tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post4874211665300650927..comments2024-03-23T02:59:40.776+00:00Comments on Euro Crime: International Dagger Speculation (2010)Karen (Euro Crime)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-9361518707563740852010-05-20T10:09:26.813+01:002010-05-20T10:09:26.813+01:00What a great long list and I so appreciate the sho...What a great long list and I so appreciate the shortlists here.<br /><br />And, again, I protest vehemently that many of the European books cited here are not yet in the public library in my (very big) city across the pond. <br /><br />I feel like I've been waiting for a decade for "Hypothermia," and the more I read about it, the worse is the wait!kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-47370697285598087682010-05-19T22:29:04.877+01:002010-05-19T22:29:04.877+01:00The web page announcing the shortlist is now (just...The web page announcing the shortlist is now (just) sitting on my hard disk ready to be uploaded to the CWA website shortly after 7pm on Friday evening, once the official announcement has been made at Crimefest in Bristol.<br /><br />So even if you cannot get to Bristol, you can check out the <a href="http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/international.html" rel="nofollow">CWA International Dagger Page</a> after 7pm Friday.Roger Cornwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13988304578628225052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-72429043226565899102010-05-19T19:27:00.511+01:002010-05-19T19:27:00.511+01:00Here's my attempt at a shortlist:
The Darkest...Here's my attempt at a shortlist:<br /><br />The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin (translator: Marlaine Delargy) (Sweden)<br />Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason (translator Victoria Cribb) (Iceland)<br />The Killer's Art by Mari Jungstedt (translator Tiina Nunnally) (Sweden)<br />The Man from Beijing by Henning Mankell (translator Laurie Thompson) (Sweden)<br />The Consorts of Death by Gunnar Staalesen (translator Don Bartlett) (Norway)<br />At Close Quarters by Eugenio Fuentes (translator Martin Schifino) (Spain)<br /><br />My choice for the winner is The Darkest Room by Johan Theorin, though I did love Hypothermia so would be equally thrilled if that won (or about 18 of the others!)Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-14268992535303323122010-05-18T20:16:58.485+01:002010-05-18T20:16:58.485+01:00I'd be horifically disappointed if Hypothermia...I'd be horifically disappointed if Hypothermia wasn't on there. And didn't win, too, really, cause it's a masterpiece. Though I think The Snowman will.Fionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-7295415598324048132010-05-18T12:36:26.877+01:002010-05-18T12:36:26.877+01:00I've already read nine:
Andrea Camilleri - Aug...I've already read nine:<br />Andrea Camilleri - August Heat<br />Eugenio Fuentes - At Close Quarters<br />Stieg Larsson - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest<br />Javier Marias - Your Face Tomorrow 3: Poison, Shadow and Farewell<br />Arturo Perez-Reverte - Pirates of the Levant<br />Claudia Pineiro - Thursday Night Widows<br />Santiago Roncagliolo - Red April<br />Mehmet Murat Somer - The Gigolo Murder<br />Carlos Ruiz Zafon - The Angel's Game<br /><br />Javier Marias is one of the best Spanish authors, but I don't think he will have a chance to be shortlisted. <br />I did like very much Eugenio Fuentes book.<br /><br />Still this year I plan to read:<br />Leif Davidsen - The Woman from Bratislava<br />Karin Fossum - The Water's Edge<br />Arnaldur Indridason - Hypothermia<br />Henning Mankell - The Man from Beijing<br />Dominique Manotti - Affairs of State<br />Petros Markaris - Che Committed Suicide<br />Patricia Melo - Lost World<br />Deon Meyer - Thirteen Hours<br />Jo Nesbo - The Snowman<br />Johan Theorin - The Darkest Room<br />Here I think there is more chance to find some shortlisted.<br />Thanks Karen. It is always fun to speculate.Jose Ignacio Escribanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296527986083953692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-12325934865600750312010-05-17T22:29:32.659+01:002010-05-17T22:29:32.659+01:00Sheesh - an impressive lineup. I've actually o...Sheesh - an impressive lineup. I've actually only read a couple, but I do have a couple more on my bookshelf (some are only just being published in NZ about now), and have read other works by some of the authors (e.g. Mankell etc). <br /><br />I would just be guessing by picking six, but I do like Norman's selections above.Kiwicraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11687089028299093360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32065323.post-4825173923194604842010-05-17T20:44:58.844+01:002010-05-17T20:44:58.844+01:00I don't envy you the difficult task of judging...I don't envy you the difficult task of judging this year with so many outstanding novels, but at least we know that one judge will know what she is talking about. ;o)<br /><br />My six from books I have already read:<br /><br />The Darkest Room-Johan Theorin<br />Claudia Pineiro-Thursday Night Widows<br />Jo Nesbo-The Snowman<br />Stieg Larsson-The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest<br />Andrea Camilleri-August Heat<br />Henning Mankell-The Man from Beijing<br /><br />But I expect from reading other people's opinions of books thta I have not read yet that Deon Meyer's Thirteen Hours [his Blood Safari was superb] and Arnaldur Indridason's Hypothermia will be shortlisted.Uriah Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046023583067265187noreply@blogger.com