Mazzer2:
The Harry Hole series by Jo Nesbo is well worth a read for a bit of ‘Scandi noir’
I`d agree with you about Harry Hole. Good reads.
In the detective line of things, the Rebus books by Ian Rankin are good, and a surprisingly competent good TV series. (so many TV shows seem to leave out so much, and become too “lightweight”?).
Surprised no one has mentioned Iain Banks (aka Iain M Banks).
His novels cover a wide range of subjects, and are never (IMO) predictable.
Im currently reading "Death In The Afternoon" by Ernest Hemingway. The subject, for those who arent familiar with it, is Spanish bull fighting. Controversial enough subject for all sorts of reasons. Hemingway is also a fascinating character, and Im aware of his history, so when he describes some Toreadors as "cowards" it takes some "looking at". Hemingways fiction is largely based on his own experiences: as an American red cross volunteer in WW1, and as a correspondent in the Spanish civil war and in WW2.