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  • 11 crime, mystery, detective novels in translation to read
  • Interview: Erlendur Arason
  • On the Radar: Soldiers, squirrels, hoteliers and more…

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columbian.com /1 week ago

11 crime, mystery, detective novels in translation to read

There’s no mystery here: We all love a good detective novel.

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

Interview: Erlendur Arason

The tourism boom in Iceland has resulted in all sorts of shiny new hotels popping up in Reykjavik. It seems an unlikely source of inspiration at first, but just think of all the cr...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

On the Radar: Soldiers, squirrels, hoteliers and more…

We’re back with more new crime novel releases including two books set in Scotland and one in Iceland, which makes me think that perhaps Tartan noir and Scandinavian crime fiction a...

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crimereads.com /1 month ago

Five Deep Cut UK Procedurals to watch as you wait for Dept. Q to return

I’m not the only one who has Dept. Q fever! I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day, an Irish actor named Ciaran Byrne who has been in a million crime things, but is als...

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crimefictionlover.com /2 weeks ago

The Madman by Henning Mankell

Translated by George Goulding and Sarah de Senarclens — Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has had a substantial influence on us here at Crime Fiction Lover and his death in 2015...

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kirkusreviews.com /1 month ago

THE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

Zaza’s intriguing noir procedural moves kaleidoscopically, with themes far more provocative than a traditional whodunit. At the center are three police detectives, all in different...

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sbs.com.au /4 weeks ago

There's no cold comfort in 'Cold Haven'

It's everything you'd want in a Nordic crime series: a flawed investigator, a hostile setting and eccentric personalities proving obstacles to the case getting solved.

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vink.aftenposten.no /4 days ago

Jakob Oftebro er blitt hele Skandinavias filmstjerne

«Nordic noir» blir til intense lyse våkenetter i dette underholdende krimdramaet der Jakob Oftebro og Peter Andersson…

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crimereads.com /3 weeks ago

The Best International Crime Fiction of July 2026

Here are four novels in translation to check out this month, all excellent for crime lovers. Enjoy! SeichЕЌ Matsumoto, The Quiet Place Translated by Louise Heal Kawaii (Modern Libr...

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crimefictionlover.com /4 weeks ago

Harrogate 2026: The crime of the century

Before The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival made the Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate its home, the place was famous for another reason: It was where Agatha Christie retrea...

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crimefictionlover.com /3 days ago

On the Radar: Scratching the surface

Judging by the amount of submissions we receive for news and reviews, crime fiction is doing very well indeed. They say people are reading less… well they’re not reading less crime...

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crimereads.com /1 month ago

Dept. Q is Back! Almost!

Attention mystery series bingers! Dept. Q, the hit Netflix adaptation of Jussi Adler-Olsen’s mystery novel series of the same name, has begun filming its second season! The show is...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

On the radar: Pure, original crime fiction

Every so often, we have a week where all the authors whose new novels are included here in our news column are brand new to us. That could be because their books are debuts, but of...

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crimefictionlover.com /2 weeks ago

The Hotel Manager’s Guide to Murder by Erlander Arason

Translated by Quentin Bates — The Hotel Manager’s Guide to Murder is the first in a trilogy featuring detectives Hauker and Dagný. You may be familiar with the stories of the big L...

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49thshelf.com /3 days ago

4 Crime Novels, and a Bonus Pick

The Queen of Florida is a wickedly entertaining romp featuring retired widow June who delves into the deep underbelly of paradise—Boca—to get everything she knows she deserves. In...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

On the Radar: Summer holiday crime fiction

Is this the summer of the destination thriller? Maybe. Maybe not. Some of the spots you’ll visit literarily in this week’s new books report are a lot more desirable than others. Bl...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

The Violent Hour by James Oswald

There’s no shortage of great detective stories set in Edinburgh, of course, spearheaded by Ian Rankin’s Rebus series. Since 2012, James Oswald has steadily added to this roster wit...

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crimereads.com /2 weeks ago

Rhys Bowen on the Allure of Setting Crime Fiction in Scotland

When I started writing The Castle in the Glen I realized with surprise that I had only set one book in Scotland previously, and that was one of the early Royal Spyness books. So it...

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crimereads.com /3 weeks ago

The Best Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of August 2026

There’s a lot of heavy hitters coming out this August, all of which are impossible oneself away from (I should know). Below, you’ll find the following: new series installments from...

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crimereads.com /2 weeks ago

The Best International Fiction of August 2026

Here are five great novels, newly translated. Enjoy! Minyoung Kan, Plant Lady translated by Shanna Tan (Berkley) Easily finished in an afternoon, Plant Lady is a gem of a thriller,...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

Murder on the Red River by Marcie R Rendon

This award-winning novel is set in the 1970s on both sides of the Red River, which is the border between the US states of Minnesota and North Dakota. It was first published in 2017...

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crimefictionlover.com /1 month ago

First Look: The Madman by Henning Mankell

We’ve got some exciting news for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction. On 16 July, Mountain Leopard Press is releasing a lost classic from Mankell’s bibliography – The Madman. We’ve...

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crimereads.com /2 days ago

Wheredunnit: 9 Mystery Novels with Killer Settings

With some mysteries, whodunnit is only part of the story. These nine fascinating books all feature environs that play a major role in keeping the suspense high and the puzzle madde...

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vink.aftenposten.no /4 days ago

Jakob Oftebro befester sin posisjon som hele Skandinavias filmstjerne i ny Netflix-serie

«Nordic noir» blir til intense lyse våkenetter i dette underholdende krimdramaet der Jakob Oftebro og Peter Andersson…

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