Nordic Noir

Nordic Noir 
Scandinavian noir (Nordic noir) is a genre of crime fiction written from a police point of view. The language is simple and eschews metaphor, the settings have bleak landscapes, and the mood is dark and morally complex.
Some critics attribute the genre's success to a distinctive and appealing style, "realistic, simple and precise… and stripped of unnecessary words". Their protagonists are typically detectives worn down by cares and far from simply heroic. The works also owe something to Scandinavia's political system where the apparent equality, social justice, and liberalism of the Nordic model is seen to cover up dark secrets and hidden hatreds. 
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) and Headhunters (2011) are types of nordic noir.

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