tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post2728711956540056622..comments2024-02-23T20:58:05.039-05:00Comments on the crime segments: Nights of Awe, by Harri NykänenNancyOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-86857717583508648382012-03-09T10:44:35.979-05:002012-03-09T10:44:35.979-05:00I guess I'll have to check out the Raid book n...I guess I'll have to check out the Raid book now that I've discovered Nykanen. As I said in an earlier post of yours, everytime you mention a book my tbr pile tends to get a bit bigger.NancyOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027036137062767840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-506358489015565993.post-72915992963136684032012-03-09T10:40:31.024-05:002012-03-09T10:40:31.024-05:00I've read a couple of Finnish novels by other ...I've read a couple of Finnish novels by other authors, in other series (the "Raid" series and the Helsinki Homicide series), and the spareness you refer to here is typical of those, too. You don't get a huge sense of place, though you get some gems, eg in the Raid book I read there is quite a bit of humour about the Finnish attitude to the Swedes- lots of jokes.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com