Swedish book pitch not what you think

So its been far to long since i made a literary pitch, and im not bragging on that i was ahead of the curve here..........but .

Last winter Masterpiece Mystery (Thank you WGBH Boston , best PBS station in the nation !) had 3 drama's based on Henning Mankells' Wallander character.

Now you all know how into the Dragon Tattoo series i am but this is even more full of scenery and moodiness. What do you expect detective Kurt Wallander to be ? Of course an opera buff with a drinking problem , astute perception and the most god awful climate on earth. I was made to love this character! Think Inspector Morse without a side kick and even worse weather !
I just finished Faceless Killers the first in the series, and i never wanted to get out of the car ! I have at least 6 titles ( audio) in the trunk right now, i could possibly drive to NY and still arrive with a contented look on my face.

Saturday's NY Times front page had an article how the death of Stieg Larsson has only made all of the other Swedish writers a hot commodity. By my bed right now im reading the so called " prime suspect " of Sweden. Author Helene Turstens' character is Detective Inspector Huss, and she definitely rocks! This is my second book in her series, and I love her . A police detective married to a chef with twin teenage daughters who loves wine, excuse me what's not to love. Did i mention she is also totally in love with her dog, no wonder I was hooked from page one.

Then there is Asa Larsson, another winner of Sweden's best crime novel award.
Sun Storm also by my bed is another moody violent but incredibly literary voice from Scandinavia. You have to understand these are not " thrillers" nor just " mysteries" they are rich deep works of fiction with commentary on everything from relationships in families to society in general. To even try to place a label on them is just so trite.

You get the sense that Sweden has potential to be one seriously dangerous place but also an incredibly intelligent country to hang . The best part of my weekend was i was sitting by my wonderful pool, palm trees waving, iced Rose in the tumbler, little andy poocha laying in the shade and I'm reading about a white out snowstorm outside Stockholm. Now that's my kind of summer read.

Get yourself to the library and on the Henning Mankell wait list, start with Faceless Killers if you can, and if you are on NetFlix, stop what you are doing and type in Wallander and get all the series. There will only be 2 discs, also available on Amazon ( of course i bought them, LA friends you are welcome to borrow the DVD's) ,,,,,,,you are about to get such a wonderful treat !

Dear friends,i do hope you enjoy them as much as i am !
Not just stuff, Your literary shopper as well!.