Both were set in Sweden and each author was tagged as the next Steig Larsson, of course!
However, I would like to recommend The Snowman by Jo Nesbo.
This was new to me, but is one book in a series about detective Harry Hole. This one opens very well with a solitary figure of a snowman in a garden, with a red scarf around its neck. Harry and his team delve into a murder case and discover that an alarming number of wives and mothers have disappeared over the years. This, of course, leads to the discovery of a serial killer at work. I found this book an excellent thriller with a very fast pace.
The second book was Three Seconds by Anders Roslund and Borge Hellstrom.
This one is about a secret operative for the Swedish police who is about to embark on a his most serious mission yet. Piet Hoffman goes deep undercover in a Swedish prison to infiltrate a gang of drug distributors. A murder occurs in the prison and is investigated by Detective Inspector Ewert Grens whose determination to find the killer may result in the exposure of Hoffman.
The writing style reminded me of Lee Child, with lots of twists and turns in the plot.
I hope you, too, might enjoy these "cold thrillers' to help keep you warm until Spring finally arrives!
Alison
