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Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Retribution by Val McDermid
McDermid, Val – ‘The Retribution’ Hardback: 416 pages (Sep. 2011) Publisher: Little, Brown ISBN: 140870319X THE RETRIBUTION is the seventh in Val McDermid’s series about DCI Carol Jordan, leader of the “minorities integration team” in the fictional city of Bradfield, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Psychology, Scotland, Series, Thriller
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Midwinter Sacrifice by Mons Kallentoft
Kallentoft, Mons – ‘Midwinter Sacrifice’ (translated by Neil Smith) Trade Paperback: 430 pages (Oct. 2011) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 1444721518 MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, not least because of its sympathetic translation by Neil Smith, is an assured debut novel. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, Sweden, Translated
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What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman Orion, 2007. Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.
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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Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo
Red April by Santiago Roncagliolo translated by Edith Grossman Atlantic, 2010; first published in Spain 2006 Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.
Posted in Award winner, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Mystery, Peru, Political, Satire, Social comment, South America, Spain, Thriller, Translated
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Headhunters by Jo Nesbo
Headhunters by Jo Nesbø translated by Don Bartlett Harvill Secker, 2011, first published in Norway 2008 Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Noir, Norway, Thriller, Translated
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Anger Mode by Stefan Tegenfalk
Anger Mode Stefan Tegenfalk Translated from Swedish by David Evans Nordic Noir books, 2011 (originally published 2009) Reviewed at Petrona in October 2011.
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Europe, Journalism, Noir, Police procedural, Political, Series, Sweden, Translated
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All Yours by Claudia Pineiro
All Yours by Claudia Piñeiro translated by Miranda France Bitter Lemon Press, 2011 (first published in Argentina 2006) Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.
Posted in Argentina, Books, Crime fiction, Humour, Noir, Romance, Satire, South America, 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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Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin Pan Macmillan, 2011 (first published in the USA, 2010) Reviewed at Petrona, October 2011.