Category Archives: Police procedural

Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Maxine

Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg John Murray (pb), 2009 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Maxine

Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham Orion, 2012 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Blood Tears by Michael J Malone

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Maxine

Blood Tears by Michael J Malone Five Leaves Publications, 2012 Kindle edition Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End by Leif G W Persson

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Maxine

Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End by Leif G W Persson translated by Paul Norlen Black Swan/Transworld 2010 first published in Sweden 2002 Johansson/Jarenberg #1 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Summertime Death by Mons Kallentoft

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Maxine

Kallentoft, Mons – ‘Summertime Death’ (translated by Neil Smith)  Paperback: 496 pages (May 2012) Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks ISBN: 1444721577 The second in this seasonal quartet set in Linköping, south of Stockholm, is as hot as its predecessor, MIDWINTER SACRIFICE, was cold. Police … Continue reading →

Posted in 3 star, Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Eurocrime, Europe, Mystery, Police procedural, Psychology, Series, Sweden, Thriller, Translated | Leave a comment

Sebastian Bergman by Hjorth Rosenfeldt

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Maxine

Sebastian Bergman by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt translated by Marlaine Delargy Trapdoor/Little, Brown 2012 first published in Sweden 2010 Sebastian Bergman #1 Reviewed at Petrona,  August 2012.

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In The Darkness by Karin Fossum

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Maxine

In the Darkness by Karin Fossum translated by James Anderson Harvill Secker/Vintage, 2012 first published in Norway in 1995 Inspector Konrad Sejer #1 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

Posted in 4 star, Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Norway, Police procedural, Psychology, Series, Social comment, Translated | Leave a comment

Another Time, Another Life by Leif K W Persson

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Maxine

Another Time, Another Life by Leif G W Persson translated by Paul Norlen Doubleday/Transworld 2012 First published in Sweden 2003 Johansson/Jarnebring trilogy #2 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Sail of Stone by Ake Edwardson

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Maxine

Sail of Stone by Åke Edwardson translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles Simon & Schuster, 2012 (US edition) First published in Sweden, 2002. Chief Inspector Erik Winter #6 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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Killer’s Island by Anna Jansson

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Maxine

Killer’s Island by Anna Jansson translated by Enar Henning Koch Stockholm Text (e-book) 2012 First published as Drömmen Förde dig Vilse (The Dream Led You Astray), 2010 Maria Wern #11 Reviewed at Petrona, August 2012.

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