Popular European Mystery Books
Find mystery books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (189)
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Innocence; or, Murder on Steep Street by Heda Margolius Kovály EN
Country: Europe / 
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Description:
Czech Holocaust memoirist, literary translator and political exile Heda Margolius Kovly turned her pen to fiction. Inspired by Chandler, Kovaly knit her own terrifying experiences in early 1950s Socialist Prague: her husband's imprisonment and wrongful execution and her own persecution at his disgrace, into a smart and evocative psychological thriller-cum-detective novel. Set in and around a cinema where a murder was recently committed, follows the unfolding of the investigation while telling the stories of the women who work there as ushers, each of whom is forced to support herself.
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Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason EN
IcelandDescription:
An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years... 'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery... continue
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Knots and Crosses : An Inspector Rebus Novel by Ian Rankin EN
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Detective Sergeant John Rebus must solve the case of the "Edinburgh Strangler" before the killer strikes again.
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La cage de verre by Georges Simenon FR
BelgiumDescription:
Le bruit saccadé de la machine à écrire le réveilla et il vit, comme d'habitude, les draps pâles du lit de sa femme de l'autre côté de la table de nuit. Qui avait décidé qu'il y aurait des lits jumeaux ? Après dix-huit ans, il n'aurait pu le dire avec certitude. D'ailleurs, les événements de cette époque-là étaient confus et, pour des raisons qu'il n'essayait pas de démêler, il préférait les chasser de sa mémoire. C'était probablement elle. Et il n'avait pas protesté. Il ne protestait jamais. En définitive, il ne leur était pas arrivé une seule fois de dormir ensemble.
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La Cena by Herman Koch ES
Country: Europe / 
Netherlands
Netherlands
Description:
¿Hasta dónde es capaz de llegar un padre para encubrir a un hijo que comete un delito injustificable? ¿Debe prevalecer el instinto de protección paterna, o la lealtad a unas normas sociales que garantizan la coherencia y la fortaleza del grupo? Estas y otras preguntas de igual calibre surgen como dardos durante la lectura de La cena, una novela ácida y provocadora que apunta sin miramientos a toda una clase social acomodada de los Países Bajos y, por extensión, de toda Europa, instalada en una inercia de autosatisfacción y complacencia, e indiferente hacia el devenir de la generación que ha de... continue
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La señorita Smila y su especial percepción de la nieve by Peter Hoeg, Ana Sofía Pascual ES
DenmarkDescription:
Rigt facetteret spændingsroman om en grønlandsk-dansk kvindes forsøg på at afsløre den forbryderiske baggrund for en lille grønlandsk drengs død i København
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La vérité sur l'affaire Harry Quebert by Joël Dicker FR
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
Roman policier (suspense). Roman de société.
Spain