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Friedrich Glauser - The Spoke

Reviews for The Spoke by Friedrich Glauser

'WHEN a hotel dinner to celebrate Sgt Studer's daughter's wedding is interrupted by murder, the owner asks the sergeant to investigate. A man has been found with a sharpened bicycle... Read More
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Petra Hammesfahr - The Sinner

Reviews for The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr

'Petra Hammesfahr's The Sinner demonstrates why she is one of Germany's bestselling writers of crime and psychological thrillers. It's grim, delves deep into the human psyche, and keeps you gripped.... Read More
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Garry Disher - Dragon Man

Reviews for The Dragon Man by Garry Disher

'A straightforward police story with a terrific plot, nuanced characters and solid procedures, served up on refreshing new turf. Done with smooth, assured mastery.' - New York Times 'Not much... Read More
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Friedrich Glauser - Chinaman

Reviews for The Chinaman by Friedrich Glauser

'Had he been a privileged American adolescent in the 1980s, Friedrich Glauser might well have been sent off to an institution like the Santangelo Academy. Instead, Glauser, who was born... Read More
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Saskia Noort - Dinner Club

Reviews for The Dinner Club by Saskia Noort

'The Dinner Club is another quality offering from Bitter Lemon Press, this one from the Netherlands. It is a well done translation by Paul Vincent from its original Dutch edition.... Read More
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Leonardo Padura - Havana Blue

Reviews for Havana Blue by Leonardo Padura

'Havana Blue (1991) [English 2007], is the first of the Cuban author's Four Seasons Quartet set in Havana in 1989 -- called the Havana Quartet in the English edition. Police... Read More
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Elwood Reid - D.B.

Reviews for D.B. by Elwood Reid

'In 1971, a man going by the name of DB Cooper hijacked a plane en route to Seattle. Threatening to blow it up if he didn't receive $200,000, he eventually... Read More
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Tonino Benacquista - Framed

Reviews for Framed by Tonino Benacquista

'On the surface this translation of a French Noir uses typical throwaway gimmicks like phone tips, but those actually serve as satirical devices that enhance this dark amusing crime caper... Read More
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Leonardo Padura - Havana Black

Reviews for Havana Black by Leonardo Padura

'HAVANA BLACK, the sequel to the superb HAVANA RED, is an excellent Cuban police procedural that provides readers with a terrific investigation while guiding the audience around Havana three decades... Read More
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Friedrich Glauser - Fever

Reviews for Fever by Friedrich Glauser

'Friedrich Glauser's Fever (from the wonderful Bitter Lemon Press) has to be one of the more interesting books I've read in ages. It's a rather complicated mystery involving some dead... Read More
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Giampiero Rigosi - Night Bus

Reviews for Night Bus by Giampiero Rigosi

'Literary critic Rigosi has set his first crime novel in Bologna; it's a fast-moving thriller that compares favourably with the work of Elmore Leonard and Donald E. Westlake. Andrea Fabbri,... Read More
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Tonino Benacquista - Someone Else

Reviews for Someone Else by Tonino Benacquista

'Seventeen pages in and Benacquista's perfectly judged opening chapter has set up a fascinating premise. Two strangers play a fiercely competitive tennis game, meeting after for a drink, each confesses... Read More
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