Author Archives: Jose Ignacio

My Music: Georges Moustaki - Ma solitude (1969)

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Madrid Book Fair

The designer and photographer Juan Gatti is the author of the poster commemorating the 72nd edition of the Madrid Book Fair. The Fair will be held this year from the 31st of May to the 16th of June in the … Continue reading

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Las flores de Baudelaire de Gonzalo Garrido

This post is bilingual, scroll down to find the English language version Editorial Alrevés, 2012. Edición Kindle. 412 KB. e-ISBN: 978-84-15098-54-6. ASIN: B0089N20EE. 264 páginas. Las flores de Baudelaire gira en torno al brutal asesinato de una niña de tres … Continue reading

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Review: Stiffed by Rob Kitchin

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Snubnose Press (2013). Kindle Edition. 393 KB. ASIN: B00CO9U4ZG Maybe I should start by saying that I received this book from Rob Kitchin. Rob, besides his profession … Continue reading

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The Frozen Dead by Bernard Minier

Publication date: 01 Aug 2013. Mulholland Books. Translated by Alison Anderson. Bernard Minier grew up at the foot of the Pyrenees. He has received several awards for his short stories. The Frozen Dead, originally titled Glacé (2011), is his first … Continue reading

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The Inaugural Petrona Award Shortlist

The award has been created to honour the memory of Maxine Clarke who, blogging as Petrona, was tirelessly promoting Scandinavian crime fiction translated into English long before Stieg Larsson grabbed the world’s attention. This year’s shortlist was derived from Maxine’s … Continue reading

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Review: March Violets, by Philip Kerr

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo March Violets (Penguin Books, 2004) First published by Viking in 1989. Published together with The Pale Criminal, 1990 and A German Requiem, 1991 as Berlin Noir (Penguin … Continue reading

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La Cerdanya

The comarca (local district) of La Cerdanya (Spain) contains the upper part of the Segre river valley, and lies in the centre of the Catalan Pyrenes (Spain), between France, Andorra and the comarques of El Ripollès, El Berguedà and L’Alt … Continue reading

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What To Read Next

Don’t know what to read next? I suggest you take a look at The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2013. I’ve read 3 of 18 longlisted, and I’ve some others to be read. Stay tuned.

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Review The Kelly Affair: Granada by Paul D. Brazill

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Atlantis Lite Editions (2012). Format: Kindle Edition. 388 KB. 20 pages. ASIN: B00CAA1ZWA. ISBN: 9788866654421. Luke Case story 3.(Granada) The Kelly Affair is the third instalment in … Continue reading

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