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Almost Blue - Carlo Lucarelli
ISBN: 0099459434
A serial killer is terrorising the students of Bologna. Rookie female detective Grazia Negro is determined to solve the case. Only one witness can positively identify the killer... and he's blind. A terrifying read that switches between the vulnerable and reclusive Simone and the dark and psychotic killer, obsessed with continually 'reincarnating' himself as his latest victim in a frantic bid to escape the torture of his inner demons.
- Ealing Libraries
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And Then You Die - Michael Dibdin
ISBN: 0571210422
Zen is supposed to be lying low, recovering from an attempt on his life before testifying in an imminent anti-Mafia trial but lots of people around him are dying and it looks as if the Mafia are trying to finish off the job they bungled months earlier.
- Harrow Libraries
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Athenian Murders - Jose Carlos Somoza
ISBN: 0349116180
A clever and entertaining historical whodunit which is a story within a story and written by the Cuban author now resident in Spain and his first novel to be translated.
-Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries reader
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Blackwater - Kerstin Ekman
ISBN: 0099521210
A psychological thriller where events unravel through past and present, making it compelling reading. Set in the north of Sweden, the somewhat oppressive natural environment is used as an excellent backdrop to create the dark and gloomy atmosphere.
- Brent Libraries
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Blind Man of Seville - Robert Wilson
ISBN: 0007117817
The man was bound, gagged and his eyelids had been cut off - this was the scene greeting detective Javier Falcon when he was called to the scene of a murder in Seville. This was no ordinary crime, and as Falcon investigates he gets more and more involved in this terrifying case. He finds that the investigation intertwines the past of his own recently deceased father who was a famous artist in Morocco just after the war. Nothing is as it seems and as the story develops all of Falcon's assumptions about who he is and where he's from begin to crumble. This is an intriguing and highly recommended atmospheric thriller that twists and turns until the savage ending - highly recommended.
- Corporation of London Libraries
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Blood from a stone - Donna Leon
ISBN: 434012998
The latest of Donna Leon's novels about Venetian cop Brunetti. Two men carry out a professional hit on one of the Somali traders who illegally hawk counterfeit luggage in a local square. This is one of her more biting thrillers in its indictment of international trade and the security state.
- Bromley Libraries
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Blood Red Rivers - Jean-Christophe Grange
ISBN: 0099449021
Two detectives are working on separate cases in a town in Perigord: one a Parisian posted to the provinces following a misdemeanour of his own, the other a second generation French Arab. The mystery unravels as their two stories converge.
-Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries reader
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Bomber - Liza Marklund
ISBN: 0743440846
A bomb has blown someone to pieces and destroyed Stockholm's new Olympic arena only months before the games putting the city in fear and providing journalist Annika Bengtzon with her biggest and maybe last story.
- Harrow Libraries
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Butterfly Effect - Pernille Rygg
ISBN: 0099449269
Psychologist Igi Heitman tries to piece together the last hours of her father's life and finds herself immersed in the seedy underbelly of Oslo, where asking questions is a risky business.
-Enfield Libraries
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Camera - Eva-Marie Liffner
ISBN: 0099455196
Jacob a photographer dies and leaves his worldly possessions to his niece Johanna. These include notes, photographs and a journal written in code. Johanna is intrigued and decides to search into her uncle's past. The story runs in parallel revealing Jacob's early life and secrets while following Johanna in her investigations. These lead her to London where her uncle lived in his youth. Johanna unearths a scandal and the murder of children and a chilling discovery in the Thames. The novel is macabre in nature but really captures the sense of history and intrigue of London in the 1900s.
- Hillingdon Libraries
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Dead Man In Trieste - Michael Pearce
ISBN: 1841196673
A Dead Man in Trieste is the first in a new series featuring Seymour of the Special Branch. Michael Pearce specialises in crime novels (with added humour) set all over the world. This one is set in the Balkans before the outbreak of World War I. The British Consul in Trieste has gone missing, so Seymour has to sort out what could be an embarrassment for the government. The unstable political atmosphere of the Balkans in this era is well captured and there's a wide range of interesting characters in this light and witty read. Seymour is a likeable character too and hopefully the other novels will be as good.
- Corporation of London Libraries
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Depths of the Forest - Eugenio Fuentes
ISBN: 1900850656
Another great read from an author whose works are not widely translated into English. In this novel nature itself, in the form of the forest, is a significant character when the grieving boyfriend of the murder victim employs a private detective to solve the crime, committed in the depths of the forest.
- Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries reader
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Detective Insp Huss - Helene Tursten
ISBN: 1569473706
This thoroughly engaging read is the first in a highly promising series of novels to feature the strong willed and enigmatic Inspector Irene Huss, a feminist investigator base in Goteborg and created by Sweden's answer to P.D. James. Fans of Henning Mankell will enjoy the narrative style and the description of a police force working at full stretch, combined with an exploration of the darker sides of Swedish society and its inherent tensions.
The plot revolves around Huss and the Violent Crimes Unit as they investigate the apparent suicide of a finance mogul. It doesn't take the team long to figure out that they're dealing with a murder case and we're carried away into the dark and nebulous criminal underworld. As with all good crime novels the chief protagonist and the supporting cast of characters are all splendidly drawn and will linger in the memory long after the book has been read.
-Newham Libraries
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Don't Look Back - Karin Fossum
ISBN: 0099452138
A small community's darkest secrets are revealed when a body is discovered.
- Kingston Libraries
A fast paced mystery and a chance to meet Inspector Seger, a Norwegian version of Rebus.
- Newham Libraries
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Have Mercy on Us All - Fred Vargas
ISBN: 0099453649
Excellent noirish detective novel set in the 'City of Light,' Paris.
- Lewisham Libraries.
I really enjoyed this quirky translation of a French crime novel starring Detective Adamsberg. Despite a rather bizarre plot centred around an epidemic of the bubonic plague, the author manages to inject a good dose of humour into this otherwise chilling tale.
- Bromley Libraries
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He who fears the wolf - Karin Fossum
ISBN: 99455226
This sinister plot challenges the reader to unravel two distinct storylines. Whilst confusing me initially, I felt my perseverance was rewarded by her highly distinctive and engaging style.
- Bromley Libraries
A frightened young boy finds a body in the woods while the local misfit lurks nearby, a robbery at gunpoint, a hostage situation, a manhunt....
- Harrow Libraries
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Innocence - Pierre Magnan
ISBN: 1860469809
Savour the beginning. it's worth it! Positively wallow in passages of descriptive narrative. A June dawn in Provence and Pierrot has slimy snails on his mind, not a protruding foot... from a dead body! A chance encounter yes, but one with huge consequences. Now read "The murdered house"
- Hounslow Libraries
This novel is set in a village in 1945 Provence. The story is told through the eyes of Pierrot, a 15-year-old boy who stumbles across the murdered body of a local resistance hero. Pierrot takes a letter from the body, which leads to him being involved in a tangled web of drama and mystery. The story is as much about love and lust and coming of age with the theme of murder neatly fitting in. It is an exciting and intriguing twist to have the novel told through a hormonally charged 15-year-old!
-Hillingdon Libraries
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Late-Night News - Petros Markaris
ISBN: 1843431696
Forget sea, sun and scenery, and think Inspector Costas Haritos, a new name on the block. By page two he's invited you to the seamier side of Athens and idyllic summers will never be the same again.
- Hounslow Libraries
Inspector Haritos is a rather grumpy but loveable Greek inspector who relaxes by reading dictionaries! In this story he is investigating the murder of Janna, a famous TV journalist. Janna was about to reveal a sensational story on TV. Haritos discovers some shocking truths about the world of the Greek media while investigating her murder. This is a very exciting murder mystery with an incredible surprise ending. It's the first of the Inspector Haritos novels that I have read, but it won't be the last.
- Hillingdon Libraries
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Leviathan - Boris Akunin
ISBN: 0297645528
In the best Agatha Christie tradition, St. Petersburg's investigator Fandorin vies with French police commissioner Gauche to solve the maiden voyage murder.
- Islington Libraries
After the horrible murder of Lord Littleby, "Papa" Gauche deduces that the killer will board the Leviathan, a luxurious cruiser making its maiden voyage to India and he arranges passage. On board, he swiftly narrows the list of primary suspects to four. Each of them - a troubled baronet, an officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, the pregnant wife of a Swiss banker and a faded English spinster - is given alternate chapters in which to watch and describe the others, the scene is set for an exciting mystery which follows the style of Agatha Christie.
- Ealing Libraries
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Return of the Dancing Master - Henning Mankell
ISBN: 0099455463
A retired policeman meets a grisly end in a remote district permeated by a network of evil. A dark, unpredictable and gutsy suspense from Scandinavia's best crime writer.
- Lewisham Libraries
Billed as the 'Nordic king of European thrillers', this well-established author introduces us to a new hero in a typically morbid story. Set in cold, dark, northern Sweden, the tale of conspiracy explores the neo-Nazi movement and draws the reader in to a world full of chaos and evil.
- Bromley Libraries
"Cold, wet, dismal Sweden...Sound dull? It's not! These are superb crime thrillers, simply the best around". This one doesn't feature the moody insomniac Kurt Wallander ....but try this one first and you'll be hooked - I guarantee it.
- Bexley Libraries
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Seville communion - Arturo Perez-Reverte
ISBN: 0099453967
Engrossing from start to finish, I liked the way the rich, descriptive passages evoked the atmosphere of Seville. The intricate conspiracy is unravelled by Father Quart, who is a well-rounded and likeable character.
- Bromley Libraries
Noir type thriller set around attempts to demolish a Baroque church with very Spanish villains and anti-hero from the Vatican sent to investigate.
- Bexley Libraries
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Shape of water - Andrea Camilleri
ISBN: 0330492861
Inspector Salvo Montalbano in top form taking on the Senori of La Cosa Nostra.
- Lewisham Libraries
This immensely enjoyable story introduces a charismatic detective who has very strong opinions and an ironic sense of humour. Although a witty novel in which the main protagonist is frequently indulging his passion for fine food, there is an inherent criticism of the perceived corruption found in the Sicilian police force.
- Bromley Libraries
Something very different, at times strangely funny, at others cruel and sad. Set in backwoods Sicily, Inspector Montalbano is an odd character to fathom out...cynical about most things other than food, he nonetheless gets the job done in his own unique way. Stick with it, and I'm sure you'll be hooked. (By the way, each book has a glossary of Italian terms & Sicilian history, which is very useful).
- Bexley Libraries
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Snow - Orhan Pamuk
ISBN: 0571222994
A complicated novel of political coups, suicides, different cultures and religion. Well written.
- Wandsworth Libraries reader
A poet returns after years abroad to his home town in Turkey, currently cut off from the outside world by a blizzard. An edict from the education authorities that girls should not wear veils has caused controversy in the town. The poet has come to investigate further and meets again the love of his youth. Then he witnesses the murder of the Director of Education in a tea shop. Politics, passion and a snow storm... a gripping read.
- Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries reader
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Vadim - Donald James
ISBN: 0099410648
Former Inspector Vadim finds himself in America, caught up in the political world of presidential candidate Rushton, his drunken wife, Katerina, and the murder of his niece by a serial killer.
- Harrow Libraries
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Very long engagement - Sebastien Japrisot
ISBN: 0099449293
A runaway bestseller in France and the winner of the 1991 Prix Interallie, this astonishing novel is many things at once: an absorbing mystery, a study of the different ways one story can be told, and a moving and incisive portrait of life in France during and after the First World War, plus a love story of transforming power and beauty. It has been compared to War and Peace by the Los Angeles Times. A great book, and one of those you wish would never end.
- Brent Libraries
A combination of crime romance and thriller!
- Hammersmith & Fulham Libraries
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