Popular European Mystery Books
Find mystery books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (194)
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Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
SpainDescription:
Barcelona im turbulenten Jahrzehnt vor dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg: Der junge David Martín fristet sein Leben als verkannter Schriftsteller. Der mysteriöse Verleger Andreas Corelli scheint an ihn zu glauben macht ihm ein Angebot.
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De schaduw van de wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón NL
Description:
In het oude centrum van Barcelona ligt het Kerkhof der Vergeten Boeken. Hoofdpersoon Daniel Sempere wordt door zijn vader, weduwnaar en boekhandelaar, meegenomen naar de geheimzinnige, verborgen wereld van verhalen.
Vanaf dat moment neem Daniels leven een wending die hij niet had kunnen voorzien. Hij mag een boek uitzoeken en kiest De schaduw van de wind, geschreven voor een zekere Julián Carax. Het boek laat hem niet meer los, ook al schudt de wereld tijdens het grauwe Franco-regime om hem heen op zijn grondvesten. Hij wil alles weten over het boek en de schrijver. En merkwaardigerwij... continue
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De vleermuisman by Jo Nesbø NL
NorwayDescription:
Een Noorse politieman wordt naar Sydney gestuurd om zijn collega's bij te staan bij het oplossen van een moord op een Noorse jonge vrouw.
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Dead Simple: a Roy Grace Novel 1 by Peter James EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. A few hours later Michael Harrison has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace - a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife - is contacted by Michael's beautiful, distraught fiancâee, Ashley Harper. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, For one man's disaster is another man's fortune... Dead Simple is the stunning first novel in the number one bestsel... continue
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Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson EN
IcelandDescription:
PRE-ORDER the new locked-room mystery by Sunday Times bestseller, Ragnar Jónasson now One Murder. Five Suspects. Step into Death At The Sanatorium . . . 'Is this the best crime writer in the world today?' THE TIMES 'An automatic must-read for me' LEE CHILD 'Master of the Icelandic thriller' NEW YORK POST --- An old sanatorium. A terrifying murder. Six suspects and a case that never closed . . . Akureyri, Northern Iceland, 1983. High up in the most northern part of Iceland stands The Akureyri Sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it now sits haunted by the ghosts of it... continue
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Death in Soho by Emily Organ EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much ... continue
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Death on the Nile : A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie EN
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet in this exotic setting nothing is ever quite what it seems.
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Der Gefangene des Himmels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE
Description:
Der Buchhändler Daniel Sempere und sein Freund Fermn werden erneut in ein großes Abenteuer hineingezogen. In der Fortführung seiner Welterfolge nimmt Carlos Ruiz Zafn den Leser mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in sein Barcelona. Unheimlich und spannend, mit unglaublicher Sogkraft und viel Humor schildert der Roman die Geschichte von Fermn, der von den Toten auferstanden ist und den Schlüssel zur Zukunft hat. Fermns Lebensgeschichte verknüpft die Fäden von >Der Schatten des Windes mit denen aus Das Spiel des Engels