Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Sound of One Hand Killing by Teresa Solana

Posted on 31/08/2012 by

Following my previous post HERE about L’hora zen -Teresa Solana’s latest book-, I find out that it will be released by Bitter Lemon Press in February 2013 (in the UK) and in May 2013 (in the US) as The Sound … Continue reading →

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Review: The Brotherhood by Y. A. Erskine

Posted on 30/08/2012 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Random House Australia, 2011. Kindle edition. 578 KB. ASIN: B005CMEKC0. During a burglary in progress John White, a sergeant in the Tasmania Police Service, is stabbed by … Continue reading →

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Inspector Troy Novels

Posted on 28/08/2012 by

This post was intended as a private note but I thought it may be of interest to regular or sporadic readers of this blog (Information taken from Wikipedia) The novels in the Frederick Troy series share the eponymous protagonist Frederick … Continue reading →

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2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet, O is for Oliver, Maria-Antonia Oliver

Posted on 27/08/2012 by

The Crime Fiction Alphabet arrives this week to the letter “o”. And my O is for Oliver. Maria-Antònia Oliver was born in Manacor. Manacor in Mallorca is also the birthplace of Rafael Nadal. But I will let Maria-Antonia speak for … Continue reading →

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The Gherkin

Posted on 26/08/2012 by

                  I’m currently reading The Brotherhood by Y.A. Erskine and, although the story is set in Tasmania, there is a reference to The Gherkin. I took these images during October 2008.

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Film Review: Headhunters (2011) directed by Morten Tyldum

Posted on 26/08/2012 by

Begoña and I went yesterday to the theatre and see Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne), a 2011 Norwegian-German film directed by Morten Tyldum and based on Jo Nesbø’s novel Hodejegerne (Headhunters). Plot Summary: Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is Norway’s most accomplished headhunter. … Continue reading →

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Marek Krajewski

Posted on 25/08/2012 by

It wasn’t my intention but I had the opportunity yesterday to buy the first two books in the series featuring detective Eberhard Mock. Hardback editions at less than € 6.00 each. And I could not resist the temptation. Marek Krajewski … Continue reading →

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Film: Headhunters (2011) directed by Morten Tyldum

Posted on 24/08/2012 by

Headhunters (Norwegian: Hodejegerne) is a 2011 Norwegian-German film directed by Morten Tyldum. It is based on Jo Nesbø’s novel Hodejegerne (The Headhunters). Will be released in Spain today Friday, August 24, 2012. I’ll go see it soon. Plot Summary: Roger … Continue reading →

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Reseña: Tarde, mal y nunca (English translation: The Barcelona Brothers) de Carlos Zanón

Posted on 23/08/2012 by

This post is bilingual, scroll down to find the English language version RBA Libros, 2011. Publicado originalmente por Saymon Ediciones, 2009. P. 224. ISBN: 978-84-9867-894-9. La acción se desarrolla en la actualidad, en un barrio obrero de  Barcelona, pero podría … Continue reading →

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2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet, N is for Nonidez, Manuel Nonidez

Posted on 22/08/2012 by

The Crime Fiction Alphabet arrives this week to the letter “n”. And my N is for Nonídez. Manuel Nonidez won the XIII García Pavón Award for detective fiction with Frío de muerte [Cold Death] (Rey Lear editores, 2010) a novel … Continue reading →

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