In Norway, Easter is celebrated by reading crime fiction. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe investigates this holiday tradition with author and former homicide detective Jorn Lier Horst.
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When I think of Easter, I think of chocolate and bunnies and colorful eggs – and binging crime novels in a secluded mountain cabin? It’s called paskekrim, or Easter crime, and it’s a tradition in Norway that’s more than 100 years old. Here to explain is Jorn Lier Horst. He’s a former police investigator and the author
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