I had my first cigarette when I was five,” he says, making rings of smoke. “With my mother.

Steen Langstrup

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There are criminals everywhere these days, you know. One might end up missing the police! Who would have thought that possible?”

The Maid
The Informer by Steen Langtrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: world-war-2 crime-thriller noir-fiction scandinavian-mysteries



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I’ve been washing stairs my whole life. One day after the other. Since I was five years old. I’ve never complained. Shame on you. I’m embarrassed to have a son like you…can’t even look after his own bicycle. You just wait until your dad comes home. Then you’ll be in trouble, I can tell you that much.”

Poul-Erik’s Mother
The Informer

Steen Langstrup

Tags: mothers bicycle scandinavian-mysteries



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You just hang in there, boy, hang in with that apprenticeship of yours, do you hear me? You are lucky they would even take someone like you. You’re a child of the slums. A ragtag. On top of that, you’re a whining piece of shit. Nobody will ever do anything for you. Do you understand what I’m saying? They’ll let you starve to death, no problem. Nobody is going to cry on your grave.”

Poul-Erik’s Mother
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: mothers crime noir-style scandinavian-mysteries



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No! The mission was to terminate one Hipo officer. Not four by random. You didn’t get him so the operation was a failure.”

Johannes aka ‘BB’
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: mission noir-fiction scandinavian-mysteries hipo



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I’ve seen you in action, BB. You get turned on by danger. You are seeking danger. The only reason you’re with me is the risk of getting caught by your wife.”

Ingrid aka ‘Alis K’
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: danger scandinavian-mysteries



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Someday this war will be over. A new order of the world will appear in its place. The idea of Socialism will prevail. In the future they’ll remember us as heroes.”

Thorkild aka ‘Borge’
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: socialism noir-style scandinavian-mysteries



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Sick is a relative concept. We’re all sick. The question is, what degree of functionality do we have with respect to the rules society sets for desirable behavior? No actions are in themselves symptoms of sickness. You have to look at the context within which these actions are performed.

Jo Nesbø

Tags: fiction crime harry-hole scandinavian-mysteries



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We’ve created a monster, Alis K. We are to blame for this. He’s far too young for this kind of work.”

Johannes aka ‘BB’
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: monster scandinavian-mysteries



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What if the saboteurs come while he’s standing there pissing on our truck?”
“Then he’s in trouble.”

Conversation between two Gestapo Officers
The Informer by Steen Langstrup

Steen Langstrup

Tags: trouble noir-fiction scandinavian-mysteries trucks



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