Euro Crime

Big Sister by Gunnar Staalesen translated by Don Bartlett, June 2018, 271 pages, Orenda Books, ISBN: 9781912374199 Reviewed by Lynn Ha...

Only a few weeks ago, at CrimeFest, Gunnar Staalesen was announced as the winner of the 2017 Petrona Award for WHERE ROSES NEVER DIE, transl...

We Shall Inherit the Wind by Gunnar Staalesen translated by Don Bartlett, June 2015, 300 pages, Orenda Books, ISBN: 1910633070 Reviewe...

Moderator: Barry Forshaw Panel: Roberto Costantini , Gunnar Staalesen , Michael Ridpath , Jorn Lier Horst RC: an engineer, Italians...

Nordic Noir Panel: Crime at the Borders of the Arctic Moderator: Quentin Bates Panelists - Gunnar Staalesen , Kati Hiekkapelt...

Over the last few months I've read several Scandi books that I haven't had time to review. So to give myself a tabula rasa here are...

Two podcasts to listen to next week on the commute: Firstly, I'm grateful to Jose Ignacio from The Game's Afoot for posting the f...

Great news in yesterday's Bookseller - a new publishing deal for Gunnar Staalesen : Newly launched independent Orenda Books has sign...

Arcadia have spiffing new covers for their Gunnar Staalesen books. The eagerly awaited new Varg Veum novel, Cold Hearts , translated by Do...

Barry Forshaw chairs the Death in a Cold Climate - Scandinavians panel at Crimefest 2012. Guests: Asa Larsson (Swe), Thomas Enger (Nor...

Today's instalment of favourite discoveries of 2011 comes from Michelle Peckham who has chosen a Scandinavian crime tv series, though n...

On the 18th, Petrona and I trundled off to the British Library for the Crime Across the Continent study day. The last session of the day, ...

I've recently read the Doctor Who graphic novel, The Only Good Dalek which was my first graphic novel and it looks beautiful but doesn...

Here are a few publishing deals announced at the London Book Fair. From The Bookseller : Hodder has acquired world English rights to a s...

Two competitions for March, both close 31st March: 1. Win a signed copy of Complicit by Nicci French UK only 2. Win From the Dead by Mark B...

Several European authors in translation will be making appearances in London in the next few months. 1. The Nordic Noir book club has their ...

I'm currently reading The Consorts of Death by Gunnar Staalesen, tr. Don Bartlett. Maxine has already reviewed it for Euro Crime, here ...

Two competitions are currently running: i)Win Beautiful Dead: Arizona by Eden Maguire (UK only) ii)Win Sheer Folly by Carola Dunn (UK/Euro...