The April 2022 Newsletter
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Vanda by Marion Brunet, translated by Katherine Gregor, is out now, following on from the success of Summer of Reckoning.
A claustrophobic and gut-wrenching story about a woman and her young son Noé living on the fringes of society in Marseilles. "You and me against the rest of the world," as she says to her boy. But when Noé’s father Simon shows up after a seven-year absence, threatening the delicate balance of their lives, her suppressed rage finally explodes. The tension becomes unbearable, escalating to inevitable violence.
"Brunet’s depiction of a woman whom society has failed is visceral and heartbreaking. She represents many other women in similar situations which is why it’s such an important and eye-opening read." --CrimeFictionLover
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Praise for Marion Brunet's Summer of Reckoning published in 2020:
Shortlisted for 2020 CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
Harrogate International Festivals choice as Book of the Month
" Brunet reminds us that noir is a French word; that “life’s not like a fairytale for silly girls. Life hurts.” This is the first of her award-winning books to be translated into English. More, please, au plus vite!"--The Times
'A slow-burn thriller; life among hard-scrabble locals and semi-settled immigrants, all living within walking distance of the luxurious villas occupied by the holidaying wealthy. Menace, brutality and ignorance swamp the sharper aspirations of the few who seek to better themselves.' --Crime Time
'A smouldering psychological thriller.' --Publishers Weekly
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Winner French Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
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A quick look at a selection of forthcoming titles.
Tales of suspense and crime set in Iceland, Japan, Argentina and Finland.
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Kalmann by Joachim B. Schmidt
Translated by Jamie Lee Searle
UK May 2022/US June 2022
Winner of the Crime Cologne Award of 2021
Kalmann is the self-appointed Sheriff of Raufarhöfn. Day by day, he hunts Arctic foxes and catches gigantic Greenland sharks. Inside his head, however, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, after he discovers a pool of blood in the snow, the swiftly unfolding events threaten to overwhelm him. But how can anything go wrong with Kalmann in charge? He knows everything a man needs to know about life – well almost.
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Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku Onda
Translated by Alison Watts
UK June 2022/US July 2022
Set in Tokyo over the course of one night, Aki and Hiro have decided to be together one last time in their shared flat before parting. Their relationship has broken down after a mountain trek during which their guide died inexplicably. Now each believes the other to be a murderer and is determined to extract a confession before the night is over. Who is the murderer and what really happened on the mountain?
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There Are No Happy Loves
by Sergio Olguin
Translated by Miranda France
UK August 2022/US September 2022
The latest in the Buenos Aires series starring the gutsy, raunchy reporter Veronica Rosenthal. Darío, the sole survivor of a car accident that supposedly killed all his family, is convinced that his wife survived and has abducted their child. During her investigation of the accident, Veronica befriends an ex-nun who puts her on the trail of a network of illegal adoptions and body trafficking.
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Trouble
by Katja Ivar
UK January 2023/US February 2023
Follows on from Evil Things and Deep as Death, both featuring Finnish detective Hella Mauzer.
Helsinki, early summer 1953. Hella Mauzer, once a member of the city’s murder squad, now a reluctant private investigator, is doing a background check on a member of the Finnish secret services. She accepted the job because she was promised information about the 1942 death of her father. An accident, file closed they say. But not for Hella. Her investigation leads to people who want her stopped dead in her tracks.
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