tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post4664041175947250845..comments2023-11-05T01:05:41.190-07:00Comments on International Noir Fiction: Varg Veum 2 (movie based on Gunnar Staalesen character)Glenn Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-43574264657379164842009-08-19T00:53:52.642-07:002009-08-19T00:53:52.642-07:00Thanks, Glenn. I've also asked on FriendFeed, ...Thanks, Glenn. I've also asked on FriendFeed, see: http://ff.im/6JNnW for some responses/opinions about these books.<br />So in the UK I can apparently get nos 2, 5, 11 and 14 in this series! I'm going to try one as they sound like my cup of tea (unlike serial killer suspense, of which I have had enough I have decided after reading too many identical-seeming examples, differing only in the specifics of the gory details).<br /><br />By the way, can't immediately recall if you have reviewed Johan Theorin's The Darkest Room (tr Marlaine Delargy, UK pub Transworld), but while I have got the comments window open, I'll just mention that it is the best book I've read for ages (well, a few months) - excellent.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-17685210698621127642009-08-18T11:14:32.909-07:002009-08-18T11:14:32.909-07:00Maxine: Thanks for the comment. There's a new ...Maxine: Thanks for the comment. There's a new Staalesen translation coming out in about a month from Arcadia, which also published one earlier book in English. There are also 2 older translations published by others that are o.o.p. but occasionally available second hand through various on-line sellers. They're all good--some more oriented toward Veum's background in child welfare, some more toward his hard-boiled detective role. I'm looking forward to the new one (I've already pre-ordered it at Book Depository).Glenn Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869155065647936216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15258276.post-91245578908471313232009-08-18T11:05:45.369-07:002009-08-18T11:05:45.369-07:00These sound great - I wonder if we will ever get t...These sound great - I wonder if we will ever get them in the UK? I have not heard of this author - and the books sound like my cup of tea. I'll have to check out if they are translated/available.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com