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Full title | De dødes tjern [permalink] |
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Translated title | Lake of the Dead |
Language | Norwegian |
Author | André Bjerke (author) |
Publisher | Aschehoug |
Categories | Crime and novel |
Publication year | 2008 |
Original publication year | 1942 |
ISBN | 978-82-03-18497-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
Pages | 191 |
Synopsis | A group of people (including the author's alter ego, crime author Bernhard Borge) travel into the woods to explore the mystery around the eponymous Lake of the Dead. |
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Full title | Døde menn går i land [permalink] |
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Translated title | Dead Men Walk Ashore |
Language | Norwegian |
Author | André Bjerke (author) |
Publisher | Aschehoug |
Categories | Crime and novel |
Publication year | 2008 |
Original publication year | 1947 |
ISBN | 978-82-03-19323-1 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
Pages | 272 |
Synopsis | A business man decides to re-purpose an old house on the southern coast of Norway to a summer hotel. There's a superstition among the locals that the house is haunted, and a gang of friends travel down to stay there. Scary things ensue... |
Review | I don't normally read crime novels, but André Bjerke is really good at setting the mood, and he writes with wonderful wit, humor, and knowledge. (For instance, there's an Omar Khayyam poem in it!) A riveting read, and definitely recommended. |
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Full title | Nattmennesket [permalink] |
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Translated title | The Night Person |
Language | Norwegian |
Author | André Bjerke (author) |
Publisher | Aschehoug |
Categories | Crime and novel |
Publication year | 2009 |
Original publication year | 1941 |
ISBN | 978-82-03-19479-5 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
Pages | 181 |
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Full title | Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories [permalink] |
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Language | English |
Author | Arthur Conan Doyle (author) |
Publisher | Chancellor Press |
Categories | Anthology, crime and short stories |
Publication year | 2006 |
Original publication year | 1985 |
ISBN | 978-07537-0912-2 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
Pages | 992 |
Synopsis | A collection of all of the Sherlock Holmes short stories in one neat volume. |
Review | What struck me while reading the short stories is how ingenious Sherlock Holmes is. It's a very fun exercise to try to second-guess what Holmes' solution to each case turns out to be. |
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
His Last Bow
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
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