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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.
  • Deadman's Pool by Kate Rhodes - Paperback book

    Kate Rhodes

    Deadman's Pool

    Isles of Scilly Mysteries 8

    £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
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    Ragnar Jonasson

    Snowblind

    Ari Thor Arason (Dark Iceland) 1

    £16.99 GBP £18.99
  • Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon - Paperback book
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    Sarah Sultoon

    Blackwater

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by R.W.R. McDonald - Paperback book
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    R.W.R. McDonald

    The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace

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

    Johana Gustawsson

    Yule Island

    Lindingo 1

    £9.99 GBP
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    Johana Gustawsson

    Scars of Silence

    Lindingo 2

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • 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
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    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
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    Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir

    Home Before Dark

    £14.99 GBP £16.99
  • Dangerous by Essie Fox - Hardcover

    Essie Fox

    Dangerous

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

    A. J. West

    The Betrayal of Thomas True

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Betrayal of Thomas True by A. J. West - Hardcover

    A. J. West

    The Betrayal of Thomas True

    £16.99 GBP
  • Faceless by Vanda Symon - Paperback

    Vanda Symon

    Faceless

    £8.99 GBP
  • Son by Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger - Hardcover

    Johana Gustawsson and Thomas Enger

    Son

    £16.99 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

    Jorn Lier Horst And Thomas Enger

    Victim

    Blix Ramm 5

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

    Jorn Lier Horst And Thomas Enger

    Stigma

    Blix Ramm 4

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

    Jorn Lier Horst And Thomas Enger

    Unhinged

    Blix Ramm 3

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

    Jorn Lier Horst And Thomas Enger

    Smoke Screen

    Blix Ramm 2

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

    Jorn 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
  • Bound by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    Bound

    Sam Shephard 4

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Ringmaster by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    The Ringmaster

    Sam Shephard 2

    £8.99 GBP
  • Containment by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    Containment

    Sam Shephard 3

    £8.99 GBP
  • Prey by Vanda Symon - Paperback book

    Vanda Symon

    Prey

    Sam Shephard 6

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen - Hardcover book
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    Antti Tuomainen

    The Burning Stones

    £9.99 GBP £16.99
  • The Man Who Died by Antti Tuomainen - Paperback book

    Antti Tuomainen

    The Man Who Died

    £8.99 GBP
  • The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen - Paperback book

    Antti Tuomainen

    The Beaver Theory

    Rabbit Factor Trilogy 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Moose Paradox by Antti Tuomainen - Paperback book

    Antti Tuomainen

    The Moose Paradox

    Rabbit Factor Trilogy 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • The Rabbit Factor by Antti Tuomainen - Paperback book

    Antti Tuomainen

    The Rabbit Factor

    Rabbit Factor Trilogy 1

    £9.99 GBP
  • White as Snow by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    White as Snow

    Arora 3

    £9.99 GBP
  • Red as Blood by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Red as Blood

    Arora 2

    £9.99 GBP
  • Dark as Night by Lilja Sigurdardottir - Paperback book

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Dark as Night

    Arora 4

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

    Lilja Sigurdardottir

    Cold as Hell

    Arora 1

    £8.99 GBP
  • Winterkill by Ragnar Jonasson - Paperback book

    Ragnar Jonasson

    Winterkill

    Ari Thor Arason Dark Iceland 6

    £8.99 GBP
  • Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson - Paperback book

    Ragnar Jonasson

    Nightblind

    Ari Thor Arason Dark Iceland 5

    £8.99 GBP
  • Whiteout by Ragnar Jonasson - Paperback book

    Ragnar Jonasson

    Whiteout

    Ari Thor Arason Dark Iceland 4

    £8.99 GBP
  • Rupture by Ragnar Jonasson - Paperback book

    Ragnar Jonasson

    Rupture

    Ari Thor Arason Dark Iceland 3

    £8.99 GBP