Category Archives: Domingo Villar

2012 Crime Fiction Alphabet V is for Villar, Domingo Villar

Posted on 15/10/2012 by

The Crime Fiction Alphabet arrives this week to letter “v”, and my V is for Villar. Domingo Villar was born in Vigo (Spain) in 1971.  He works as a film and TV script writer, while he also contributes in written … Continue reading →

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Book Cover – Domingo Villar (Leo Caldas #3)

Posted on 26/07/2012 by

Thanks to Estudio en Escarlata webpage I have learnt that this long awaited book will be released in November 2012. Click at Cruces de Piedra by Domingo Villar to see my previous post.

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Cruces de Piedra by Domingo Villar

Posted on 03/11/2011 by

Cruces de Piedra (Stone Crosses), the new instalment featuring Leo Caldas by Domingo Villar, will be published  in Spain by Siruela on the coming Spring. Synopsis: One Tuesday in October, whilst the Galician coast is recovering from the damage caused … Continue reading →

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Domingo Villar candidato este año al Premio Martin Beck

Posted on 25/10/2011 by

Gracias a Norman en Crime Scraps acabo de descubrir que entre los candidatos al Premio Martin Beck en Suecia a la mejor novela negra traducida este año, se encuentra Domingo Villar por su novela Ollos de auga/Ojos de agua. El … Continue reading →

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The Crime Fiction Alphabet, ‘V’ is for Villar. Domingo Villar

Posted on 13/06/2011 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano. The Alphabet in Crime Fiction, hosted by Kerrie at Mysteries in Paradise, arrives this week to letter V. Please click HERE to see the contributions of fellow … Continue reading →

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>Coming Up Soon

Posted on 14/11/2010 by

> Maxine blog post yesterday HERE, just remind me of the following titles coming up next year: Death on a Galician Shore, Domingo Villar. The publisher blurb reads: One misty autumn morning in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, … Continue reading →

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La playa de los ahogados (Death on a Galician Shore) by Domingo Villar

Posted on 04/08/2010 by

Domingo Villar. La playa de los ahogados. (2009). Siruela. 448 p. ISBN: 978-84-9841-129-4 Death on a Galician Shore, original title A praia dos afogados (Galician), La playa de los ahogados (Spanish-Castilian), is Domingo Villar’s second novel featuring police inspector Leo … Continue reading →

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There is work ahead to do

Posted on 24/07/2010 by

Once the 2010 International Dagger Award has been announced I look forward to the 2011 International Dagger Award. You can check at Euro Crime here the list, so far, of translated crime novels published between June 2010 and May 2011 … Continue reading →

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>Death on a Galician Shore by Domingo Villar

Posted on 07/07/2010 by

> It has just been announced that Domingo Villar second novel, La playa de los ahogados (Siruela, 2009), won the prestigious Brigada 21 Award for best Castilian novel published last year. If my information is correct Abacus will release the … Continue reading →

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>Premios Brigada 21 Shortlist

Posted on 03/07/2010 by

> To give you a flavour of what was published in Spain last year you can find below the shortlist for this year Premios Brigada 21. Just want to highlight two categories: Best crime fiction novel published in 2009 in … Continue reading →

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