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A selection of recent and must-read translated crime fiction
Futaro Yamada, Bryan Karetnyk (trans.)
A classic Japanese mystery - a pair of sleuths investigate a series of bloody murders in 19th century Tokyo
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Juan Gómez-Jurado, Nick Caistor (trans.), Lorenza Garcia (trans.)
The highly anticipated sequel to Juan Gómez-Jurado's number 1 international bestseller Red Queen, featuring Antonia Scott, the most compelling and original detective since Lisbeth Salander.
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Andrey Kurkov, Boris Dralyuk (trans.)
Kyiv, 1919. The Soviets control the city, but White armies menace them from the West. No man trusts his neighbour and any spark of resistance may ignite into open rebellion.
Im Seong-sun, An Seon Jae (trans.)
Sometimes work can be murder... Squid Game and Parasite meet Dexter in this sharp, satirical crime novel about a murder-planning consultant in corporate Seoul
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Delphine de Vigan, Alison Anderson (trans.)
A cautionary tale for a world in which social media has shattered the boundaries of intimacy
Keigo Higashino, Giles Murray (trans.)
From Japanese crime writer Keigo Higashino, who has sold over a million copies in Japan, The Final Curtain is the fourth and final instalment in the Detective Kaga series
Kotaro Isaka, Sam Malissa (trans.)
Good father or good assassin? Can he be both?: From the internationally bestselling author of Bullet Train.
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Victoria Cribb (trans.)
Discover the utterly terrifying, chilling and gripping new novel from international bestseller Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
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Hideo Yokoyama, Louise Heal Kawai (trans.)
The new title from the author of Six Four, in which a down-at-heel architect must solve a beguiling mystery
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Maud Ventura, Emma Ramadan (trans.)
A dangerously charming French thriller about a woman's obsession for her husband
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Victoria Kielland, Damion Searls (trans.)
A spellbinding, darkly poetic literary novel that plunges us into the inner life of America's first female serial killer
Javier Cercas, Anne McLean (trans.)
The second Terra Alta Investigation - a new crime series by one of Europe's leading writers
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Un-su Kim, Sora Kim-Russell (trans.)
A darkly funny noir thriller and a fascinating moral tale about power and corruption in Korean society, filled with betrayals, power struggles and effortlessly smooth assassinations
Yukito Ayatsuji, Ho-Ling Wong (trans.)
A classic Japanese murder mystery from the author of The Decagon House Murders
Jo Nesbo, Sean Kinsella (trans.)
He'll get inside your head. You've never seen a killer like this. Neither have the police. And for Detective Harry Hole, this time it's personal.
Yun Ko-Eun, Lizzie Buehler (trans.)
A satirical Korean eco-thriller with a fierce feminist sensibility.
Lars Kepler, Alice Menzies (trans.)
If you see his reflection it's already too late … The gripping new crime novel from global thriller writing phenomenon, Lars Kepler.
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Tove Alsterdal, Alice Menzies (trans.)
A man is locked inside an abandoned house - but he'snot the only one. This atmospheric, edge-of-your-seatrural crime starring local detective Eira Sjoden willkeep you guessing till the end.
Fredrik Backman, Neil Smith (trans.)
A bank robber chased by the police ran into a company that had many customers coming to buy and sell houses. All customers have become hostages. Before the death, the…
Jorn Lier Horst, Anne Bruce (trans.)
The Night Man, the inspiration for the second series of BBC Four's Wisting, sees the detective return to face a terrifying killer with a horrifying calling card...
Cloe Mehdi, Howard Curtis (trans.)
An urban thriller full of rage and raw emotion.
Anne Mette Hancock, Tara Chase (trans.)
A missing child. No witnesses. Can we trust what we didn't see?
Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Victoria Cribb (trans.)
Detective Huldar and psychologist Freyja are once again working together to solve a mysterious case in this incredible new novel from the internationally acclaimed author of The Doll and Gallows…
Olga Tokarczuk, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (trans.)
A subversive, entertaining noir novel from the winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize.
Kevin Chen, Darryl Sterk (trans.)
A mesmerizing web of family secrets and countryside superstitions, the search for identity and clash of cultures.
Seicho Matsumoto, Jesse Kirkwood (trans.)
In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Standing in the coast’s wind and cold, the police see nothing…
Their mission is murder. His is revenge.
Hakan Nesser, Sarah Death (trans.)
A dysfunctional family go into meltdown when two members go missing one snowy night.
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The Lonely Ones follows the mystery of two couples who die thirty-five years apart in the exact same spot.
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Kaoru Takamura, Allison Mark Powell (trans.), Marie Iida (trans.)
One of Japan's great modern writers, this second half of Lady Joker brings Kaoru Takamura's breathtaking masterpiece to a gripping conclusion.
Seishi Yokomizo, Yumiko Yamazaki (trans.)
A fiendish classic murder mystery, from one of Japan’s greatest crime writers.
Akimitsu Takagi, Deborah Boehm (trans.)
Can you solve the mystery of the tattoo murder?
Anne Mette Hancock, Tara Chace (trans.)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo meets Sharp Objects in this internationally bestselling thriller, for fans of Jo Nesbo and Henning Mankell.
Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli (trans.)
The fourth novel in Andrea Camilleri’s savagely funny, brilliantly compelling Sicilian crime series featuring Inspector Montalbano
Zijin Chen, Michelle Deeter (trans.)
A dark Chinese suspense thriller about teenage accountability, where no one is innocent, for fans of Keigo Higashino.
Herve le Tellier, Adriana Hunter (trans.)
If there are two of you, and just one life - who gets to live it?
Hideo Yokoyama, Jonathan Lloyd-Davies (trans.)
The million-selling Japanese crime sensation, now in paperback.
Gu Byeong-mo, Chi-Young Kim (trans.)
A whip-smart, taut and compelling novel about a 60-something female assassin navigating the vulnerabilities posed by her ageing body, and a meditation on loss and loneliness
A Terra Alta novel. Winner of Spain’s biggest literary prize - the Premio Planeta
Georges Simenon, Siân Reynolds (trans.)
A stunning existential novel from Georges Simenon, the master of slow-burn mystery
Seishi Yokomizo, Bryan Karetnyk (trans.)
Nestled deep in the mist-shrouded mountains, The Village of Eight Graves takes its name from a bloody legend: in the sixteenth century eight samurai, who had taken refuge there along…
Fuminori Nakamura, Sam Bett (trans.)
What transforms a person into a killer? Can it be something as small as a suggestion?
Laurent Mauvignier, Daniel Levin Becker (trans.)
Told in rhythmic, propulsive prose that weaves seamlessly from one consciousness to the next over the course of a day, Laurent Mauvignier’s The Birthday Party is a gripping tale of…
Arnaldur Indridason, Victoria Cribb (trans.)
A spin-off from international bestseller Indridason’s critically acclaimed Reykjavic-set novel, The Shadow District.
Ragnar Jonasson, Victoria Cribb (trans.)
Four friends. One night. Not everyone will come out alive …
Keigo Higashino. Giles Murray (trans.)
The third and penultimate novel in the Detective Kyoichiro Kaga series by bestselling Japanese crime writer Keigo Higashino - a twisty, compelling and satisfying mystery with a vivid sense of…
Five killers find themselves on a bullet train from Tokyo competing for a suitcase full of money. Kimura’s young son is in a coma thanks to Satoshi, and he’s tracked…
Riku Onda, Alison Watts (trans.)
A desolate apartment in a Japanese city, a man and a woman about to spend their last night together. Each believes the other to be a killer, and is determined…
