• Book reviews by country: Iceland

    Updated: 2010-07-31 14:57:00

  • Review: THE SHOOTING IN THE SHOP, Simon Brett

    Updated: 2010-07-31 04:22:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 31 July 2010 Review : THE SHOOTING IN THE SHOP , Simon Brett Published by MacMillan 2010 ISBN 978-0-230-76337-5 358 pages 11 in the Fethering series Nothing in Fethering happens . unseen There's always someone . watching Christmas is approaching in the seaside village of Fethering and Jude is horrified that her neighbour Carole Seddon , retired public servant , has chosen such dull presents for her immediate family . To make matters worse

  • Janet Evanovich a hit at Comic-Con

    Updated: 2010-07-31 03:25:00

  • Review: THE SHOOTING IN THE SHOP, Simon Brett

    Updated: 2010-07-31 03:22:00

  • Mentor a Newbie, suggest an author list - crime fiction of course

    Updated: 2010-07-31 00:13:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 31 July 2010 Mentor a Newbie , suggest an author list crime fiction of course : Scenario Someone approaches you because they know you read crime . fiction It is a genre they have discovered they like , and they want your suggestions for 3 authors to look . for You may find this difficult to do without being able to quiz them a bit further , but do try . I'm sure you are just bursting with suggestions . Leave a comment if you'd like to tell us

  • All My Friends are Dead by Avery Monsen and Jory John

    Updated: 2010-07-30 23:58:00

  • Interesting picture emerging

    Updated: 2010-07-30 23:47:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 31 July 2010 Interesting picture emerging In the Answer Garden post I ran this week , an interesting picture is emerging from the titles people have been . adding Truth has hit the front , added in by 3 people Then comes Bleed For Me , Dead Point , and Gunshot Road each on 2 all Australian authors so . far Then another 13 . titles Only two are Scandinavian , only 2 are translated I think Leave a comment if you think I am . wrong : Note what is

  • Mentor a Newbie, suggest an author list - crime fiction of course

    Updated: 2010-07-30 23:13:00

  • Interesting picture emerging

    Updated: 2010-07-30 22:47:00

  • Kerrie: Over the years the bluesq.com Stewards’ Cup has had more plots that the grave yard and an Agatha Christie thriller combined.: http://blogs.bettor.com/Genki-at-the-double-for-Stewards-Cup-a19476 - another of "those" statements

    Updated: 2010-07-30 22:32:35

  • My TWO articles in today's Weekend Herald (NZ's biggest newspaper)

    Updated: 2010-07-30 21:50:00

  • Different covers for The Postcard Killers

    Updated: 2010-07-30 18:47:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 30, 2010 Different covers for The Postcard Killers The James Patterson , Liza Marklund collaboration , tr Neil Smith will be published soon in the US . The UK edition is out in September . I thought it might be interesting to see the different approaches taken by the different countries , in particular US and Sweden given the relative fames of the two writers . I rather like the Danish . cover US UK-----------------------------------------Swedish Norwegian Finnish are very similar Danish---------------------------------------------------German Dutch-----------------------------------------------Italian Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:47 PM Labels : cover opinions

  • BIRTH OF THE PAPERBACK

    Updated: 2010-07-30 17:11:00

  • Agatha Christie Blog Tour Sep 2010

    Updated: 2010-07-30 15:00:00

  • Book reviews by country: Germany

    Updated: 2010-07-30 14:49:00

  • Kerrie: Amazon launches new Kindle and UK store: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jul/29/amazon-new-kindle-uk-ebook-store

    Updated: 2010-07-30 09:25:41

  • Happy birthday, bird

    Updated: 2010-07-30 05:37:00

  • A Golden Age for Norwegian Crime Fiction?

    Updated: 2010-07-30 04:02:03
    It is interesting to notice how tightly interrelated things are, and how developments internationally have domestic effects even in such areas as literature and, more specifically, crime fiction. Some years ago the traditionally industrious Swedes started to build an impressive crime fiction literature, with writers like Henning Mankell, Jan Guillou, Liza Marklund, Håkan Nesser, Åke [...]

  • Forgotten Book - The Man Whose Dreams Came True

    Updated: 2010-07-30 01:53:00

  • Modern English novels are ‘hollow’

    Updated: 2010-07-29 16:03:51
    Those English whippersnappers - Barnes, Rushdie and McEwan - simply do not compare to the old-timers like Melville, Kafka, or Proust, says the former Weidenfeld professor of comparative literature at Oxford University. He also says Roth is rubbish too. Apparently, the English novel is “in a very fallow period.”

  • Happy Birthday to the Paperback

    Updated: 2010-07-29 15:42:00

  • Weekly Geeks 2010-25: Author Picture Quiz - all is revealed!

    Updated: 2010-07-29 11:28:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 29 July 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-25 : Author Picture Quiz all is revealed My original post was a response to this week's Weekly Geeks task with some pictures for people to identify . I even numbered them and gave a hint that if people looked at Smik's Reviews Latest Additions they would find some . clues Well done to Margot who got them all correct , and I suspect Dorte did . too They were 1. me with Michael Robotham 2. Agatha Christie 3. Ruth

  • Forgotten Book: THE DIRECTOR, John Gardner

    Updated: 2010-07-29 11:14:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 29 July 2010 Forgotten Book : THE DIRECTOR , John Gardner This week's contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books THE DIRECTOR , published in 1982, appears in my records for 1984. And there , unfortunately , my information about that particular title ends . I have a vague idea that THE DIRECTOR became the basis of a film . nbsp Perhaps someone has this title on their shelves But I have been able to find out quite a bit about the

  • Kerrie: 2012: Australia declares a National Year of Reading: http://www.love2read.org.au/

    Updated: 2010-07-29 08:54:48

  • What is the best crime fiction title you've read this year?

    Updated: 2010-07-29 02:45:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 29 July 2010 What is the best crime fiction title you've read this year I'm playing with a cool tool I found at Answer Garden You have only 20 characters so just the title . please If you submit a title somebody else has used , it will count the entries up . What is the best crime fiction title you have read this year at AnswerGarden.ch Posted by Kerrie Smith at 11:15:00 AM My : thoughts Labels : best crime fiction 2010 0 comments : Post a Comment

  • Karen Meek: booktrade.info - Book Trade Announcements - Hodder Acquires 3 New Crime Novels And A Collection Of Short Stories By Bestselling South African Novelist, Deon Meyer

    Updated: 2010-07-28 21:39:06

  • Publishing Deal - Thomas Enger

    Updated: 2010-07-28 20:08:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 28, 2010 Publishing Deal Thomas Enger The crime in translation wave continues with Faber announcing a deal for two books from Norwegian author Thomas Enger . In the Bookseller Faber has signed a new crime series by Norwegian author Thomas Enger , including his debut Burned which has been sold into 12 other territories so far . Acquiring Editor Angus Cargill bought UK and Commonwealth rights from Norwegian publisher . Gyldendal Burned opens with the arrest of a Pakistani immigrant , accused of the Sharia style killing of a Norwegian woman . Cargill said it was a significant acquisition for Faber’s growing crime list , and described Burned as a novel that

  • Put your hand up for the celebratory Agatha Christie Blog Tour in September

    Updated: 2010-07-28 14:52:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Wednesday , 28 July 2010 Put your hand up for the celebratory Agatha Christie Blog Tour in September On 15 September 2010 Agatha Christie would have been 120 years old On the Agatha Christie Blog Carnival we will be taking part in world wide celebrations with a blog carnival tour from 1-30 . September Participants will volunteer for a day in September to host the carnival . nbsp Your post of course must be related to an Agatha Christie . topic Check the

  • Deadline - cover opinions

    Updated: 2010-07-28 08:48:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 28, 2010 Deadline cover opinions Stella Rimington's Deadline is the fourth in her Liz Carlyle series set in Britain's MI5 MI6 . milieu There are three covers to consider today : the US one on the left which came out in June 2010 hardback the white text says a novel from the former head of Britain's MI5 the UK hardback on the right 2008 or the UK paperback 2009, below So what are you thoughts on the US and UK covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Stella Rimington I think she's probably better known in the UK than US . Here is the Euro Crime review , by Norman , of Dead Line Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:48 AM Labels :

  • Audio Book Challenge Update #6

    Updated: 2010-07-28 08:43:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Wednesday , 28 July 2010 Audio Book Challenge Update 6 Audio Book Challenge is hosted at Royal Reviews I listen to books to and from work every day so hopefully this will be relatively easy to achieve . Add to that the fact that I've also realised the usefulness of an audio book on my I-Pod for long . flights I've now made Addicted so I have set my sights on . Obsessed There are four : levels Curious Listen to 3 Audio Books Fascinated Listen to 6 Audio Books

  • Review: THE REUNION, Simone Van Der Vlugt

    Updated: 2010-07-27 14:30:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 27 July 2010 Review : THE REUNION , Simone Van Der Vlugt Published in Dutch in 2004 Translated into English by Michele Hutchinson 2008 This edition published by Harper Press 2009 ISBN 978-0-00-730131-7 296 pages Isabel Hartman went missing on a hot day in May , nine years ago . She was riding home from school but never got there . We were . fifteen In primary school Sabine Kroese and Isabel had been best friends , but then they had grown apart

  • Review: DOUBLE VISION, Pat Barker - audio

    Updated: 2010-07-27 10:23:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 27 July 2010 Review : DOUBLE VISION , Pat Barker audio Published 2003 An audio book from Audible.com Publisher's Blurb Insomnia , exhaustion , recurring nightmares . Stephen Sharkey is suffering the after effects of his career as a war reporter , most recently in Afghanistan , where Ben Frobisher , war photographer and friend , has been shot dead on assignment . Hanging up his flak jacket and turning his back on the everyday reality of war ,

  • Eye Candy - book sculpture

    Updated: 2010-07-27 07:30:00
    I found this image here but did not manage to find the original. It certainly would be striking.

  • Green Alley Showdown - Copycat Covers

    Updated: 2010-07-26 20:31:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 26, 2010 Green Alley Showdown Copycat Covers Spotted this the other day when I was updating the new releases : page All the Dead Voices came out in 2009 and The Case of the Naught Wife is out 1 November . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 9:31 PM Labels : Copycat Covers 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Which title do you want to win the International dagger 2010 Which title do you think will win the International Dagger 2010 About Me View my complete profile My Other Blog Teenage Fiction for All Ages which I use to put my thoughts about the teenage fiction I've been reading paranormal and science-fiction so far and other

  • Remarkable achievements #1

    Updated: 2010-07-26 03:40:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 26 July 2010 Remarkable achievements 1 Well , his novel mightn't have won the 2010 CWA International Dagger but take a look at the large image below What other novelist has ever done this Perhaps Agatha Christie would have , if such rating systems had been around in her . day TGWDT has been in Amazon UK's top 100 for just over 2 years , TGWPF for 16 months , and TGWKHN for 9 months Crime Watch reported yesterday that Larsson has become the second

  • New Reviews: Black, Bruce, Cottam, Downie, Leather, Strachan

    Updated: 2010-07-25 19:18:00
    : : , , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Sunday , July 25, 2010 New Reviews : Black , Bruce , Cottam , Downie , Leather , Strachan Two competitions for July and one is open : internationally Win one of ten copies of Jail Bird by Jessie Keane Worldwide Win one of five copies of The Assassin's Prayer by Ariana Franklin UK Republic of Ireland only Here are this week's reviews , including 3 debut : novels Michelle Peckham reviews Sean Black's Lockdown the first in a series of thrillers set in America Maxine Clarke reviews Alison Bruce's Cambridge Blue the debut appearance for DC Goodhew Amanda Gillies reviews , ghost story The Waiting Room by F G Cottam Paul Blackburn reviews Ruso and the Root of all Evils by

  • Sunday Salon - today I'm celebrating!

    Updated: 2010-07-25 03:21:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 25 July 2010 Sunday Salon today I'm celebrating Today I'm celebrating I've finished 75 books so far this year My blog counter is showing 144,000 visitors 7 in the 2010 Agatha Christie Blog Carnival posted yesterday was huge with 25 items in . it It has been a good reading month : 10 books so far . All reviewed Visit my blog today and look at the Author Picture Quiz Only 5 pictures of 6 people but I wonder if you know them all No prizes for guessing

  • Weekly Geeks 2010-25: Author Picture Quiz

    Updated: 2010-07-25 03:00:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 25 July 2010 Weekly Geeks 2010-25 : Author Picture Quiz We have quite a choice in our Weekly Geeks task this week , but it all boils down to giving you some pictures to . guess So here are some pictures . I've numbered them so you can do that with your guesses . If you need help you might like to look at the list on Smik's Reviews Latest Additions but I warn you now , they are not all . there Posted by Kerrie at 11:30:00 AM My : thoughts Labels :

  • Review: THE MONSTER IN THE BOX, Ruth Rendell

    Updated: 2010-07-25 01:51:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 25 July 2010 Review : THE MONSTER IN THE BOX , Ruth Rendell Published by Hutchinson 2009 ISBN 978-0-091-93149-0 279 pages 22 in the Wexford series All of his working life Reg Wexford has thought he has known of an unconvicted killer . When he was a young police officer , a young woman , Elsie Carroll , was found murdered . Her husband George , who always proclaimed his innocence , was charged with her murder , brought to trial , convicted , and

  • 2010 CWA International Dagger winner is THE DARKEST ROOM

    Updated: 2010-07-23 23:53:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Saturday , 24 July 2010 2010 CWA International Dagger winner is THE DARKEST ROOM The winner of this year's CWA International Dagger is Johann Theorin's THE DARKEST ROOM , translated by Marlaine . Delargy I reviewed it in February giving it my highest rating , 5.0. When I asked people to tell me the best crime fiction titles they had read so far this year 15 people responded , and 6 40 included THE DARKEST ROOM on their . list My own ranking of the CWA

  • International Dagger 2010 - winner

    Updated: 2010-07-23 18:03:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 23, 2010 International Dagger 2010 winner Johan Theorin's The Darkest Room translated by Marlaine Delargy , which came third on the Euro Crime blog polls was announced tonight as the winner of the 2010 CWA International Dagger . The judges said : Four plot strands whorl around the vortex of an unexplained death . It is impossible to reduce this mysterious novel to ghost story , a police procedural or a gothic tale . 8217 The Euro Crime review is here Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:03 PM Labels : Awards CWA Daggers Johan Theorin 1 comments : Maxine said . Yaaaaaay Thanks for the news , Karen , Just got in from Prof P's birthday meal . I am so pleased it won . I

  • 2010 Gold, Fleming & Creasey Awards - Shortlists

    Updated: 2010-07-23 15:17:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 23, 2010 2010 Gold , Fleming Creasey Awards Shortlists The shortlists for the CWA's Gold , Ian Fleming and John Creasey Awards have been announced this afternoon links are to Euro Crime reviews More information on each title and the judges can be found on the newly revamped CWA website CWA GOLD DAGGER 2010 Conman Richard Asplin Blacklands Belinda Bauer Blood Harvest S J Bolton Rain Gods James Lee Burke Shadowplay Karen Campbell The Strange Case of the Composer and his Judge Patricia Duncker Still Midnight Denise Mina The Way Home George Pelecanos CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER 2010, SPONSORED BY IAN FLEMING PUBLICATIONS LTD 61 Hours Lee Child A Loyal Spy Simon

  • Ian Rankin news

    Updated: 2010-07-23 08:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 23, 2010 Ian Rankin news One of Euro Crime's loyal blog website followers has written to me asking about the next Ian Rankin book . A look on amazon shows Untitled Rankin 2 of 2 for 20 October 20 11 I then trundled over to Ian's website and found the following information in his latest newsletter Oh , and I need to start thinking of my next book . I owe my publisher a brand new novel by mid-2011, so I need to get my head together for October November . 2011 should also see some TV activity both The Complaints and Doors Open have picked up significant interest scripts for both are underway as I write but not scripted by me One’s for BBC , the other ITV . I should

  • Would Agatha Christie really have been interested?

    Updated: 2010-07-23 01:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Friday , 23 July 2010 Would Agatha Christie really have been interested I have a Google Alert out for references in blog posts and other online places to Agatha . Christie I've been thinking for some time about the way people casually refer to her in passing , and wonder whether they are attributing false characteristics to her , or whether it is an example of some sort of literary snobbery you know , they sound better , carry more authority , nbsp because

  • Forgotten Book: CASE FOR THREE DETECTIVES, Leo Bruce

    Updated: 2010-07-22 12:16:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 22 July 2010 Forgotten Book : CASE FOR THREE DETECTIVES , Leo Bruce This week's contribution to Pattinase's Friday's Forgotten Books Blurb from Fantastic Fiction CASE FOR THREE DETECTIVES 1936 Possibly the most unusual mystery ever written . A murder is committed , behind closed doors , in bizarre circumstances . Three amateur detectives take the case : Lord Simon Plimsoll , Monsieur Amer Picon , and Monsignor Smith in whom discerning readers

  • Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Update - 22 July 2010

    Updated: 2010-07-22 11:39:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 22 July 2010 Agatha Christie Reading Challenge Update 22 July 2010 I have not got around to reading my scheduled Agatha Christie novel this month I should have read the ABC MURDERS All I can claim is one short story The Edge But I'm still doing pretty well I have read 18 novels out of an estimated 87, although I keep seeing different numbers . The other day I saw 103 as the total number of novels I hope . not I have also read 95 short stories

  • Poll Results on International Dagger - 2010

    Updated: 2010-07-22 10:06:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 22, 2010 Poll Results on International Dagger 2010 The poll have now closed for voting on who you want to and think will win this year's CWA International Dagger . The Dagger winner will be announced tomorrow evening at the Harrogate Crime Writing Festival . There were around 50 more votes this year compared to 2009 There were 222 votes in the want to win and 157 votes in the think will win In both cases the winner was The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson followed by Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason though the margin is small in the want to win and huge in the think will win The other titles , which are a bit obscured in the snapshot below ,

  • Review: A RULE AGAINST MURDER, Louise Penny

    Updated: 2010-07-22 09:35:00
    : : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Thursday , 22 July 2010 Review : A RULE AGAINST MURDER , Louise Penny Alternative title : THE MURDER STONE Published 2008, Minotaur Books 4 in the Inspector Armand Gamache series 322 pages ISBN 978-0-312-37702-1 Publisher's blurb from Louise Penny's site Wealthy , cultured and respectable , the Finney family is the epitome of gentility . When Irene Finney and her four grown-up children arrive at the Manoir Bellechasse in the heat of summer , the hotel's

  • Inspector Morse takes to the Stage

    Updated: 2010-07-21 14:21:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 21, 2010 Inspector Morse takes to the Stage I've just received my Malvern Theatre Autumn brochure and what do I find That there is an Inspector Morse play House of Ghosts with Morse played by the former Doctor Colin . Baker Exactly 35 years after a certain grumpy super-sleuth with an eye for the ladies and a thirst for beer made his first appearance in Colin Dexter's novel Last Bus to Woodstock , he's back Inspector Morse takes to the stage in Autumn 2010 in an all-new murder mystery , House of Ghosts . By special arrangement with Colin Dexter and starring Colin Baker Dr Who as Morse , Alma Cullen the writer behind four of the hugely successful ITV episodes and

  • Agatha Christie's Appointment With Death

    Updated: 2010-07-21 07:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Wednesday , 21 July 2010 Agatha Christie's Appointment With Death I was so taken with an image of Hercule Poirot trying to blot out the sound of people arguing in the next room , that I went searching for the video on . YouTube Just in case you didn't know , although I have pointed it out before , you can often get tasters of the Agatha Christie TV films on YouTube . This was no . exception If the embedding does notwork for you above , then here is the link

  • The Merry Misogynist - cover opinions

    Updated: 2010-07-20 23:05:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 21, 2010 The Merry Misogynist cover opinions Colin Cotterill's The Merry Misogynist is the sixth in his Dr Siri Paiboun series set in 1970's . Laos There are three covers to consider today : the US one on the left which is to be published on 1 August , the UK hardback in purple or the recent UK paperback below which marks the beginning of a new look for this . series So what are you thoughts on the US and UK covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Colin Cotterill Here is the Euro Crime review , by Michelle , of The Merry Misogynist US UK HB UK PB Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 12:05 PM Labels : Colin Cotterill cover

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo DVD

    Updated: 2010-07-20 22:07:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 20, 2010 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo DVD The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo has just been released on R2 DVD . At the moment amazon.co.uk and play.com have it at 10.99. Official : synopsis From the literary phenomenon by Stieg Larsson comes this gripping new thriller which will have you guessing right until the very . end Forty years ago , Harriet Vanger disappeared off the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family . There was no corpse , no witnesses , no evidence . Nearly forty years later a journalist by the name of Mikael Blomqvist gets an unusual assignment . He's contacted by Harriet's uncle , Henrik Vanger , who wants him to find

  • Typically British Reading Challenge - Cream Crackered achieved.- updated post

    Updated: 2010-07-20 07:30:00
    : . skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 20 July 2010 Typically British Reading Challenge Cream Crackered achieved . updated post Perhaps if you need some encouragement to read British crime fiction , this challenge hosted at Book Chick City will be the challenge for . you Timeline : 1st Jan 2010~ 31st Dec 2010 Only books started on January 1st count towards this . challenge You may already have read some eligible books : Details 1. Anyone can join . You don't need a blog to .

  • On the Bench - cover theme

    Updated: 2010-07-20 06:49:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 20, 2010 On the Bench cover theme I didn't realise when I put these together that there's a pair of copy-cat covers Borkmann's Point and Run for Home Never End is a US cover the others are . UK Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:49 AM Labels : Copycat Covers cover similarities 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Which title do you want to win the International dagger 2010 Which title do you think will win the International Dagger 2010 About Me View my complete profile My Other Blog Teenage Fiction for All Ages which I use to put my thoughts about the teenage fiction I've been reading paranormal and science-fiction so far and

  • Character Naming, after the fact

    Updated: 2010-07-20 03:41:00
    : , skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Tuesday , 20 July 2010 Character Naming , after the fact I've really shamelessly borrowed the title of this blog post from one I found recently , on a site called Baby Name . Wizard The writer opened with this : statement Fictional characters are the best-named group on the planet . Their secret , of course , is that they're not named at birth . Their creators have the luxury of knowing who they become before choosing custom-tailored . names She goes on to

  • The Hammett Prize 2010

    Updated: 2010-07-19 19:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 19, 2010 The Hammett Prize 2010 The Hammett Prize 2010 has just been awarded at Semana Negra from Reuters the best crime novel written in Spanish , the Hammett Prize named after U.S . author Dashiel Hammett went to Argentine novelist Guillermo Orsi , for his book La Ciudad Santa The Holy City Orsi's book tells of a cruise ship which runs aground in the wide but shallow River Plate , forcing the wealthy passengers to disembark in Buenos Aires , who then become bait for . kidnappers A city which , like many another megalopolis , but above all in South America , is riddled with corruption and violence , makes the perfect setting for a crime writer , Orsi said of the

  • Thrillers: 100 Must-Reads

    Updated: 2010-07-19 15:06:12
    Just as Stephen Jones and Kim Newman’s HORROR: THE 100 BEST BOOKS was essential as a survey of that genre, so is David Morrell and Hank Wagner’s THRILLERS: 100 MUST-READS. A project of the International Thriller Writers organization, the book works as a checklist for newcomers, a reminder for heavy readers, and a history lesson [...]

  • Setting the Stage for Murder in New Zealand

    Updated: 2010-07-19 07:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Monday , 19 July 2010 Setting the Stage for Murder in New Zealand For those on the other side of the ditch , closer to Christchurch , NZ , I hope you have the Christchurch Writers' Festival , or more precisely Friday 10 September in your . calendar On that night the inaugural Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Crime Novel will be . presented On a panel that night to discuss the state of the modern crime novel with well-known book blogger and crime aficionado ,

  • TV News - Silk & Sherlock

    Updated: 2010-07-19 06:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 19, 2010 TV News Silk Sherlock A couple of bits of tv news from last week . Firstly , the BBC announced Silk a new legal drama starring Maxine Peake and Rupert : Penry-Jones Maxine Peake , Rupert Penry-Jones , Natalie Dormer , Tom Hughes and Neil Stuke star in Silk , a thrilling new drama series for BBC One about the lives , loves and hard cases facing barristers on the front line of criminal law , written by Bafta award-winning writer Peter . Moffat Maxine Peake is Martha Costello , in her thirties , single , passionate and a defence barrister applying for silk . Innocent until proven guilty are four words she lives by . But how does this fundamental principle

  • Weekly Geeks: 2010-24 Shiny Book Syndrome

    Updated: 2010-07-18 09:28:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar MYSTERIES in PARADISE Why MYSTERIES Because that is the genre I read . Why PARADISE Because that is where I . live Among other things , this blog , the result of a 2008 New Year's resolution , will act as a records of books that I've read , and random . thoughts Blogs I'm watching Agatha Christie Carnival Sunday , 18 July 2010 Weekly Geeks : 2010-24 Shiny Book Syndrome This week's Weekly Geeks task asks us to think about the books we have sitting on our shelves , and don't get around to . reading Instead of reading one of those we choose the latest , newest book we've bought . Sound familiar What makes me do that Is there a cure I think the answer is that unfortunately our favourite authors keep writing new books , and those dang publishers keep publishing

  • New Reviews: Cotterill, Fossum, Glynn, McKinty, Russell, Southey

    Updated: 2010-07-17 19:20:00
    : : , , , , , skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , July 17, 2010 New Reviews : Cotterill , Fossum , Glynn , McKinty , Russell , Southey Two competitions for July and one is open : internationally Win one of ten copies of Jail Bird by Jessie Keane Worldwide Win one of five copies of The Assassin's Prayer by Ariana Franklin UK Republic of Ireland only Here are this week's : reviews Michelle Peckham reviews Colin Cotterill's The Merry Misogynist in which Dr Siri Paiboun has a serial killer to catch I take a look at the new Karin Fossum , Bad Intentions , tr . Charlotte Barslund which covers some familiar Fossum themes Maxine Clarke is very impressed with Winterland by Alan Glynn Terry Halligan reviews Adrian

  • True crime award finalists and more links in the theme

    Updated: 2010-07-17 17:46:36

  • Publishing Deal - Camilla Lackberg

    Updated: 2010-07-17 06:43:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Saturday , July 17, 2010 Publishing Deal Camilla Lackberg Good news for US readers of Camilla Lackberg's series , translated by Steven T Murray , as the paperback deal has been agree . From Publishers Weekly Pegasus Books has sold paperback rights to Swedish international bestseller Camilla Lackberg’s first three books to Simon Schuster . S S’s Free Press and Pocket Books imprints acquired trade paperback and mass market rights to The Ice Princess and Lackberg’s next two books , The Preacher and The Stonecutter . Pegasus released Princess , a bestseller across Europe , in June and Lackberg was featured in the June 28 PW The two paperback editions will be released simultaneously

  • Summer read? The Toff at Butlin's

    Updated: 2010-07-16 09:30:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 16, 2010 Summer read The Toff at Butlin's I've been having a clear out of some books that I know I'm never going to read . My tastes have changed over the last 10-15 years so what I bought then , often no longer appeals . I discovered this one and I just love the cover and I'm going to keep it though the pages are brown with age . My edition is 1958 but The Toff at Butlin's came out in 1954. Mr Butlin appears in it apparently and there is also a map of the camp In the gay atmosphere of a Holiday Camp , the Toff sets out to find three missing men and quickly discovers an exciting and eventful trails leading to . murder Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 10:30 AM Labels

  • Trailer Thursday - The Vanishing of Katharina Linden

    Updated: 2010-07-15 09:05:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 15, 2010 Trailer Thursday The Vanishing of Katharina Linden I featured The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant recently on cover opinions The cover featured at the end of the trailer below is a third version . This title is classed as adult in the US and teenage in the UK and my review is here The UK trailer has just been : released One of my cats reacted to the cat miaow in the trailer Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 10:05 AM Labels : Helen Grant The Vanishing of Katharina Linden trailer 0 comments : Post a Comment Older Post Home Subscribe to : Post Comments Atom Which title do you want to win the International dagger 2010 Which title do you think will

  • More links in the theme

    Updated: 2010-07-14 22:44:30

  • August Heat - cover opinions

    Updated: 2010-07-14 06:44:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Wednesday , July 14, 2010 August Heat cover opinions Andrea Camilleri's August Heat tr . Stephen Sartarelli is the final 2010 International Dagger contender to have its covers scrutinised as Badfellas has the same cover for both the US and UK editions . Previous cover opinion posts can be found here So what are you thoughts on the US LHS and UK RHS covers Which would entice you to pick the book up if you were not familiar with Andrea Camilleri Here is the Euro Crime review , by Maxine , of August Heat I like both styles of covers but I do feel the UK ones can give too much of the plot away . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 7:44 AM Labels : Andrea Camilleri August Heat cover

  • Favorite links in the theme

    Updated: 2010-07-14 01:08:37

  • Wings Over Manhattan

    Updated: 2010-07-13 20:03:38
    Nothing quite like a chapbook to give the reader a taste of a writer’s style. Don D’Ammassa is an author I should look for more of, since he takes elements of the pulp genre — namely, Doc Savage and The Shadow — and mixes in some detective fiction in WINGS OVER MANHATTAN. What was originally [...]

  • Publishing Deal - Jacqueline Winspear

    Updated: 2010-07-13 19:35:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Tuesday , July 13, 2010 Publishing Deal Jacqueline Winspear From Publishers Weekly good news for Maisie Dobbs : fans Two-time Agatha Award winner and NYT bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear's 9th and 10th novels in the series featuring psychologist and investigator MAISIE DOBBS , again to Jennifer Barth at Harper , in a major deal , by Amy Rennert at the Amy Rennert . Agency Jacqueline Winspear's euro crime bibliography page is here The seventh Maisie Dobbs The Mapping of Love and Death was published in the US in March . No UK date set , as far as I know . Posted by Karen Euro Crime at 8:35 PM Labels : Jacqueline Winspear publishing deals 0 comments : Post a Comment Older

  • The funniest true crime writers?

    Updated: 2010-07-12 22:39:03

  • The Play's the Thing - Deathtrap

    Updated: 2010-07-12 12:49:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 12, 2010 The Play's the Thing Deathtrap Deathtrap by Ira Levin will be on at the Noel Coward Theatre in London later this year . Previews begin on 21st August 2010, with the opening night on 7th September 2010 and it will then run into the new . year Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Groff star in a new Matthew Warchus production of Ira Levin's comic murder thriller . Deathtrap' Groff plays the part of Clifford , a gifted young writer who befriends Sidney Bruhl Russell Beale a best-selling novelist and playwright . He turns up at Bruhl's Connecticut home with a new stage thriller which turns out to be superior to anything Bruhl has . done Deathtrap took Broadway

  • Website updates - July

    Updated: 2010-07-12 08:42:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Monday , July 12, 2010 Website updates July The migration of the euro crime database back into MS Access took longer than expected yesterday but it seems to be working ok now and my rusty skills are warming . up I've just made the following updates to the website . If you spot any errors or omissions do let me know , especially author websites , books coming out . etc As before , I've refreshed a good portion of the Euro Crime website The Author Websites page now lists 835 sites . The New Upcoming Releases pages have been updated . In Bibliographies there are now bibliographies for 1561 authors 8025 titles with links to 1774 reviews I've added new bibliographies for : Michael

  • Grace Humiston, Lady Detective, Rescued from Obscurity

    Updated: 2010-07-11 22:40:59

  • DOUG’S DIGS No Orchids for Miss Blandish

    Updated: 2010-07-10 11:33:39
    Unearthing buried treasures from pulp literature’s yesteryear! Sometime between 1934 and 1939, an Englishman named Rene Brabazon Raymond read James M. Cain’s little drop of noir poison, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, and decided to try his hand at composing a tough-guy crime novel of his own. Just as Cain’s book had been suggested by [...]

  • Upcoming Swedish Crime Fiction

    Updated: 2010-07-09 08:15:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Friday , July 09, 2010 Upcoming Swedish Crime Fiction I've begun a new amazon list : Scandinavian Crime Fiction Published in 2011 One of the items on the list is Mysterioso by Arne Dahl , tr . Tiina Nunnally which I was reminded of by a commenter on Petrona It's not yet got a UK release date but the US release date is 15 February 2011. Synopsis The first novel in the gripping Intercrime . trilogy Following a complicated but successful dismantling of a hostage situation , Detective Paul Hjelm is facing the prospect of a potentially career-ending investigation by Internal Affairs . Instead , he finds himself dropped into a new elite team of officers selected from across the

  • International Dagger Speculation (2011)

    Updated: 2010-07-08 18:36:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar Euro Crime Snippets about British and other European crime fiction , tv and . film Thursday , July 08, 2010 International Dagger Speculation 2011 I know the winner of the 2010 CWA International Dagger hasn't been announced yet but 2011's official submissions should start arriving soon I hope from the . publishers So here's the list so far of translated crime novels published between June 2010 and May 2011 ie the period of eligibility . There's only 38 so far so expect another 20 or 30 or so more to be added at some . point For ease of purchase library reservation here they are listed by UK month of : publication June 2010 Fabrice Bourland The Baker Street Phantom Andrea Camilleri The Wings of the Sphinx Giorgio Faletti I Kill Ernesto Mallo Needle in a

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