Monthly Archives: November 2011

The Cemetery of the Forgotten Books

Posted on 30/11/2011 by

The Prisoner of Heaven, the brand new novel by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, joins his previous books The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel’s Game which revolve around the Sempere & Sons bookshop in Barcelona. It begins one year after … Continue reading →

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2012 International Dagger Speculation Update

Posted on 30/11/2011 by

Karen at Euro Crime has updated the list of translated crime novels published between June 2011 and May 2012, the period of eligibility, HERE. My objective is to keep track of the ones I’ve read and highlight the ones I’m … Continue reading →

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The Pheasant Killers – Los chicos que cayeron en la trampa

Posted on 29/11/2011 by

Original title Fasandræberne (2008) was released last September under the Spanish  title Los chicos que cayeron en la trampa (Maeva, 2011) translated by Nicolás de Miguel. You can check HERE the information from the Spanish publisher (in Spanish). This is … Continue reading →

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Con el agua al cuello – Neck-deep in Water

Posted on 28/11/2011 by

Con el agua al cuello (Tusquets, 2011) –Neck-deep in Water– the seventh book in Commissar Costas Haritos series by Greek author Petros Markaris was released last month in Spain. Originally published in 2010, the original title is Ληξιπρόθεσμα Δάνεια. Synopsis: … Continue reading →

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The Four Seasons are Seven

Posted on 28/11/2011 by

The seventh instalment in Padura’s book series featuring Mario Conde, have just been published in Spain. La cola de la serpiente (Tusquets, 2011) –The Tail of the Snake–. The publisher blurb reads: Few streets almost in ruins surrounded with debris … Continue reading →

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2011 Aussie Author Challenge Completed

Posted on 27/11/2011 by

The 2011 Aussie Author Challenge, hosted at Booklover Book Reviews, runs from 1 January 2011 until 31 December 2011. The aim is to read and review books written by Australian Authors – physical books, ebooks and audiobooks, fiction and non-fiction. … Continue reading →

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The Suspect, by Michael Robotham

Posted on 27/11/2011 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe; para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo. Time Warner Paperbacks, 2005. Pages 470. ISBN: 9780751534795. First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Time Warner Books. The Suspect, a psychological thriller, is the debut … Continue reading →

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Film review: Carnage (2011) by Roman Polanski

Posted on 25/11/2011 by

This post is bilingual. Scroll down to find the English language version. Begoña y yo fuimos anoche a ver Carnage, estrenada en España el viernes 18 de noviembre con el título de Un dios salvaje. Una comedia de costumbres dirigida … Continue reading →

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The Wild Hunt or Furious Army (L’Armee furieuse) by Fred Vargas

Posted on 24/11/2011 by

L’Armee furieuse (Vivane Hamy, 2011) is Fred Vargas’ last novel featuring Paris police commissioner Jean-Pierre Adamsberg. It has just been released in Spain under the title, El Ejército Furioso (Siruela, 2011), translated by Anne-Hélène Suárez Girard. Summary: It’s business as … Continue reading →

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Teresa Solana visits London in November 2011

Posted on 24/11/2011 by

Teresa Solana in London I presume she is talking about L’Hora Zen, that has just been released in Catalan. The third book in her series featuring the odd couple, the twins Borja (Pep) and Eduard.

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