Imagined crossover · Nordic noir
What if Erlendur Sveinsson met Harry Hole?
The quiet Icelander and the restless Norwegian. Two melancholy detectives obsessed with the missing and the dead.
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The pair
Erlendur SveinssonDetective Inspector in ReykjavíkBy Arnaldur Indriðason · Erlendur · first in Jar City
Chemistry6/10
Friction5/10
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Where and when
Reykjavík
The 2000s
The story
- How they might meet
- A Norwegian found dead in Reykjavík was a suspect in one of Harry’s old cases, and the Oslo police send him north.
- Why they would work
- Two melancholy detectives obsessed with the missing and the dead.
- What each brings
- Erlendur has endless patience and a feel for the past. Harry has intuition and a hunter’s instincts.
- Where they would clash
- Erlendur would find Harry reckless; Harry would find Erlendur’s silences maddening, at first.
Strengths compared
Erlendur Sveinsson Harry Hole
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On the page together
The years in which each character's books were published.
Read your way in
Start with each character's first appearance.
- Jar CityArnaldur Indriðason · 2000 · Erlendur Sveinsson's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
- The BatJo Nesbø · 1997 · Harry Hole's first appearanceBuy on Amazon
