Scandinavian Crime Trivia Quiz

Answer: David Lagercrantz

The early death of Stieg Larson in 2004 of heart attack at the age of 50 left readers wanting for more. The enormous international success of the "Millennium Series" prompted the publishers to continue the series. The book written by David Lagercrantz, "The Girl in the Spider's Web", was published in 2015.

Answer: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

The three Stieg Larson books in the "Millennium Series" are "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest".

The books centre around Lisbeth Salander (the girl of the title), a woman of incredible abilities, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and publisher of a magazine called "Millennium".

Answer: Denmark

The books centred around Carl Morck, one of the best homicide detectives in Copenhagen, who has been promoted to the cold case department. The first in the series was written in 2007 and was published as "The Keeper of Lost Causes".

Answer: Henning Mankell

Henning Mankell started his writing as the author of children's fiction. His first Kurt Wallander novel, "Faceless Killers", was published in 1997 and he went on to publish eleven others. Henning Mankell died on 5 October 2015 after suffering from lung and throat cancer.

Answer: Karin Fossum

Karin Fossum is often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime". Her first
Inspector Konrad Sejer book, "In the Darkness", was written in 1995 although it was not translated into English until 2012.

Answer: Harry Hole

Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian writer and his best known creation is Inspector Harry Hole. His first book in the series was "The Redbreast" and other novels include "The Snowman", "The Redeemer" and "The Bat".

Answer: Joona Linna

Lars Kepler is the pen name for Swedish writers Alexander Ahndoril and Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril. Books include "The Hypnotist", "The Nightmare" and "The Sandman"
The three incorrect answers are all Finnish Formula One drivers.

Answer: Martin Beck

Maj Sjowall is a Swedish author she is best known for the collaborative work with her partner Per Wahloo on a series of novels about Martin Beck. The ten Martin Beck books have been adapted to films between 1967 and 1994.

Answer: Asa Larsson

Asa Larsson's first book featuring Stockholm attorney Rebecka Martinsson was "Sunstorm" and was published in 2003. Larsson was a tax lawyer, before becoming a writer, a profession she shares with her heroine Rebecka Martinsson.

Answer: Miss Smilla

"Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow" is a 1992 novel by Danish author Peter Hoeg. Smilla Qaaviqaaq Jaspersen is a loner who struggles to live with her fractured heritage and highlights her understanding of all types of snow and their characteristics.

The 1997 film entitled "Smilla's Sense of Snow" (the title used for North American publication of the book) starred Julia Ormond in the title role.