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Tag Archives: “police procedural”
Che Committed Suicide, by Petros Markaris
Che Committed Suicide Translated by David Connolly. CHE COMMITTED SUICIDE is a long book which has many fascinating details and touches, with great characterisations and sense of place (Athens and environs). At the same time, it has a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Greece, Police procedural, Series, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, greece, pi
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Dark Matter by Juli Zeh
Dark Matter Translated by Christine Lo. DARK MATTER is a detective story with a physics theme. The basic story is an apparently simple one. A happy family consisting of Sebastian, a professor of physics at Freiburg University; Maike, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Eurocrime, Europe, Germany, Police procedural, Psychology, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, germany, psychology thriller
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The Last Fix, by K. O. Dahl
The Last Fix Translated by Don Bartlett. The Last Fix is a very enjoyable, if ultimately sad, police procedural set in Oslo, Norway. Katrine, a young woman who works part-time in a travel agent, is attacked by a customer demanding … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Norway, Police procedural, Social comment, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, norway
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The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo
The Snowman Translated by Don Bartlett. There is no doubt in my mind that THE SNOWMAN is the best so far of Jo Nesbo's series about Inspector Harry Hole of the Oslo police. The novel is a very … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Norway, Police procedural, Thriller, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, norway
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The Wings of the Sphinx, by Andrea Camilleri
The Wings of the Sphinx (Inspector Montalbano Mysteries) Translated by Stephen Sartarelli THE WINGS OF THE SPHINX is an utter delight. Reading any one of this series of short books about Inspector Salvo Montalbano and his colleagues in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Europe, Italy, Police procedural, Social comment, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, italy
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The Rising, by Brian McGilloway
The Rising Brian McGilloway is on top form with his fourth Benedict Devlin novel, THE RISING. After the broad canvas of the previous instalment (BLEED A RIVER DEEP), THE RISING returns to the classic police procedural – with … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Domestic, Eurocrime, Europe, Ireland, Police procedural, Social comment
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, ireland, northern ireland
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Inspector Cataldo’s Criminal Summer, by Luigi Guicciardi
Inspector Cataldo's Criminal Summer Inspector Cataldo’s Criminal Summer By Luigi Guicciardi, translated by Iain Halliday I don’t mean to start a review with a geography lesson, but as this novel is set in the small, fictitious town of Guiglia, Italy, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Europe, Italy, Mystery, Police procedural, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, italy
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Rupture (A Thousand Cuts), by Simon Lelic
Rupture A THOUSAND CUTS is a book that sears. It takes place in the immediate aftermath of a shooting at a school in London, in which five people are killed. Thankfully, the book does not describe this horrible … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Debut, Domestic, England, Eurocrime, Europe, Police procedural, Psychology
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, england, eurocrime, psychology thriller
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Thirteen Hours, by Deon Meyer
Thirteen Hours Translated from the Afrikaans by K. L. Seegers Thirteen hours in the life of South African police Detective Inspector Benny Griessel make Jack Bauer's exploits look like child's play. In the early hours of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Crime fiction, Eurocrime, Police procedural, Series, Social comment, South Africa, Thriller, Translated
Tagged "police procedural", crime fiction, eurocrime, south africa, thriller
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Still Midnight, by Denise Mina
Still Midnight "She knows the difference between good and bad. She’s just not sure which she prefers…” So reads the inaccurate cover blurb on Denise Mina’s latest novel, Still Midnight. The novel is, in fact, a tale of a Glasgow … Continue reading →