Scandinavian crime fiction has been enjoying an international vogue and authors such as Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, Jo Nesbo and Arnaldur Indridason have had great success.These books are great fun to read but also offer a vivid and penetrating insight into modern Scandinavia with its diversity and social problems. The course will have four sessions and it is taught by Dr. Jim Kaplan, professor emeritus at Minnesota Sate University Moorhead.