“Joachim B. Schmidt’s novels show a sensitivity to how the accumulation of seemingly small events makes up the drama of human life.” --Sjón  “A Swiss author writes a book that takes place in Raufarhöfn (!) and creates characters that are more Icelandic than anything Icelandic. What kind of magician is this?”--Hallgrímur...

STARRED PW REVIEW. "Dressed in the grungy trappings of a crime drama, this literary tour-de-force from Padura offers a colourful cultural history of Cuba and the island’s historical contact with Europe that helped to shape its people’s religious beliefs."

"A grandiose novel of social and magical realism." Wall Street Journal

Haunting, eerie and strange in its imagery but often grimly humorous, The Basel Killings is a vintage Swiss mystery fiction that appears to only be improving with age. CrimeTime

This is an absorbing story; Hansjörg Schneider paints a disturbing picture of a cruelty that has lain undiscussed behind the façade of Swiss propriety and complacency; and all the while he keeps us guessing right to the end." European Literature Network (ELN)

"The realities of life in Latin America offer little escapism perhaps, but in the gutsy, raunchy Veronica they have a contemporary heroine to cherish." The Times

"A layered, gripping story, finely translated by Miranda France." Financial Times

“A quirky, un-put-down-able thriller by a veteran Argentine novelist." Kirkus Reviews