Mankell, Larsson, Nesbo may all be the current spearheads of the translated crime fiction revolution, but what about the macabre goings-on in Reykjavik, Paris, Havana, Breslau...?
Crime novels the world over have the universal appeal of macabre murders, grizzly policemen who won't play by the rules, clues and engaging readers in the problem-solving.
With Henning Menkell, Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo all flying the flag for Scandanavian crime, we thought we would celebrate the expanse of novels available internationally... so here are ten of our favourite translated crime authors, and some of their books.
International crime
Mankell, Larsson, Nesbo may all be the current spearheads of the translated crime fiction revolution, but what about the macabre goings-on in Reykjavik, Paris, Havana, Breslau...?
Crime novels the world over have the universal appeal of macabre murders, grizzly policemen who won't play by the rules, clues and engaging readers in the problem-solving.
With Henning Menkell, Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo all flying the flag for Scandanavian crime, we thought we would celebrate the expanse of novels available internationally... so here are ten of our favourite translated crime authors, and some of their books.
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She Lover of Death
OrionThere's been rising concern in Moscow over a wave of suicides among the city's young bohemians. An intrepid newspaper reporter, Zhemailo, begins to uncover the truth behind the phenomenon. -
The Baker Street Phantom
Gallic BooksLondon is in the grip of fear and a series of brutal, bloody murders. As the country cowers and looks for safety, of Messrs. Singleton and Trelawney quietly arrive from Boston to set up their own detective agency. -
Bad Intentions
Harvill SeckerIn this, the seventh Sejer mystery to be translated into English, the detective is called upon to investigate a dead body floating in a lake by a remote cabin. The verdict is one of suicide, but Sejer is convinced there... -
Punishment
SphereA serial killer is on the loose - a killer of the worst kind. Abducting children and murdering them in an undetectable way that confounds the police. -
Jar City
VintageA man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body and a photograph of a young girl's grave. -
Murder on the Eiffel Tower
Gallic BooksThis is the first of a best-selling series of French murder mysteries now available in English for the first time. The series is a colourful evocation of late nineteenth-century Paris. -
Death in Breslau
Quercus PublishingMarek Krajewski has written a quartet of novels which unfold the history of this exceptional city, standing on the faultline and crossroads of 20th century Europe. -
The Stonecutter
Harper CollinsThe remote resort of Fjallbacka has seen its share of tragedy, though perhaps none worse than that of the little girl found in a fisherman's net. But the post-mortem reveals that this is no accidental drowning! -
Havana Red
Bitter Lemon PressOn 6 August 1989 the day on which the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration, the body of a strangled transvestite is discovered in the humid undergrowth of the Havana Woods. -
The Chalk Circle Man
VintageJean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme.
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