Popular European Crime Books
Find crime books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (157)
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And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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And Then There Were None is the signature novel of Agatha Christie, the most popular work of the world's bestselling novelist. It is a masterpiece of mystery and suspense that has been a fixture in popular literature since it was originally published in 1939. First there were ten-a curious assortment of strangers summoned to a private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to any of them, is nowhere to be found. The ten guests have precious little in common except that each has a deadly secret buried deep in their own past. And, unknown to them, each has be... continue
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Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indriðason EN
IcelandDescription:
On a January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found: a young boy frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound on his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was an accident. Erlendur & his team embark on their investigation with little to go on.
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Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief by Maurice Leblanc EN
FranceDescription:
The inspiration for the new Netflix series, Lupin, starring Omar Sy A curated collection of the very best adventures of Arsène Lupin, France’s most famous gentleman thief The poor and the innocent have nothing to fear from Lupin; often they profit from his spontaneous generosity. The rich and powerful, and the detective who tries to spoil his fun, however, must beware. They are the target of Lupin’s mischief. With plans that frequently evolve into elaborate plots, Lupin is a gentleman burglar turned detective, and the most entertaining criminal genius in literature. These stories – the best of... continue
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NorwayDescription:
From the internationally acclaimed author comes a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s. The story of an unusually complicated contract killer - the perfectly sympathetic antihero - that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love. Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer. When you 'fix' people for a living - terminally - it's hard to get close to anyone. Now he's finally met the woman of his dreams. But there are two problems. She's his boss' wife. And Olav's just been hired to kill her.
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Brighton Rock by Graham Greene EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Gripping, terrifying, an unputdownable read. Discover Graham Greene's most iconic novel. A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Greene's gripping thriller exposes a world of loneliness and fear, of life lived on the 'dangerous edge of things.' In this gripping, terrifying, and unputdownable read, discover Greene's iconic tale of the razor-wielding Pinkie. 'Brighton Rock when I was about thirteen. One of the... continue
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Burned by Thomas Enger EN
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The internationally bestselling crime novel delivers an atmospheric blend of shock and suspense that readers across the globe can't put down. Uncovering class divisions, racial conflicts, and tangled emotions, this gritty, page-turning novel of suspense heralds the arrival of a major new talent.
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Bye bye blackbird : krim by Jesper Stein NO
DenmarkDescription:
Visepolitimester Axel Steen blir innhentet av fortiden da han får en telefon fra Kriminalteknisk Center. En DNA-prøve som er tatt i forbindelse med en voldtektssak matcher DNA fra den såkalte svarttrost-saken, et uoppklart seksualdrap fra 2004. Endelig får Axel Steen sjansen til å løse saken som har ridd han som en mare siden den gang, og som i sin tid ødela både ekteskapet hans og nesten tok livet av han. Han starter jaken på det som skal vise seg å være en sadistisk serievoldtektsforbryter. Omtalen er utarbeidet av BS.
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Cahokia Jazz : A Novel by Francis Spufford EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
"Like Golden Hill, Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, and like Golden Hill it has a propulsive and brilliantly twisty plot set within a fully imagined world. Only this world is full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, and dark deeds. And in the main character of Joe Barrow, we have a hero of truly heroic proportions, and a troubled soul to fall in love with. One snowy night at the end of winter, Barrow and his partner find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. Down below, streetcar bells ring, factory whistles blow, Americans drink in speakeasies and dance to the... continue
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Cain's Jawbone by E. Powys Mathers EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Six murders. One hundred pages. Millions of possible combinations... but only one is correct. Can you solve Torquemada's murder mystery?
In 1934, the Observer's cryptic crossword compiler, Edward Powys Mathers (aka Torquemada), released a novel that was simultaneously a murder mystery and the most fiendishly difficult literary puzzle ever written.
The pages have been printed in an entirely haphazard order, but it is possible - through logic and intelligent reading - to sort the pages into the only correct order, revealing six murder victims and their respective murderers.
On... continue