tragedy that has haunted him all his life. But it is another missing-person story — the disappearance of Matthildur, lost in a snow-storm decades before — which reels him in. Originally published in Icelandic in 2010. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2013.

Finland

Leena Lehtolainen (b. 1964)

Popular crime novelist, born in Vesanto, best known for her series of novels about policewoman Maria Kallio.

Maria Kallio. Books 1–5
DB89894
Lehtolainen, Leena
47 hours, 43 minutes. Read by Emily Ellet.

Five novels, written in Finnish between 1993 and 1997 and translated between 2012 and 2015, feature the professional and private life of Detective Maria Kallio from the Finnish Capital Region. Includes My First Murder, Her Enemy, Copper Heart, Snow Woman, and Death Spiral. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2015.

Maria Kallio, Books 6-7 DB89896 20 hours, 13 minutes. Includes “Fatal Headwind” and “Before I Go.”
Maria Kallio. Books 8-11 DB99281 43 hours, 47 minutes. Includes “Below the Surface”, “The Nightingale Murder”, “Derailed”, and “Where Have All the Young Girls Gone”.

Antti Tuomainen (b. 1971)

Antti Tuomainen is an award-winning mystery author, known as the King of Helsinki Noir.

The Rabbit Factor
DB114196
Tuomainen, Antti
9 hours, 43 minutes. Read by Seth Garcia.

"Just one spreadsheet away from chaos. . . . What makes life perfect? Insurance mathematician Henri Koskinen knows the answer because he calculates everything down to the very last decimal. And then, for the first time, Henri is faced with the incalculable. After suddenly losing his job, Henri inherits an adventure park from his brother — its peculiar employees and troubling financial problems included. The worst of the financial issues appear to originate from big loans taken from criminal quarters . . . and some dangerous men are very keen to get their money back. But what Henri really can't compute is love. In the adventure park, Henri crosses paths with Laura, an artist with a checkered past, and a joie de vivre and erratic lifestyle that bewilders him. As the criminals go to extreme lengths to collect their debts and as Henri's relationship with Laura deepens, he finds himself faced with situations and emotions that simply cannot be pinned down on his spreadsheets. . . . Warmly funny, rich with quirky characters and absurd situations, The Rabbit Factor is a triumph of a dark thriller, its tension matched only by its ability to make us rejoice in the beauty and random nature of life." — Provided by publisher. Translated from the original Finnish edition. Violence, strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex.

Other Rabbit Factor series:
The Moose Paradox DB114684 8 hours, 15 minutes.

Tuomainen’s standalone novels:

The Healer
DB100431

Tuomainen, Antti; Rogers, Lola
5 hours, 42 minutes. Read by Simon Shepherd.

People are fleeing climate catastrophes in Helsinki. Struggling poet Tapani is among the few still in the city. When Tapani's wife, Johanna, a journalist, goes missing, her disappearance seems to be connected to a story she was researching about a serial killer known as "The Healer." Translated from the 2010 Finnish. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2013.

Also:
The Mine; Little Siberia DB100722 15 hours, 26 minutes.
The Man Who Died; Palm Beach Finland DB100736 18 hours, 44 minutes.

Nordic, Beyond Noir

Nordic Tales
All the World's Reward: Folktales Told by Five Scandinavian Storytellers
DB63290
Sehmsdorf, Henning K; Kvideland, Reimund; Hallfreður Örn Eiríksson.
13 hours, 20 minutes. Read by Catherine Byers.

Collection of tales from the repertoires of five traditional storytellers, one from each of five principal Scandinavian tradition areas: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland. An introduction to each section places the tales and tellers in their cultural context, and short commentaries elucidate the ninety-eight individual texts. 1999.

Nordic Tales for Kids
The Bear Says North: Tales from Northern Lands
DB58328
Barton, Bob
1 hour, 30 minutes. Read by Mark Ashby.

Ten folktales from Scandinavian and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors" a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In "Grandfather Bear" a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. For grades 4-7. 2003.

Scandinavian Immigration
New Land, New Lives: Scandinavian Immigrants to the Pacific Northwest
DBC16987
Rasmussen, Janet Elaine
11 hours, 4 minutes. Read by Alita Kiaer.

A production of Washington Talking Book and Braille Library. This collection of 45 oral history interviews is drawn from the Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. They convey the texture of daily life as these immigrants farm in the Yakima Valley, log in western Washington, fish in Alaska and on the Columbia River, do domestic work in Seattle and Portland, and raise a family during the Depression.

Also:
Scandinavians in Michigan DBC11120 Hancks, Jeffrey W. 2 hours, 36 minutes.

Scandinavian Death Cleaning
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family From a Lifetime of Clutter
DB90202
Magnusson, Margareta
2 hours, 53 minutes. Read by Kimberly Schraf.

An artist explains the Swedish concept of döstädning, meaning the effort to clean and declutter your home before you die. The tips for sorting and categorizing possessions can be used to prepare for any big life transition. 2018.

Scandinavian Self-Care
The Body Shop: Scandinavian Exercises for Relaxation
DB08974
Hinrichsen, Gerda
3 hours, 59 minutes. Read by Virginia Cromer.

Exercises in relaxation, many derived from dance and yoga, that are intended to soothe and relieve muscular tension. Describes how to carry heavy packages, utilize commuting time, sit at work, and make household chores build you up rather than tear you down.

Nordic Lifestyle
The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life
DB87200
Partanen, Anu.
14 hours, 0 minutes. Read by Theresa Conkin.

A Finnish journalist recounts her experience moving from Finland to America. She suggests aspects of the Nordic way of life for America to adopt, comparing and contrasting her experiences of society in both countries, focusing on the relationships between parents and children, men and women, employees and employers, and government and citizens. 2016.

Also:
The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly: Life Wisdom from Someone Who Will (Probably) Die Before You DB113645 Magnusson, Margareta. 3 hours, 43 minutes.
In Cod We Trust: Living the Norwegian Dream DBC19729 Dregni, Eric. 6 hours 30 minutes. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center

Scandinavian History
The Viking Heart: How Scandinavians Conquered the World
DB113953
Herman, Arthur
18 hours, 53 minutes. Read by Kiff VandenHeuvel.

"Scandinavia has always been a world apart. For millennia Norwegians, Danes, Finns, and Swedes lived a remote and rugged existence among the fjords and peaks of the land of the midnight sun. But when they finally left their homeland in search of opportunity, these wanderers — including the most famous, the Vikings — would reshape Europe and beyond. Their ingenuity, daring, resiliency, and loyalty to family and community would propel them to the gates of Rome, the steppes of Russia, the courts of Constantinople, and the castles of England and Ireland. But nowhere would they leave a deeper mark than across the Atlantic, where the Vikings' legacy would become the American Dream. In The Viking Heart, Arthur Herman melds a compelling historical narrative with cutting-edge archaeological and DNA research to trace the epic story of this remarkable and diverse people. He shows how the Scandinavian experience has universal meaning, and how we can still be inspired by their indomitable spirit." -- Provided by publisher. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Also:
A History of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland DB16531 Derry, T.K. 21 hours, 34 minutes.
A Concise History of Sweden DB116696 Kent, Neil 11 hours, 41 minutes.
Vikings! DB16534 Magnusson, Magnus 11 hours, 34 minutes.
The Wolf Age: The Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons and the Battle for the North Sea Empire DB114485 Skeie, Tore. 10 hours, 30 minutes.
The Welfare State: A Very Short Introduction DB87188 Garland, Da: 5 hours, 0 minutes.

A Scandinavian Immigrant Adventure
The Sea Runners
DBC06890
Doig, Ivan 9 hours, 0 minutes. Read by Winfield Hobbs.

Russian Alaska, 1853. Four indentured Scandinavian workers attempt to steal a canoe and escape their servitude at New Archangel on Alaska's southeast coast. Their destination is Astoria, Oregon, hundreds of miles away down the wild coast that faces the stormy north Pacific. A production of Washington Talking Book and Braille Library.

Also:
Revolver DBC17035 Sedgwick, Marcus. 3 hours, 12 minutes. A production of Washington Talking Book and Braille Library.
(braille: Revolver BR19076 1 volume.)

Contemporary Nordic Novels
The Night Guest
DB123484
Hildur Knútsdóttir
2 hours, 45 minutes. Read by Mary Robinette Kowal.

"Hildur Knútsdóttir's The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík that's sure to keep you awake at night. Iðunn is in yet another doctor's office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something's not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven't revealed any cause. When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same — have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps. Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she's walked over 40,000 steps in the night. . . . What is happening when she's asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won't anyone believe her?" — Provided by publisher. Translated from the Icelandic edition. Unrated. Commercial audiobook.

Also:
The End of Drum-Time: A Novel DB116436 Pylväinen, Hanna. 14 hours, 32 minutes.

The Birth of Modern Drama in Norway
Playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) is considered one of the giants of world literature and his impact on modernism and naturalistic approaches to ideas and expression exerts a powerful influence on Scandinavian consciousness and Nordic Noir.

Eight Plays
DB37204
Ibsen, Henrik; Le Gallienne, Eva.
25 hours, 13 minutes. Read by Fred Major.

Scandinavian actress Eva Le Gallienne's translations of plays written from 1879 to 1892. Ibsen's characters often dealt with moral issues, such as Dr. Stockmann's conspiracy to tell people what they didn't want to hear in the satirical An Enemy of the People.

(braille: Eight plays BR09466 6 volumes.)

Also:
A Doll House DB24292 3 hours, 59 minutes.
Hedda Gabler DB15349 1 hour, 56 minutes.
The Wild Duck: A New Translation, the Writing of the Play, Criticism DB34537 10 hours, 34 minutes.

And the Birth of Modern Existential Angst in Denmark
The work of Christian theologian and philosopher Soren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) also exerted a powerful influence on Scandinavian culture, modern thought, and Nordic approaches to the realities of life, which are often filled with valid human despair — "the sickness unto death."

Søren Kierkegaard
DB18108
Stendahl, Brita K.
9 hours, 46 minutes. Read by Gordon Gould.
Introduction to the writings and thought of the nineteenth-century Danish philosopher, whose classic works include the pseudonymous Either/Or, Fear and Trembling, and The Sickness unto Death. Includes abundant direct quotes from his works, analyzes his critical theory, and shows the relationship between his writings and personal life.

Also: Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction DB86478 Gardiner, Patrick L. 5 hours, 13 minutes.

Classic Scandinavian Novel
Money DBC19711
Benedictsson, Victoria; Death, Sarah.
6 hours, 41 minutes. Read by Suzanne Livingston.

The story of Selma Berg, forced into marriage at 16, who breaks away from her life of idle luxury to seek self-fulfillment. This novel, with its naturalist and feminist overtones, formed part of the radical literary movement of the 1880s known as Scandinavia's Modern Breakthrough. Unrated. 1885. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.

Sweeping Nordic Historical Novel
Olav Audunssøn I, Vows
DBC29709
Undset, Sigrid.
13 hours, 44 minutes. Read by Don Lee. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.

The initial volume in the Nobel Prize-winning author's tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway, the first new English translation in nearly a century. As a child, Olav Audunssøn is given by his dying father to an old friend, Steinfinn Toressøn, who rashly promises to raise the boy as his foster son and eventually marry him to his own daughter, Ingunn. The two children, very different in temperament, become both brother and sister and betrothed. In the turbulent thirteenth-century Norway of Sigrid Undset's epic masterpiece, bloodlines and loyalties often supersede law, and the crown and the church vie for power and wealth. Against this background and the complicated relationship between Olav and Ingunn, a series of fateful decisions leads to murder, betrayal, exile, and disgrace. In Vows, the first book in the powerful Olav Audunssøn tetralogy, Undset presents a richly imagined world split between pagan codes of retribution and the constraints of Christian piety all of which threaten to destroy the lives of two young people torn between desires of the heart and the dictates of family and fortune. As she did when writing her earlier and bestselling epic Kristin Lavransdatter, Sigrid Undset immersed herself in the legal, religious, and historical documents of medieval Norway to create in Olav Audunssøn remarkably authentic and compelling portraits of Norwegian life in the Middle Ages. In this new English edition, renowned Scandinavian translator Tiina Nunnally again captures Undset's fluid prose, conveying in an engaging lyrical style the natural world, complex culture, and fraught emotional territory of Olav and Ingunn's dramatic story. Adult. Unrated.

Also:
Olav Audunssøn II, Providence DBC27573 Undset, Sigrid; Davies, Rhys; Nunnally, Tiina. 10 hours, 36 minutes. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.

Olav Audunsson III, Crossroads DBC29730 Undset, Sigrid. 9 hours, 25 minutes. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.
Olav Audunssøn. IV, Winter DBC29786 Undset, Sigrid; Nunnally, Tiina. 12 hours, 56 minutes. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.

Travel
Fodor's 96 Scandinavia DB44508
Sponholz, Melanie A; Fodor, Eugene.
36 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Catherine Byers.

This almost 30-year-old travel guide may nevertheless be quite useful to prospective travelers, with tips on dining, shopping, sightseeing, accommodations, and recreational activities in Scandinavia and can be a starting point for personal exploration. Specific chapters highlight Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands), Finland (including Lapland), Iceland (including the Western Fjords), Norway (including Central Fjord Country), and Sweden.

(braille: Gone Viking: a Travel Saga BRG04502 Arnott, Bill 1 volume. Unified English Braille)

Nordic Sports
Ski Jumping in Washington State: A Nordic Tradition
DBC19207
Lundin, John W.
7 hours, 4 minutes. Read by John Ogliore.

Scandinavian settlers brought ski jumping to Washington state where it became a popular spectator sport. This book describes the history and people involved with this sport. Adult. Unrated. A production of Washington Talking Book and Braille Library.

Scandinavian … Waffles?
We Love Waffles: The Heart of Scandinavian Culture. 4 Batters, 40 Recipes
DBC24748
Aasland, Stine.
1 hour, 15 minutes. Read by Dennis Peters.

Here you will find basic recipes for Norwegian, Swedish, multi-grain and gluten-free waffles. You will also find recipes for everyday waffles, party waffles, and dessert waffles. A production of Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Communication Center.

Some Nordic Culture from the Collections of the Library of Congress

Nordic Lit: How Well Do We Know Our Loved Ones? The characters of these novels set in Nordic lands are keeping secrets, sometimes from themselves. Authors Hanne Ørstavik (Ti Amo), Moa Herngren (The Divorce), and Hildur Knútsdóttir (The Night Guest) discuss when and how they revealed these secrets in their work. www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11552

The Untamed Landscape in Nordic Lit with Josefine Klougart and Hanna Pylväinen Nordic authors Hanna Pylväinen (The End of Drum-Time) and Josefine Klougart (On Darkness) move beyond stereotypical assumptions about how the Nordic landscape is forbidding and cold in this discussion moderated by the Library's Anya Creightney. www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11547

An Evening of Scandinavian Poetry A program of readings in observance of Scandinavia Today, an American celebration of contemporary Scandinavian culture sponsored by the American-Scandinavian Foundation. Features Paal-Helge Haugen, Sigurđur A. Magnússon, Henrik Nordbrandt, Pentti Saaritsa, and Göran Sonnevi reading their poems. www.loc.gov/item/92788560

International Literature: Poets from Sweden Editors and translators Malena Mörling and Jonas Ellerström read in English and Swedish from their new book, The Star by My Head: Poets from Sweden. www.loc.gov/item/2021689895

Spælimenninir: Folk Music from Scandinavia (Recorded 2023) Spælimenninir's music is as familiar as an old- time barn dance and as exotic as the landscape of the Faroe Islands, the band's home in the North Atlantic. It's music of the Nordic countries drawing on traditions centuries old and compositions new as today. The current lineup includes one native Faeroese, three Danes, and two Americans, who sing and play many instruments, including fiddle, recorder, piano, guitar, mandolin, and acoustic bass. www.loc.gov/item/webcast-10848

Spaelimenninir: Music and Stories from Scandinavia (Recorded 2003) From Viking history to Lapland landscape a dynamic presentation of Nordic music and culture. Explore the oral traditions and the collections of indigenous cultural expressions. Based in the Faeroe Islands between Iceland and Norway, Spaelimenninir ("the folk musicians") — a native Faeroese, a Swede, two Americans, and two Danes — will perform traditional and contemporary folk music and song from Scandinavia. www.loc.gov/item/2021687658

Andrea Hoag & Loretta Kelley: Swedish & Norwegian Fiddling A tour of Norwegian and Swedish fiddle styles with Andrea Hoag (violin) and Loretta Kelley (violin and Hardingfele/Hardanger fiddle). Hoag and Kelley are among the United States' foremost performers of Scandinavian traditional music. Each of them has spent years studying with tradition-bearers in Scandinavia and honing their own techniques at home. www.loc.gov/item/2021689653

Homegrown: Kongero, Swedish Folk'appella Kongero is a Swedish vocal group, consisting of four women who sing folksongs: Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott, and Anna Wikénius. Kongero was formed in 2005 when the original members met at a Nordic folk music conference. There they started singing together and found that their voices and harmonies blended, complementing each other perfectly. Since 2005, they have performed their polyphonic a cappella folk music (which they have dubbed Folk'appella) all over Europe, Asia, and the Americas, singing in concerts and leading workshops in traditional Swedish vocal music and vocal harmonies. www.loc.gov/item/2024697909

Library of Congress Research Guides Covering Nordic Lands

Swedish Collections at the Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/swedish-collections-at-the-library-congress https://guides.loc.gov/sweden-folklife

Norwegian Collections at the Library of Congress https://guides.loc.gov/norwegian-collections-at-the-library-of-congress https://guides.loc.gov/norway-folklife

Danish Collections at the Library of Congress: https://guides.loc.gov/danish-collections

American Folklife Center Collections: Finland https://guides.loc.gov/finland-folklife

American Folklife Center Collections: Iceland https://guides.loc.gov/iceland-folklife

Nordic and Scandinavian Emigration to the United States https://guides.loc.gov/nordic-scandinavian-emigration

Finns in America: A Chronology https://guides.loc.gov/finns-in-america

Quick Picks from NLS Librarians, Newly Available on BARD

Psychological Fiction Set in a Bookstore
Found in a Bookshop DB124159
Butland, Stephanie.
11 hours, 39 minutes. Read by Anne Marie Damman.

Murder Mystery Set in an Irish Bookstore
Murder in an Irish Bookshop DB125958
O'Connor, Carlene.
9 hours, 7 minutes. Read by Caroline Lennon.

Nevada, Off the Beaten Track
Outback Nevada: Real Stories from the Silver State DBC26595
Glionna, John M; Project Muse.
9 hours, 30 minutes. Read by Mark Crowder. A production of Nevada Talking Book Services, Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records.

Historical and Religious Memoir
Dancing with the Enemy: My Family's Holocaust Secret DB125777
Glaser, Paul.
7 hours, 52 minutes. Read by James Anderson Foster; Christa Lewis.

Hard Truths about Dinosaurs
Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior: What They Did and How We Know DB125949
Hone, David.
5 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Graham Mack.

Fictional Lifeforms, Space Battles, and Interstellar Melodrama
New Adventures in Space Opera DB124611
Strahan, Jonathan.
12 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Doug Tisdale Jr.

Time Travel Fiction — For Kids:
A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity DB124628
Valentine, Nicole.
Reading time: 7 hours, 8 minutes. Read by Doug Tisdale Jr. For grades 5-8.

Sewer-Dwelling Cult Horror Movie Tribute
C.H.U.D. Lives!: A Tribute Anthology DB124167
Baxter, Ross; Bernstein, David; Brown, Eric S; Castle, Mort; Cato, Nick; Drake, David; Faherty, J.G; Fisher, Ben; Fulbright, Christopher; Hanson, Michael H; Hawkes, Angeline; Johnson, Eugene; Laybour.
10 hours, 57 minutes. Read by Vaan Solis.

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