Reviews for Angelina's Children by Alice Ferney
'Everything Angelina does is in the interest of genetic survival; she would, she admits, let her husband starve if it were the only way she could feed her children. It... Read More
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Reviews for The Mannequin Man by Luca Di Fulvio
'Di Fulvio exposes souls with the skills of a surgeon. It's like turning the pages of something forbidden-seductive, elegant and dangerous.' - Alan Rickman 'The book, originally published as L'Impagliatore... Read More
Reviews for Havana Red by Leonardo Padura
'Called on to solve the murder of a transvestite found strangled in the Havana woods, Lieutenant Mario Conde is thrown into the thick of a tangled web of mysticism, politics... Read More
Reviews for Black Ice by Hans Werner Kettenbach
'The New Noir Comes from Europe: Hans Werner Kettenbach's Black Ice: One mystery of literary noir fiction is the why of it's disappearance in America after the mid-Sixties. The genre... Read More
Reviews for In Matto's Realm by Friedrich Glauser
'The Spirit of Madness. After reading Friedrich Glauser's dark tour de force In Matto's Realm (Bitter Lemon; paperback, $13.95), it's easy to see why the German equivalent of the Edgar... Read More
Reviews for The Snowman by Jörg Fauser
'Fauser has a wryly observant eye for life on the margins (note the jukebox cockroaches copulating to the tune of 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'). His stripped-down prose and honest... Read More
Reviews for Goat Song by Chantal Pelletier
'Tender yet ferocious, Pelletier is a lady in black to be treated with respect.' - Le Canard Enchainé 'Chantal Pelletier is a wonderful story teller; she captures your heart in... Read More
Reviews for Tequila Blue by Rolo Diez
'A bent copper in the Directorate of Operations, a quasi-political branch of the police of Mexico City is the hero of this short, sharp, cynical novel. Carlos Hernandez is broke,... Read More
Reviews for The Russian Passenger by Günter Ohnemus
'It is enthralling and completely convincing. You never know where the various interrelationships of the characters are going to lead you. The denouement is enigmatic. This is probably not a... Read More
Reviews for Thumbprint by Friedrich Glauser
'Friedrich Glauser, the Viennese born author of THUMBPRINT (Bitter Lemon Press, 197pp) - first published in a 1930s periodical - was addicted to opium and its derivatives. He wrote this... Read More
Reviews for Holy Smoke by Tonino Benacquista
'This prizewinning novel is guaranteed to keep you up late at night, driven to discover the ending. Its exciting, funny and bizarrely even includes tips on cooking Italian food; it... Read More