Nina Borg (6 books in series)
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review 1: This was a book club book. It wouldn't have been on my radar otherwise. That's what I love about my book club, I often get to read good books I would otherwise miss. Which makes me think of how many other great books there are out there that I'll never get the chance to read. ...
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review 1: I am becoming more and more of a fan of this series. They grip me with their grittiness, but also with the ability to acknowledge current events by spinning them into the undercurrents of a good tale, and I always like the characters because they have flaws just like everyone els...
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review 1: Fast read. A little confusing at first as the narrative bounces back and forth from Stalinist Russia to current day and a Ukrainian refugee who has been accused of murdering her ex-husband and fiancee. But the focus, at least my focus, is on little 8 year-old Katerina, asthmatic ...
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review 1: This is a good mystery, but not so great that I felt compelled to read the next one (although I did!). The main character somehow didn't seem completely believable to me, and the story was just a touch too incredible to believe, but for a quick and enjoyable read, I'd still recom...
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review 1: Another taut crime thriller from Kaaberbol and Friis. Nina Borg is a nurse who sometimes works in an underground network dedicated to helping immigrants to Denmark. Occasionally they jeopardize her health more than she improves theirs. The authors' tendency to write each chapter ...
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review 1: I'd love to give both Death of a Nightingale and The Boy in the Suitcase five stars, but I am afraid the Scandinavian mind is a little too convoluted for me. Or perhaps the word is complex. I love Scandinavian mystery writers but I often get lost trying to follow the hundreds of...