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Monthly Archives: November 2009
To Steal Her Love, by Matti Joensuu
To Steal Her Love Translated by David Hackston Not having read this author's PRIEST OF EVIL (first published in 2003) as the subject matter does not appeal, I was pleased to discover that one of his earlier books, TO … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Finland, Police procedural, Series, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, finland
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No Escape, by N. J. Cooper
No Escape NO ESCAPE is the first of a series by N J Cooper, previously known as Natasha Cooper, author of the Trish McGuire books. Like the earlier books, NO ESCAPE has an appealing female protagonist – this time … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Medical, Psychology, Series
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, england, eurocrime, prison thriller
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The Darkest Hour, by Katherine Howell
The Darkest Hour The Darkest Hour by Katherine Howell is her second novel, telling two connected, interweaving stories with a cracking pace and confidence. I enjoyed it tremendously, despite not being sure about it at first. The book opens with … Continue reading
Posted in Australasia, Australia, Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Medical, Police procedural, Series
Tagged "police procedural", australia, crime fiction, medical thriller
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True Murder, by Yaba Badoe
True Murder TRUE MURDER tells the story of Ajuba, an 11-year-old girl from Ghana whose parents' marriage is in great difficulty. She's therefore been dumped, uncomprehending, in an English boarding school. She befriends three other girls with whom she … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Africa, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Ghana, Psychology, Social comment
Tagged crime fiction, england, eurocrime, ghana, psychology thriller
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Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo
Sworn to Silence I very much enjoyed this book. I shouldn’t have done if I am logical, as it is not only about a serial killer, but it concerns the murders of young women and girls in very gruesome, slow … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Mystery, North America, Police procedural, Series, Thriller, USA
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, thriller, usa
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Wicked Prey, by John Sandford
Wicked Prey Wicked Prey is nineteenth in the Lucas Davenport series (there is a twentieth, Storm Prey, due out early next year). I haven’t read all of the previous books, but have read enough of them (about six) not to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, North America, Police procedural, Series, Thriller, USA
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, thriller, usa
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Thumbprint, by Friedrich Glauser
Thumbprint Translated by Mike Martin. Thumbprint is the first novel in a series written in the 1930s by Friedrich Glauser; a series so influential that Germany’s main crime-fiction award is the Glauser prize. The novel is a highly readable … Continue reading
Posted in Austria, Books, Classic, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, Police procedural, Social comment, Switzerland, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", austria, crime fiction, eurocrime, germany, switzerland
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The Southern Seas, by Manuel Vazquez Montalban
Southern Seas Translated by Patrick Camiller.If the Swedish authors Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, writing in the 1960s and 70s, are often held to be the parents of the modern police-procedural crime novel, then the Spanish Manuel Vazquez Montalban, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Private investigator, Social comment, Spain, Translated
Tagged crime fiction, eurocrime, pi, spain
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Publish or Perish, by Margot Kinberg
Publish or Perish Academic intrigue is deeply entrenched at Tilton University. Graduate student Nick Merrill has devised Learn It!, a computer program to help students learn English, which seems from initial trials to be very effective. Nick asks Connor … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Mystery, Police procedural, Series, USA
Tagged academic mystery, crime fiction, usa
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The Consorts of Death, by Gunnar Staalesen
The Consorts of Death Translated by Don Bartlett. Varg Veum is a private detective based in Bergen. Although he's featured in almost 20 novels, only two of them are readily available in English, both published by Arcadia: THE WRITING … Continue reading →