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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Perfume : The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind EN
GermanyDescription:
'Born in sweaty, fetid eighteenth-century Paris, Genouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has "the finest nose in Paris and no personal odour". With wit, a Gothic imagination and considerable originality, Suskind has developed this simple idea into a fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity . . . Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading' Literary Review
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Pigeon by Alys Conran EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
An incongruous ice-cream van lurches up into the Welsh hills through the hail, pursued by a boy and girl who chase it into their own dark make-believe world, and unfurl in their compelling voices a tale which ultimately breaks out of childhood and echoes across the years. Pigeon is the tragic, occasionally hilarious and ultimately intense story of a childhood friendship and how it s torn apart, a story of guilt, silence and the loss of innocence, and a story about the kind of love which may survive it all."
Sweden94.
Quicksand : A Novel by Malin Persson Giolito EN
Description:
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES Named an NPR "BEST BOOKS OF 2017" Named the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers Academy An incisive courtroom thriller and a drama that raises questions about the nature of love, the disastrous side effects of guilt, and the function of justice A mass shooting has taken place at a prep school in Stockholm’s wealthiest suburb. Eighteen-year-old Maja Norberg is charged for her involvement in the massacre that left her boyfriend and her best friend dead. She has spent nine months in jail awaiting trial. Now the time has come for her to e... continue
Finland96.
Rio Negro by Arnaldur Indridasson ES
IcelandDescription:
El cadáver de un joven degollado aparece en su casa del centro de Reikiavik. No ha habido lucha. No hay arma. Los únicos indicios que encuentra la policía son un chal de mujer y unas pastillas que sugieren una oscura historia de violación y venganza.
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Room : A Novel by Emma Donoghue EN
IrelandDescription:
Held captive for years in a small shed, a woman and her precocious young son finally gain their freedom, and the boy experiences the outside world for the first time. Inspiration for the MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Academy Award winner Brie Larson To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world. . . . It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma eat and sleep and play and learn. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits. Room is home to Jack, but to Ma it's the prison where she has been held for seven years. Through her fierce love fo... continue
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Scrap mortal by Ludmilla Lacueva Canut CA
AndorraDescription:
Les millors professionals del món de l'scrapbooking es donen cita a Andorra per assistir al primer congrés que se celebra al país. La descoberta al llac d'Engolasters del cadàver d'una scrapera molt famosa trasbalsarà als assistents d'aquesta trobada i a la presidenta del club, la forense Maria Sastre, que demanarà ajuda al comissari Cerni Llop. Scrap mortal ens endinsa entre els bastidors de l'univers de l'scrapbooking, on venjances i rancúnies són a l'ordre del dia. Un entorn creatiu i de fantasia que s'entrellaça amb el món del bàsquet i amb la diplomàcia nord-americana al voltant de la inv... continue
Norway100.
Sherlock - Um estudo em vermelho by Arthur Conan Doyle PT
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Com introdução escrita pelo cocriador do seriado de TV: Steven Moffat - O sucesso da série Sherlock, da BBC, apresentou o lendário detetive de Arthur Conan Doyle a uma nova geração de fãs. O episódio de estreia da série foi inspirado na primeira história de Sherlock Holmes, Um Estudo em Vermelho, e esta edição, com introdução do cocriador da série, Steven Moffat, mostra aos fãs como tudo começou. Um Estudo em Vermelho é uma poderosa história de assassinato, suspense, pistas enigmáticas, rastros falsos e vingança. Aqui, o leitor irá conhecer os lendários personagens Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson ... continue