Tag Archives: “police procedural”

Che Committed Suicide, by Petros Markaris

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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Dark Matter by Juli Zeh

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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Still Midnight, by Denise Mina

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Maxine

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 →

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The Last Fix, by K. O. Dahl

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Maxine

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 →

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The Snowman, by Jo Nesbo

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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The Wings of the Sphinx, by Andrea Camilleri

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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The Rising, by Brian McGilloway

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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Inspector Cataldo’s Criminal Summer, by Luigi Guicciardi

Posted on April 11, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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Rupture (A Thousand Cuts), by Simon Lelic

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Maxine

  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 →

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Thirteen Hours, by Deon Meyer

Posted on April 7, 2010 by Maxine

            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 →

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