A DEATH IN DENMARK by Amulya Malladi (William Morrow Paperbacks, March 28)

Fans of Nordic noir will love this debut introducing Gabriel Praest, an ex-Copenhagen cop who can't seem to stay away from jazz clubs and dangerous situations. He gets beat up more than once as he tries to unravel a mystery that delves into Denmark's Nazi- collaborator past and its precarious present. amazon.com, $19