Sanctum

by Denise Mina | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0553813293 Global Overview for this book
Registered by varykino of Greenfield Park, Québec Canada on 8/3/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by varykino from Greenfield Park, Québec Canada on Saturday, August 3, 2013
"Raymond Chandler meets Albert Camus"



Dr. Susie Harriot has been convicted of the murder of convicted serial killer, Andrew Gow and his wife Donna. Her husband, Lachlan, is convinced of her innocence. He is desperate to find some grounds for an appeal. His search turns up more than he bargained for!

dedicated to fellow bookcrosser Zmort
With the increased interest in Scandinavian crime, especially the large number of Scandinavians now available in English, I thought I should repost an article about Norway's Paaskekrim (Easter Crime)! Holy Thursday through Easter Monday is a public holiday in Norway, but it's also a time when just about everyone in Norway reads crime novels. Bookstore displays are full of detective novels, television and radio stations run crime serials and newspapers publish special literary supplements.

This is a very peculiar national activity. Publishers actually time series of books known as "Easter-Thrillers" or Påskekrimmen, and dates of publication are moved to Spring and released at this time when the sale of mysteries goes up 50%. TV stations, radio and newspapers follow suit by running detective series based on the works of famous crime novelists such as Agatha Christie, P.D. James, Simenon and Ruth Rendell.

Why does Norway choose Easter to delve into crime solving? According to one widely accepted theory, the tradition began in 1923 as the result of a marketing coup. Advertisements that resembled news items were published on the front pages of several newspapers, shocking readers who failed to grasp that it was a publicity stunt. This idea spread like wildfire among other publishing houses, and the crime novel became one of the few forms of entertainment available during the Easter break. Cafes, restaurants and movie theatres were closed during Easter, which was supposed to be a time of introspection and repentance. There was no radio, and of course no television either. But everyone could read, and so the Easter crime novel was born.





Journal Entry 2 by varykino at Dominion Square in Montréal, Québec Canada on Monday, April 21, 2014

Released 9 yrs ago (4/21/2014 UTC) at Dominion Square in Montréal, Québec Canada

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