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Category Archives: Italy
Bloodland by Alan Glynn
Bloodland by Alan Glynn Faber & Faber, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, February 2012.
Posted in 4 star, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Current affairs, Europe, Ireland, Italy, Journalism, North America, Political, Social comment, The Congo, Thriller, USA
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Any Human Face by Charles Lambert
Lambert, Charles – ‘Any Human Face’ Paperback: 323 pages (Nov. 2011) Publisher: Picador ISBN: 0330512455 ANY HUMAN FACE is an excellent, well-written novel of suspense (as long as you don’t read the cover words before reading the book!) set in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Mystery, Psychology, Social comment
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Temporary Perfections by Gianrico Carofiglio
Temporary Perfections by Gianrico Carofiglio translated by Anthony Shugaar Bitter Lemon Press 2011 (first published in Italy 2010) Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Italy, Legal, Private investigator, Romance, Series, Translated
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Death in August by Marco Vichi
Death in August Marco Vichi Translated by Stephen Sartarelli Hodder & Stoughton, 2011 Reviewed at Petrona, September 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, Italy, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, Translated
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The Track of Sand by Andrea Camilleri
Camilleri, Andrea – ‘The Track of Sand’ (translated by Stephen Sartarelli) Hardback: 320 pages (June 2011) Publisher: Mantle ISBN: 0330507664 The twelfth book in the Inspector Salvo Montalbano series provides just what the eager, regular reader will expect. Montalbano, Inspector … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Translated
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Drawing Conclusions by Donna Leon
Leon, Donna – ‘Drawing Conclusions’ Hardback: 272 pages (Apr. 2011) Publisher: William Heinemann ISBN: 0434021437 The twentieth novel in the acclaimed series about Venice policeman Commissario Brunetti is enjoyable whether or not you have read any of the previous volumes. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, USA
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Blood Sisters by Alessandro Perissinotto
Perissinotto, Alessandro – ‘Blood Sisters’ (translated by Howard Curtis) Paperback: 256 pages (Feb. 2011) Publisher: Hersilia Press ISBN: 0956379610 BLOOD SISTERS, first published in Italy in 2006, is a compelling tale of an unusual investigation and investigator. Anna Pavesi, a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Private investigator, Translated
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A Question of Belief by Donna Leon
Leon, Donna – ‘A Question of Belief’ Paperback: 320 pages (Mar. 2011) Publisher: Arrow This latest in Donna Leon’s much-admired series about Venetian Comissario Brunetti is well up to scratch. For the first half of the book, Brunetti and his … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, USA
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The Girl With the Crystal Eyes by Barbara Baraldi
translated by Judith Forshaw "A seductive serial killer is stalking the streets of Bologna", according to the blurb. If that's your cup of tea, then you might enjoy this novel. The story is about two young women. One of them, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Police procedural, Thriller, Translated
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The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi
The Dark Valley by Valerio Varesi translated by Joseph Farrell MacLehose Press/Quercus, 2012 (first published 2005) Commissario Soneri #2 Reviewed at Petrona, May 2012.