Rezensionen: Link, Lovesey, Kerr, Mishani

Marilyn Stasio on some of the most interesting new-releases in Crime Writing, like Charlotte Link’s “The Other Child,” Peter Lovesey’s new novel “The Tooth Tattoo,” Philip Kerr’s “A Man Without Breath” and D. A. Mishani “The Mising File.”

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Rezensionen: Davis, Taylor, Shepherd, Kerr

Jake Kerridge surveys the latest crop of historical crime novels, including Lindsey Davis’ “The Ides of April”, Andrew Taylor’s “The Scent of Death”, Lynn Shepherd’s “A Treacherous Likeness” and Philip Kerr’s “A Man without Breath”.

Rezensionen: Philip Kerr, John Sandrolini

In memory of a dear friend, Pierce reviews for The Rap Sheet both Philip Kerr’s “A Man Without Breath”, a Bernie Gunther novel which is set in the 1940s, and John Sandrolini’s also historically aligned debut novel “One of our Baby”.

Rezensionen: James Thompson, Jassy Mackenzie, Philip Kerr u.a.

J. Kingston Pierce on “Helsinki Blood” by James Thompson “Pale Horses” by Jassy Mackenzie;  ”A Man Without Breath” by Philip Kerr; “The Perfect Ghost” by Linda Barnes; “When the Devil Drives” by Christopher Brookmyre and …

Artikel: You’re the Tops: 2012′s 10 Best Crime Novels

J. Kingston Pierce präsentiert seine Lieblingsbücher des Jahres 2012: Krimis von Peter May, Tana French, Alex Scarrow, Anthony Quinn, C.J. Sansom, Lyndsay Faye, Stephen L. Carter, Max Byrd, Philip Kerr und Alex Grecian.

Service: Scottish Crime Book of the Year – Winner

Hot off twitter, the news is that the winner of the first Bloody Scotland Scottish Crime Book of the Year is … Charles Cumming for “A Foreign Country”. The other nominees were:
Will Jordan: “Redemption”, Philip Kerr: “Prague Fatale”, Peter May: “The Lewis Man”.

Rezensionen: Philip Kerr, William Boyd

Mysteries and thrillers set in the years surrounding and during our two world wars have become a cottage industry.

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Rezensionen: Smith, Wambaugh, Kerr, Perry

In Mark Allen Smith’s novel “The Inquisitor,” a practitioner of psychological torture tries to protect a defenseless boy against some extremely nasty foes. Also: Joseph Wambaugh (“Harbor Nocturne”), Philip Kerr (“Prague Fatale”), Anne Perry (“Dorchester Terrace”).

Rezensionen: Crime Fiction’s Spring Flings

J. Kingston Pears about “Prague Fatale” by Philipp Kerr, “The Fallen” by Jassy Mackenzie,  “House of the Hunted” by Mark Mills, “Kings of Midnight” by Wallace Stroby, “Lullaby” by Robert B. Parkers and much more!

Interview: Philip Kerr

Philip Kerr first made money as an author when he was 12 years old, writing and then renting out pornographic stories »for the edification of his schoolmates«.

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Liste: The Rap Sheet’s 10 Favorite Crime Novels of 2011

Developing a list of the top thriller novels for any particular year is necessarily limited by the scope of the author’s reading, as well as by his or her tastes. While most of the books in my stack were commonplace, a number stood out for their quality.