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Category Archives: Historical
The Other Child by Charlotte Link
Link, Charlotte – ‘The Other Child’ (translated by Stefan Tobler) Hardback: 416 pages (Mar. 2012) Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409123375 It is unusual to read a book set in England but written by a German author and translated into English. I … Continue reading
Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Germany, Historical, Mystery, Psychology, Translated
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Until Thy Wrath be Past by Asa Larsson
Larsson, Asa – ‘Until Thy Wrath Be Past’ (translated by Laurie Thompson) Hardback: 288 pages (Aug. 2011) Publisher: MacLehose Press ISBN: 0857050729 Let me get my verdict on this novel out of the way first: brilliant. It has been a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Historical, Legal, Mystery, Police procedural, Psychology, Series, Sweden, Translated
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Purge by Sofi Oksanen
Purge Sofi Oksanen translated by Lola Rogers (from Finnish) Atlantic, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, September 2011.
Posted in Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Domestic, Estonia, Europe, Finland, Historical, Political, Psychology, Social comment, Translated
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The Chatelet Apprentice by Jean-Francois Parot
The Châtelet Apprentice by Jean-François Parot translated by Michael Glencross Review posted at Petrona, August 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, France, Historical, Mystery, Series, Translated
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The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi
The King’s Speech by Mark Logue and Peter Conradi Reviewed at Petrona, May 2011. See here for review.
Posted in Australasia, Australia, Books, England, Europe, Historical, Medical, Non-fiction, Social comment
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Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason
Indridason, Arnaldur – ‘Operation Napoleon’ (translated by Victoria Cribb) Paperback: 336 pages (Oct. 2010) Publisher: Harvill Secker ISBN: 1846552850 Ten years ago, Arnaldur Indridason took a break from his excellent series about dour, depressed Icelandic police inspector Erlendur, and published … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Historical, Iceland, Thriller, Translated
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A Jew Must Die by Jacques Chessex
Chessex, Jacques – ‘A Jew Must Die’ (translated by W Donald Wilson) Paperback: 92 pages (Feb. 2010) Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press ISBN: 1904738516 In a small rural town in Switzerland, people are usually more concerned about the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, France, Germany, Historical, Social comment, Switzerland, Translated
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The House at Sea’s End by Elly Griffiths
Ruth Galloway is as attractive as ever in her welcome third appearance. She is a forensic archaeologist at the University of North Norfolk, part of her duties being to liaise with the police when they require archaeological expertise. Ruth has … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Historical, Mystery, Series
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A Capital Crime by Laura Wilson
A Capital Crime is a great piece of storytelling. I am glad of my policy of knowing nothing about the content of books before I read them, as had I known that this novel is based on a famous real-life … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Europe, Historical, Police procedural, Series, Social comment
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An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo
An Honourable Man by Gillian Slovo Virago, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.