A collection of stunning artwork spanning the centuries and the globe, from titans of the art and cartooning world. Together, these cartoonsprovide a powerful testament to the old adage "The pen is mightier thanthe sword."
There must be something in the cold arctic air that makes Scandinavia such an incubator for contemporary mystery/thriller writers. Although Stieg Larsson may be the most popular name in the genre, Joe Nesbo may just be the grittiest of a group of contemporary writers who use the starkness, isolation and bitter cold of the region to their advantage to create a brand of brutal, harsh, dramatic suspense noir fiction that has resonated with readers across the globe...
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