Read Around Europe Challenge
Read at least one book by an author from each country in Europe.
Best books from Europe (2677)
2091.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson EN
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Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder - and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, truculent computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vangers are a sec... continue
2092.
2093.
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70 år gamle Ulf Norrstig er pensjonert skogvokter og formann i det lokale jaktlaget. Han bor med kona Inga, som han har vært gift med i nesten to tiår. De to snakker ikke nødvendigvis så mye, men de deler en kjærlighet for både bøker og naturen. Et møte med en ulv i skogen en tidlig morgen skal vise seg å få store konsekvenser for alle i den svenske bygda, ikke minst Ulf selv. Boka er nominert til Nordisk Råds Litteraturpris og har blitt kåret til årets beste bok av Dagens Nyheter i Sverige. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.
2094.
2095.
The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren EN
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Two brothers share many adventures after their death when they are reunited in Nangiyala, the land from which sagas come.
2096.
In the Heat of the Moment by Viveca Sten EN
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What's a lie among friends? It's murder--in this riveting thriller by Viveca Sten, bestselling author of Tonight You're Dead... It's Midsummer's Eve, the celebration of the longest day of the year, and on Sandhamn it's the longest party of the year. But the fun comes to a dead halt when a young reveler is murdered, a teenage girl is found drugged and dazed on the beach, and other young women vanish. So far, what links the victims is a mystery. For Nora Linde and her new boyfriend, Jonas Sköld, the crimes are personal: one of the missing girls is Wilma, Jonas's daughter. And her disappearance c... continue
2097.
The Little Old Lady who Broke All the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg EN
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79-year-old Martha Anderson dreams of escaping her care home and robbing a bank. She has no intention of spending the rest of her days in an armchair and is determined to fund her way to a much more exciting life-style. Along with her four oldest friends - otherwise known as the League of Pensioners - Martha decides to rebel against all of the rules imposed upon them. Together, they cause an uproar with their antics: protesting against early bedtimes and plastic meals. As the elderly friends become more daring, their activities escalate and they come up with a cunning plan to break out of the ... continue
2098.
Hunde von Riga : Thriller by Henning Mankell DE
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Die Ermordung eines lettischen Kollegen führt Kommissar Wallander nach Riga. Dort gerät er in den Strudel des Kampfes zwischen Patriotismus, Besatzungsmacht und organisiertem Verbrechen.
2099.
The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag EN
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Stranger Things meets On the Road in this hypnotic, lavishly illustrated novel. Set in a post-apocalyptic 1997, The Electric State is the story of Michelle who, accompanied by her toy robot Skip, sets out across the western United States in a stolen car to find her missing brother. Told in achingly melancholy, spare prose and featuring almost a hundred gorgeous, full-colour illustrations, The Electric State is a novel like no other. Rights in The Electric State have already sold in thirteen territories and Deadline reports that the film rights were snapped up by the Russo Brothers' production ... continue
2100.
Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson EN
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"Readers of Anne Tyler and Jodi Picoult will appreciate the lyrical prose and expert rendering of the themes of heartbreakk and loss."—Booklist An unforgettable novel about friendship, love and loss. With extraordinary emotional power, Linda Olsson’s stunningly well-crafted debut novel recounts the unusual and unexpected friendship that develops between two women. Veronika, a young writer from New Zealand, rents a house in a small Swedish village as she tries to come to terms with a recent tragedy while also finishing a novel. Her arrival is silently observed by Astrid, an older, reclusive nei... continue