Gothenburg – Nordic Noir in the city
In Gothenburg, Nordic Noir moves into the streets of Sweden’s second-largest city. The city features in novels by writers including Åke Edwardson, Helene Tursten, Ingrid Elfberg, and Tony Fischier.
You may recognise detectives Erik Winter and Irene Huss, whose investigations take readers to some of Gothenburg’s best-known locations.
Crime in the amusement parks and avenues of Gothenburg
In Åke Edwardson’s novels, Erik Winter moves through Liseberg, Gothenburg Opera, Feskekôrka, The Avenue, Slottsskogen, Linnéstaden, and along the banks of the Göta älv.
Helene Tursten’s detective Irene Huss investigates crimes in Haga, around the Gothenburg Opera, and along The Avenue. The books have won several awards and been adapted for film and television.
In Ingrid Elfberg’s novels, Hanne Lagerlind moves through the harbour districts and along Packhuskajen, while Tony Fischier’s Niklas Ragnvik appears in Haga, at Gothenburg Museum of Art by Götaplatsen, and around Lilla Bommen.
Crime fiction and sightseeing go hand in hand in Gothenburg.
Food, drink and fika in Gothenburg
Accommodation in Gothenburg
