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Imprint: Orenda

Orenda Books is a small independent publisher with a literary international list; half of Orenda's books are in translation, with a great number of Nordic authors.
  • Stop Dead by Katrin Juliusdottir (Paperback)
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    Katrin Juliusdottir

    Stop Dead

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace' by R.W. McDonald with a blue background and colorful design.

    R.W.R. McDonald

    The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace

    £9.99 GBP
  • Deadman's Pool by Kate Rhodes - Paperback book

    Kate Rhodes

    Deadman's Pool

    Isles of Scilly Mysteries 8

    £9.99 GBP
  • Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Cold as Hell

    Arora 1

    £8.99 GBP
  • book cover of Home Before Dark by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir (Paperback)
    Forthcoming, due June

    Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir

    Home Before Dark

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Ossians by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)
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    Doug Johnstone

    The Ossians

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'SON' by Johana Gustawsson with a red house illustration on a black background
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    Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger

    Son

    £9.99 GBP
  • Dangerous by Essie Fox (Paperback)
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    Essie Fox

    Dangerous

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'Under the Blazing Sun' by Jenny Lund Madsen with a wine glass and building silhouette.
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    Jenny Lund Madsen

    Under the Blazing Sun

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen (Paperback)

    Jenny Lund Madsen

    Thirty Days of Darkness

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'Sharks' by Simone Buchholz with neon shark design and cityscape background.

    Simone Buchholz

    Sharks

    Chastity Reloaded 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Kitchen by Simone Buchholz (Paperback)

    Simone Buchholz

    The Kitchen

    Chastity Reloaded 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'The Acapulco' by Simone Buchholz with neon lights and cityscape.

    Simone Buchholz

    The Acapulco

    Chastity Reloaded 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • Living is a Problem by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    Living is a Problem

    The Skelfs 6

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Opposite of Lonely by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    The Opposite of Lonely

    The Skelfs 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • Black Hearts by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    Black Hearts

    The Skelfs 4

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Great Silence by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    The Great Silence

    The Skelfs 3

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Big Chill by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    The Big Chill

    The Skelfs 2

    £8.99 GBP
  • A Dark Matter by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    A Dark Matter

    The Skelfs 1

    £8.99 GBP
  • Tombstoning by Doug Johnstone (Paperback)

    Doug Johnstone

    Tombstoning

    £9.99 GBP
  • Reaper by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    Reaper

    £9.99 GBP
  • Into the Dark by Orjan Karlsson - Paperback book

    Orjan Karlsson

    Into the Dark

    £9.99 GBP
  • Mirror Image by Gunnar Staalesen - Paperback book

    Gunnar Staalesen

    Mirror Image

    Varg Veum 11

    £9.99 GBP
  • Pursued by Death by Gunnar Staalesen - Paperback book

    Gunnar Staalesen

    Pursued by Death

    Varg Veum 12

    £9.99 GBP
  • Snow Blind by Ragnar Jonasson - Hardcover book

    Ragnar Jonasson

    Snowblind

    Ari Thor Arason (Dark Iceland) 1

    £18.99 GBP
  • Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon - Paperback book

    Sarah Sultoon

    Blackwater

    £9.99 GBP
  • Yule Island by Johana Gustawsson - Paperback book

    Johana Gustawsson

    Yule Island

    Lindingo 1

    £9.99 GBP

  • Johana Gustawsson

    Scars of Silence

    Lindingo 2

    £16.99 GBP
  • The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen - Hardcover book
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    Antti Tuomainen

    The Winter Job

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • The Bone Mother by Suzy Aspley - Paperback book
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    Suzy Aspley

    The Bone Mother

    £9.99 GBP
  • Crow Moon by Suzy Aspley - Paperback book

    Suzy Aspley

    Crow Moon

    £9.99 GBP
  • Black As Death by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Black As Death

    Arora 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • Book cover of 'The Burning Stones' by Antti Tuomainen with a red background and yellow figure.

    Antti Tuomainen

    The Burning Stones

    £9.99 GBP
  • Boys Who Hurt by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir - Paperback book

    Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir

    Boys Who Hurt

    £9.99 GBP
  • A Deadly Covenant by Michael Stanley - Paperback book

    Michael Stanley

    A Deadly Covenant

    Detective Kubu 8

    £9.99 GBP
  • Facets of Death by Michael Stanley - Paperback book

    Michael Stanley

    Facets of Death

    Detective Kubu 7

    £8.99 GBP
  • Dying to Live by Michael Stanley - Paperback book

    Michael Stanley

    Dying to Live

    Detective Kubu 6

    £8.99 GBP
  • A Death in the Family by Michael Stanley - Paperback book

    Michael Stanley

    A Death in the Family

    Detective Kubu 5

    £8.99 GBP
  • Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley - Paperback book

    Michael Stanley

    Deadly Harvest

    Detective Kubu 4

    £8.99 GBP
  • Home Before Dark by Eva Bjorg, Aegisdottir - Hardcover

    Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir

    Home Before Dark

    £16.99 GBP
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True Paperback
    2025 Historical Dagger Award

    A. J. West

    The Betrayal of Thomas True

    £9.99 GBP
  • Faceless by Vanda Symon - Paperback

    Vanda Symon

    Faceless

    £8.99 GBP
  • Into Thin Air by Orjan Karlsson - Paperback

    Orjan Karlsson

    Into Thin Air

    £9.99 GBP
  • Dead Sweet by Katrin Juliusdottir - Paperback

    Katrin Juliusdottir

    Dead Sweet

    £9.99 GBP
  • Victim by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger - Paperback

    Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

    Victim

    Blix & Ramm 5

    £9.99 GBP
  • Stigma by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger - Paperback

    Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

    Stigma

    Blix & Ramm 4

    £9.99 GBP
  • Unhinged by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger - Paperback

    Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

    Unhinged

    Blix & Ramm 3

    £8.99 GBP
  • Smoke Screen by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger - Paperback

    Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

    Smoke Screen

    Blix & Ramm 2

    £8.99 GBP
  • Death Deserved by Jorn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger - Paperback

    Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger

    Death Deserved

    Blix & Ramm 1

    £8.99 GBP
  • Expectant by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    Expectant

    Sam Shephard 5

    £9.99 GBP