Nordic Noir

The crime festival in Oslo is celebrated March 7. - 9. 2013 and has a packed program.

Among the Scandinavian crime authors announced are Lars Kepler, Jens Lapidus, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Anne Holt, Gunnar Staalesen, Jørn Lier Horst, Tom Egeland, Tom Kristensen, Knut Faldbakken, Chris Tvedt, Torkil Damhaug, Hans Olav Lahlum, Viveca Steen, Helene Thursten, Ninni Schulman, Sara Blædel, Hjort and Rosenfeldt, Elsebeth Egholm, Cilla and Rolf Börjlind, Antti Toumainen, Karin Wahlberg, Stefan Tegenfalk, Håkan Östlundh, Lars Petterson, Christoffer Carlsson, Erik Valeur, Jørgen Gunnerud, Jan Mehlum, Knut Nærum, Trude Teige, Eystein Hanssen, Jan-Erik Fjell, Øystein Wiik, Sigbjørn Mostue and Johnny Brenna, Bernt Rougthvedt, Tomas Enger, Jørgen Brekke, Aslak Nore, Birger Baug, Helge Fauskanger, Arne Garvang, Odd Harald Hauge, Asle Skredderberget, Ørjan N. Karlsson, Gard Sveen, Tore Aurstad and Carina Westberg.

There's also some great British crime authors coming: Val McDermid, Tom Rob Smith, Sophie Hannah and John Harvey,

The best part is of course that it's free entrance! \o/

Varg Veum is the central character in a series of crime novels, written by Gunnar Staalesen, about a private detective who lives in Bergen, on the west coast of Norway. The books have been translated into several languages, including English, German, Swedish, and Danish.

The eleventh Varg Veum movie De døde har det godt, had its Norwegian premiere January 20. 2012. It got mixed reception, but here is at least a nice picture from it. More pictures from the Varg Veum movie productions.

The Varg Veum wikipedia entry. (In English.)
ScandinavianBooks has several Veum-books and movie reviews and a Gunnar Staalesen bibliography. (In English.)
The Thrilling Detective's Varg Veum-entry, including bibliography. (In English.)
dsudis: "A report from halfway through Yours Until Death". (In English.)

The official Varg Veum homepage: vargveum.no. (In Norwegian.)
The Varg Veum movies' homepage. (In Norwegian.)
A Varg Veum Timeline, including links to digitalized Varg Veum-books. (In Norwegian.)

A gripping fanvid made by mlyn: "It Comes and Goes In Waves", collaboration with Jo.
A funny fanvid made by Bergen Student-TV: Varg Veum - Kvinnen i mixmasteren. (In Norwegian.)