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		<title>Las flores de Baudelaire de Gonzalo Garrido</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/las-flores-de-baudelaire-de-gonzalo-garrido/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5062&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Editorial Alrevés, 2012. Edición Kindle. 412 KB. e-ISBN: 978-84-15098-54-6. ASIN: B0089N20EE. 264 páginas.</p>
<p><em><img style="margin:0 15px 0 0;display:inline;border-width:0;" border="0" alt="http://www.alreveseditorial.com/media/image/libros/web/59_Portada.jpg" align="left" src="http://www.alreveseditorial.com/media/image/libros/web/59_Portada.jpg">Las flores de Baudelaire </em>gira en torno al brutal asesinato de una niña de tres años de edad. La víctima, Anabel Krüger, es la hija menor de una familia acomodada de Bilbao. La acción tiene lugar durante la crisis de 1917.“<em>La neutralidad española había fomentado las exportaciones de todo tipo de productos, desde materias primas (agrícolas y mineras) hasta ciertas manufacturas de la incipiente industrialización -concentrada en el textil catalán y la siderurgia vasca</em>”. (Wikipedia <a href="http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_espa%C3%B1ola_de_1917" target="_blank">Crisis española de 1917</a>). La historia está narrada en primera persona desde el punto de vista del personaje principal. El protagonista, Alfredo Maldonado es un fotógrafo profesional que dirige su propia tienda, donde compagina su oficio con la venta de cámaras y otros accesorios ópticos. También trabaja como reportero gráfico para <em>El Noticiero</em> y, en ocasiones, colabora con la policía como fotógrafo auxiliar. Esto le ha permitido reunir una colección de fotografías de crímenes para su satisfacción personal de dudoso gusto. Un día, mientras cubría un evento para su periódico, escucha la noticia del asesinato de Anabel, recoge sus bártulos y, lo más rápidamente posible, se presenta en casa de los Kruger. Él había estado tomando fotografías de la niña en su estudio hace unos meses, en su cumpleaños. Una vez que ha terminado su trabajo y muy afectado por este crimen atroz y sin sentido, decide investigar por su cuenta.</p>
<p>Estaba interesado en esta novela por varias razones. Se trata de una primera novela, distribuida por una editorial independiente. Combina la ficción histórica y la novela negra. La acción se sitúa en 1917 durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, una época muy interesante en mi opinión, el final de una era. La acción se desarrolla en Bilbao. El personaje principal es un detective aficionado, fotógrafo de profesión, y había leído algunos comentarios muy favorables. A pesar de algunos pequeños defectos, que pueden ser fácilmente perdonados en una primera novela &#8211; sobre todo tiene demasiadas tramas secundarias que no aportan mucho a la historia principal-, disfruté muchísimo con la lectura de este libro. La historia está contada a través de las opiniones y sentimientos del protagonista y está muy bien escrita. La recreación de la atmósfera de la época está bien documentada. La mayoría de los personajes son totalmente creíbles y atractivos. Tal vez la resolución del caso resulta un poco forzada, aunque tiene un giro sorprendente al final. Personalmente me gustaría ver a Alfredo Maldonado volver a la acción, aunque no es la intención del autor, al menos en el corto plazo, por lo que yo sé. Un lectura sólida por encima de la media. </p>
<p>Mi califiación: 3/5.
<p>Las flores de Baudelaire es finalista al premio <a href="http://www.semananegra.org/premios-2013.html" target="_blank">Memorial Silverio Cañada</a> que se entregará durante la Semana Negra de Gijón a la mejor primera novela del año.
<p><em>Las flores de Baudelaire</em> ha sido reseñada en los blogs: <a href="http://misqueridossabuesos.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/las-flores-de-baudelaire.html" target="_blank">Mis queridos sabuesos</a>, <a href="http://revistacalibre38.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/las-flores-de-baudelaire-de-gonzalo-garrido-por-jose-javier-abasolo/" target="_blank">Revista Calibre 38</a>, <a href="http://crucesdecaminos.blogspot.com.es/2012/06/las-flores-de-baudelaire-de-gonzalo.html" target="_blank">Cruce de caminos</a>, <a href="http://www.culturamas.es/blog/2012/11/26/las-flores-de-baudelaire/" target="_blank">Culturamas</a>, <a href="http://clubnegro.blogspot.com.es/2013/01/las-flores-de-baudelaire.html" target="_blank">Black Club</a>, <a href="http://novelanegraypoliciaca.wordpress.com/2012/06/27/las-flores-de-baudelaire-de-gonzalo-garrido/" target="_blank">Novela negra y policiaca</a>, <a href="http://kermesliteraria.blogspot.com.es/2012/12/las-flores-de-baudelaire-resena.html" target="_blank">Kermés Literaria</a>, <a href="http://cronicasliterarias.com/2012/07/10/resena-las-flores-de-baudelaire-de-gonzalo-garrido/" target="_blank">Crónicas lietrarias</a>, entre otros.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.alreveseditorial.com/fitxallibre.php?i=59" target="_blank">Editorial Alrevés</a></p>
<p>Gonzalo Garrido (Bilbao, 1963) es escritor y consultor de comunicación. Durante su trayectoria profesional ha vivido en Estrasburgo y Bruselas en distintas etapas de su vida. Desde 2010 mantiene el Blog <a href="http://literaturabasura21.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">Literatura Basura</a>, lugar de experimentación como espacio narrativo. Además, promueve el <a href="http://literaturabasura21.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/encuentro-literario-ebls-13.html" target="_blank">Encuentro Blogs Literarios</a> #EBLS.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />
<h3><font size="5" face="ari"><strong>The flowers of Baudelaire, by Gonzalo Garrido</strong></font></h3>
<p>The flowers of Baudelaire revolves around the brutal murder of a three-year-old girl. The victim, Anabel Krüger, is the youngest child of a wealthy family from Bilbao. The action takes place during the crisis of 1917. ‘The Spanish neutrality had fostered exports of all kinds of goods, from raw materials (agriculture and mining) to certain articles of the nascent industrialisation, concentrated in the Catalan textile and Basque steel industry’. (Taken from Wikipedia (in Spanish): Crisis española de 1917). The story is told in the first person from the main character&#8217;s point of view. The protagonist, Alfredo Maldonado is a professional photographer who runs his own store where he combines his craft with the selling of cameras and other optical accessories. He also works as a photojournalist for <em>El Noticiero</em> and, occasionally, cooperates with the police as an assistant photographer. This allowed him to put together a collection of crimes photographs for his private satisfaction of dubious taste. One day, while covering an event for his newspaper, he hears the news of Anabel’s murder, picks up his stuff and, as quickly as possible, shows up at the Krugers&#8217; house. He had been taking photographs of the girl in his study a few months ago, on her birthday. Once he has finished his job and severely affected by this heinous and senseless crime, he decides to investigate on his own.
<p>I was interested in this novel for several reasons. It is a debut novel, distributed by an independent publisher. It combines historical fiction, and crime fiction. The action is set in 1917 during the First World War, a very interesting time in my view, the end of an era. It takes place in Bilbao. The main character is an amateur sleuth, a photographer by profession, and I had read some highly favourable reviews. Despite some small flaws, that can be easily forgiven in a debut novel &#8211; mainly there are far too many secondary plots that do not add much to the main story, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. The story is told through the opinions and feelings of the principal character and is nicely written. The recreation of the atmosphere of that time is well documented. Most characters are fully credible and appealing. Maybe the outcome is slightly forced although there&#8217;s a surprising twist at the end. Personally I&#8217;d like to see Alfredo Maldonado back into action, although it&#8217;s not the author&#8217;s intention at least in the short term, as far as I know. A solid reading well above average.
<p>My rating: 3/5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<p><em>The Flowers of Baudelaire</em> is shortlisted for the <a href="http://www.semananegra.org/premios-2013.html" target="_blank">Memorial Silverio Cañada Prize</a> that will be awarded during the “Semana Negra de Gijón” to the best first novel of the year.
<p>Gonzalo Garrido (Bilbao, 1963) is a writer and communications consultant. During his career he has lived in Strasbourg and Brussels at different stages of his life. Since 2010 he keeps a blog <a href="http://literaturabasura21.blogspot.com.es/" target="_blank">Literatura Basura</a> (literally Junk Literature), an experimental site as a narrative space. Furthermore he promotes <a href="http://literaturabasura21.blogspot.co.at/2013/02/encuentro-literario-ebls-13.html" target="_blank">A Meeting Place for Literary Blogs</a>, or #EBLS for its Spanish acronym.</p>
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		<title>Review: Stiffed by Rob Kitchin</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/review-stiffed-by-rob-kitchin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5048&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Snubnose Press (2013). Kindle Edition. 393 KB. ASIN: B00CO9U4ZG</p>
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<p>Maybe I should start by saying that I received this book from Rob Kitchin. Rob, besides his profession in academia, is a writer, a blogger and a great crime fiction aficionado. His blog <a href="http://theviewfromthebluehouse.blogspot.com/"><strong>The View from the Blue House</strong></a> is an excellent source of new and interesting crime fiction books. You can find my reviews of two of his previous books<em><strong> </strong></em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/the-rule-book-by-rob-kitchin/" target="_blank"><em><strong>HERE</strong></em></a> and <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/the-white-gallows-by-rob-kitchin/" target="_blank"><em><strong>HERE</strong></em></a>.
<p>Tadhg Maguire arrives home one night, slightly more drunk than he thought. When he gets into his bed, Kate, his girlfriend, remains wrapped in the duvet without uttering a single word, at least that’s what he thinks. They&#8217;ve been together for seven months, lately, only bicker. Before dawn, Tadhg wakes up suddenly and finds Kate screaming at the foot of his bed. There is another man in the bed. A naked man. With a hairy back. All covered in blood. A dead man. When he finally reacts. Kate is gone. The dead man turns out to be Toni Marino, Aldo Pirelli&#8217;s right hand man. Pirelli is the local boss of organized crime in this small New England town of barely 35,000 inhabitants. Tadhg works for the local newspaper, The Spring Times. He has been covering all kinds of social events for the last five years.
<p>The right thing to do would be to wait until the police arrive. The sensible thing would be to go away and disappear forever. The only remaining option is to dispose of the body pretending it has never been there. No body, no crime. Problem solved. Life goes on.
<p>To help him getting rid of the body, Tadhg calls his best friend since he arrived to America from a small Irish town when he was fourteen, Jason Choi. Jason is a second-generation Korean who weighs 350 pounds. But Tadhg&#8217;s problems won&#8217;t end up there. A second body appears, and&nbsp; Annabelle Levy, another former school mate, also shows up. She&#8217;s is mixed race &#8211; white Jewish father, black mother. She&#8217;s intelligent, beautiful and pissed off with the whole world. To get rid of the two bodies they need a van. Here is where Paavo Poukkanes, another old school pal, comes into play. And then an unknown man shows up and demands a million dollars that belong to him. or so he claims. For some reason, he thinks that Jadhg has the money. Following a series of crazy races Tadhg will become the most wanted man in America. He may end up in prison without even knowing what&#8217;s up. But first he is determined to rescue his friends who have been kidnapped.
<p>Thanks to this book I have come to discover a new subgenre, at least to me, &#8216;screwball noir&#8217;. A combination of two film genres, the screwball comedy and the film noir, that&nbsp; can be applied to any other artistic expression. The name was first coined in the nineties. In Spain a pioneer in this genre is Pedro Almodovar with his film <em>Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown</em>, 1988. (Spanish title: <em>Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios</em>). </p>
<p><em>Stiffed </em>is a farce, a crazy comedy and a black tale written in a humorous tone. As such, some essential features are: an amateur detective, a &#8216;femme fatale&#8217; and a dizzying action full of ridiculous but funny situations. It&#8217;s also an easy and enjoyable read. For some it may be irrelevant, I disagree. Above all, it&#8217;s nicely written. The plot is interesting and well structured, and the characters are very attractive. Tadhg and his friends will be hard to forget. And, who knows, maybe we can see them again one day. A highly recommended reading..&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>My rating: 4/5. </p>
<p>You can buy <em>Stiffed</em> as:<br />an ebook: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stiffed-ebook/dp/B00CO9U4ZG/">Amazon US</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stiffed-ebook/dp/B00CO9U4ZG/">Amazon UK</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.es/Stiffed-ebook/dp/B00CO9U4ZG/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368375065&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0&amp;keywords=stiffed+by+rob+kitchin" target="_blank">Amazon.ES</a><br />a paperback: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stiffed-Rob-Kitchin/dp/1484903765/">Amazon US</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stiffed-Rob-Kitchin/dp/1484903765/">Amazon UK</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.es/Stiffed-Rob-Kitchin/dp/1484903765/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368375065&amp;sr=8-1-fkmr0" target="_blank">Amanzo.ES</a></p>
<p>For some additional information and reviews please visit: <a href="http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2013/05/07/stiffed-by-rob-kitchin/" target="_blank">Spinetingler magazine</a>, <a href="http://pattinase.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/how-i-came-to-write-this-book-stiffed.html" target="_blank">Pattinase</a>, <a href="http://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/its-a-mixed-up-muddled-up-shook-up-world/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Mystery Novelist</a>, and <a href="http://internationalnoir.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/screwball-noir-rob-kitchins-stiffed.html" target="_blank">International Noir Fiction</a>.</p>
<h3><font size="5" face="ari"><strong>Stiffed (Engañado) por Rob Kitchin </strong></font></h3>
<p>Tal vez debería empezar diciendo que recibí este libro de Rob Kitchin. Rob, además de su profesión en el ámbito académico, es un escritor, un bloguero&nbsp; y un gran aficionado a la novela negra. Su blog <a href="http://theviewfromthebluehouse.blogspot.com/"><strong>The View from the Blue House</strong></a> es una excelente fuente de nuevos e interesantes libros de ficción criminal. Mis reseñas de dos de sus libros anteriores están <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/the-rule-book-by-rob-kitchin/" target="_blank"><em><strong>AQUÍ</strong></em></a> y <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/the-white-gallows-by-rob-kitchin/" target="_blank"><strong>AQUÍ</strong></a></em>. </p>
<p>Tadhg Maguire llega a casa una noche, un poco más borracho de lo que pensaba. Cuando se mete en su cama, Kate, su novia, permanece envuelta en el edredón sin pronunciar una sola palabra, al menos eso es lo que él piensa. Llevan juntos siete meses, últimamente, sólo discuten. Antes del amanecer, Tadhg despierta repentinamente y encuentra a Kate gritando a los pies de su cama. Hay otro hombre en la cama. Un hombre desnudo. Con una espalda peluda. Todo cubierto de sangre. Un hombre muerto. Cuando por fin reacciona. Kate se ha marchado. El muerto resulta ser Toni Marino, la mano derecha de Aldo Pirelli. Pirelli es el jefe local del crimen organizado en esta pequeña ciudad de Nueva Inglaterra de apenas 35.000 habitantes. Tadhg trabaja para el periódico local, The Spring Times. Él ha estado cubriendo todo tipo de eventos sociales durante los últimos cinco años.
<p>Lo correcto sería esperar a que llegue la policía. Lo más sensato sería marcharse y desaparecer para siempre. La única opción restantes es deshacerse del cuerpo y pretender que nunca ha estado allí. Sin cuerpo, no hay crimen. Problema resuelto. La vida sigue.
<p>Para ayudarle a deshacerse del cuerpo, Tadhg llama a su mejor amigo desde que llegó a Estados Unidos procedente de un pequeño pueblo irlandés cuando tenía catorce años, Jason Choi. Jason es un coreano de segunda generación que pesa 350 libras. Pero los problemas de Tadhg no terminarán allí. Un segundo cuerpo aparece, y Annabelle Levy, otra ex compañera del colegio, también aparece. Ella es mestiza, hija de padre judío blanco y de madre negra. Ella es inteligente, guapa y cabreada con todo el mundo. Para deshacerse de los dos cuerpos necesitan una furgoneta. Aquí es donde Paavo Poukkanes, otro viejo amigo del colegio, entra en juego. Y entonces un desconocido aparece y reclama un millón de dólares que le pertenecen, o al menos eso dice. Por alguna razón, piensa que Jadhg tiene el dinero. Tras una serie de carreras locas Tadhg se convertirá en el hombre más buscado de América. Él puede terminar en la cárcel sin saber lo que pasa. Pero primero está decidido a rescatar a sus amigos que han sido secuestrados.
<p>Gracias a este libro he llegado a descubir un nuevo subgénero, al menos para mí, llamado &#8216;screwball noir&#8217;. Una combinación de dos géneros cinematográficos, la comedia excéntrica y el cine negro, que se puede aplicar a cualquier otra expresión artística. El nombre fue acuñado por primera vez en los años noventa. En España, uno de los pioneros en este género es Pedro Almodóvar con su película <em>Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios</em>, 1988.
<p><em>Stiffed</em> es una farsa, una comedia loca y un relato negro escrito en clave de humor. Como tal, algunas características esenciales son un detective aficionado, una &#8216;femme fatale&#8217; y una acción vertiginosa llena de situaciones ridículas pero divertidas. También es una lectura fácil y amena. Para algunos puede resultar irrelevante, no estoy de acuerdo. Por encima de todo, está muy bien escrita. La trama es interesante y está bien estructurada, y los personajes resultan muy atractivos. Tadhg y sus amigos serán difíciles de olvidar. Y, quién sabe, tal vez podamos verlos de nuevo algún día. Una lectura muy recomendable.
<p>Mi califiación: 4/5.</p>
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		<title>The Frozen Dead by Bernard Minier</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/the-frozen-dead-by-bernard-minier/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5046&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Publication date: 01 Aug 2013. <a href="http://hodderstoughton.gwaplive.co.uk/books/detail.page?isbn=9781444732252" target="_blank">Mulholland Books</a>. Translated by Alison Anderson.</p>
<p>Bernard Minier grew up at the foot of the Pyrenees. He has received several awards for his short stories. <em>The Frozen Dead, </em>originally titled<em> Glacé</em> (2011), is his first crime novel. </p>
<p>The blurb reads: <em>The first victim is a horse: its headless body hangs suspended from the edge of a frozen cliff. On the same day as the gruesome discovery, a young psychiatrist starts her first job at a secure asylum for the criminally insane, just a few miles away. Commandant Servaz, a Toulouse city cop, can&#8217;t believe he has been called out over the death of an animal. But there is something disturbing about this crime that he cannot ignore. Then DNA from one of the most notorious inmates of the asylum is found on the corpse&#8230; and a few days later the first murder takes place. In this snowbound valley, deep in the Pyrenees, a dark story of madness and revenge is unfolding. It will take all of Servaz&#8217;s skill to solve it.</em></p>
<p>You can read my previous post <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/glac-frozen/">Glacé – Frozen</a>.</p>
<p>His second novel <em>El círculo,</em> originally titled <cite>Le Cercle </cite>(2012),<em> </em>has just been released in Spain. (<a href="http://www.rocaeditorial.com/catalogo/el-circulo-1538.htm" target="_blank">Roca editorial</a>). </p>
<p>Just wonder if we won&#8217;t speak soon of a Pyrenees Noir. After all Adamsberg was born there. <img style="margin-left:0;display:inline;margin-right:0;" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSEL_rPeLxiSmTU9lfsscuihfRN8SMf3iWrCkBlT6KuFTdgXngR" width="25" height="25"></p>
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		<title>The Inaugural Petrona Award Shortlist</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/13/the-inaugural-petrona-award-shortlist/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5032&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The award has been created to honour the memory of Maxine Clarke who, blogging as <a href="http://petronatwo.wordpress.com/">Petrona</a>, 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 published reviews of Scandinavian crime fiction published in the UK in 2012.</p>
<p>Just click on the book title to access my review:</p>
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<li><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/review-pierced-by-thomas-enger/"><em>Pierced</em></a> (Faber &amp; Faber, 2012) by Thomas Enger. Translated by Charlotte Barslund.</li>
<li><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/review-black-skies-by-arnaldur-indriason/"><em>Black Skies</em></a> (Vintage, 2012) by Arnaldur Indridason. Translated by Victoria Cribb. </li>
<li><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/review-last-will-by-liza-marklund/"><em>Last Will </em></a>(Transworld Digital, 2012) by Liza Marklund. Translated by Neil Smith.</li>
<li><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/12/31/review-another-time-another-life-by-leif-gw-persson/"><em>Another Time, Another Life </em></a>(Doubleday/Transworld 2012) by Leif GW Persson. Translated by Paul Norlen. </li>
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<p>More information at <a href="http://petronaremembered.com/2013/05/13/the-inaugural-petrona-award-shortlist/" target="_blank">Petrona Remembered</a></p>
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		<title>Review: March Violets, by Philip Kerr</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/review-march-violets-by-philip-kerr/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5023&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><em>March Violets</em> (Penguin Books, 2004) First published by Viking in 1989. Published together with <em>The Pale Criminal</em>, 1990 and <em>A German Requiem, </em>1991 as <em>Berlin Noir</em> (Penguin Books, 1993). 256 pages. ISBN: 978-0-14-200414-2.</p>
<p><img title="March Violets" style="margin:0 15px 0 0;display:inline;border-width:0;" border="0" alt="March Violets" align="left" src="http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/covers/all/2/4/9780142004142H.jpg" width="196" height="300"><em>March Violets</em> is the first book written by Philip Kerr featuring detective Bernhard ‘Bernie’ Gunther. The action is set in Berlin, 1936 when the city is preparing to host the Summer Olympics. Following the large increase in votes of the NSDAP at the Federal Elections held on 5 March 1933, many joined the Nazi Party. Those newcomers were considered opportunistic, and were called March Violets, the title refers to them. </p>
<p>Bernie Gunther, after leaving the Kriminalpolizei, Kripo for short, to become the house detective at the Adlon Hotel, has turned into a private investigator.</p>
<blockquote><p>‘This days I do (almost) anything (except divorce) from insurance investigations to guarding wedding presents to finding missing persons – that’s the ones the police don’t already know about, as well as the one they do. Yes, that&#8217;s one are of my business that’s seen a real improvement since the National Socialists took power.’&nbsp; </p>
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<p>One day, Gunther is hired by Doktor Hermann Six, a major Ruhr industrialists, to investigate the murder of his daughter Grete. Grete and her husband Paul Pfarr had died a few days ago on a fire set at their house in Lichterfelde-Ost. They were both&nbsp; murdered, and their safe was ransacked before the fire destroyed their home. Herr Six doesn&#8217;t know the exact contents of the safe, except for a highly valuable diamond necklace, of whose existence the Kripo has not been informed. This should provide an advantage to Gunther to track down the murderer, ahead of the criminal police. The necklace must be returned to Herr Six, before handing the murderer to the authorities. Under no circumstance should fall the necklace into the hands of the criminal police.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p>The novel is told in the first person by Bernie Gunther and follows the model of the American hardboiled. But Kerr&#8217;s narrative skill and the location of the events within a specific historical context, make it a memorable reading. It is a fine recreation of the atmosphere of Berlin during the rise of the Nazis to power and is well documented. It underlines the relationship between the Nazis and the underworld, the similarity of their methods, the necessary cooperation of the main industrial groups and&nbsp; internal power struggles among different Nazi leaders. Besides, Bernie Gunther is a remarkable character, the story is nicely plotted, and the result is a solid read with good doses of humour. I wonder why it took me so long to start reading this series and I look forward to reading <em>The Pale Criminal</em>, the next one in the series.</p>
<p>My rating: 4/5. </p>
<p>Philip Kerr is the author of many novels, but perhaps the best known are the nine books featuring Bernie Gunther: <em>March Violets</em> (Viking, 1989), <em>The Pale Criminal</em> (Viking, 1990), <i>A German Requiem</i> (Viking, 1991), <i>The One From the Other (</i>Putnam, 2006), <i>A Quiet Flame</i> (Quercus, 2008), <i>If The Dead Rise Not </i>(Quercus, 2009), <i>Field Grey </i>(Quercus, 2010), <i>Prague Fatale </i>(Quercus, 2011), and <i>A Man Without Breath </i>(Quercus, 2013). The first three make up a trilogy published as<em> Berlin Noir</em>.</p>
<p><em>March Violets</em> has been reviewed by Margot at <a href="http://margotkinberg.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/in-the-spotlight-philip-kerrs-march-violets/" target="_blank">Confessions of a Mystery Novelist</a>, Kerrie at <a href="http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com.es/2010/05/review-march-violets-philip-kerr-audio.html" target="_blank">Mysteries in Paradise</a>, Norman at <a href="http://camberwell-crime.blogspot.com.es/2008/09/march-violets-warning-from-past.html" target="_blank">Crime Scraps</a>/<a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/march-violets-warning-from-the-past/" target="_blank">Crime Scraps Reviews</a>&nbsp; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2012/10/the-bernie-gunther-novels-by-philip-kerr/" target="_blank">The Bernie Gunther novels by Philip Kerr at Crime Fiction Lover</a></p>
<p><a href="http://berniegunther.com/addpages/about-author-philip-kerr/" target="_blank">About Philip Kerr</a></p>
<p>A Five Parts Interview with Philip Kerr (<a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/philip-kerr-an-interview-part-one/" target="_blank">Part I</a>, <a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/philip-kerr-an-interview-part-two/" target="_blank">Part II</a>, <a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/philip-kerr-an-interview-part-three/" target="_blank">Part III</a>, <a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/10/10/philip-kerr-an-interview-part-four/" target="_blank">Part IV</a> and <a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/philip-kerr-an-interview-part-five/" target="_blank">Part V</a>)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9781101575925,00.html#" target="_blank">Penguin Books (USA)</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780241962350,00.html?strSrchSql=Philip+Kerr*/Berlin_Noir_Philip_Kerr" target="_blank">Penguin Books</a></p>
<p><font size="5" face="aria"><strong>Violetas de marzo, de Philip Kerr</strong></font>
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<p><em>Violetas de marzo</em> es el primer libro escrito por Philip Kerr protagonizado por el detective Bernhard “Bernie” Gunther. La acción se desarrolla en el Berlín de 1936, cuando la ciudad se prepara para acoger los Juegos Olímpicos de Verano. Tras el gran aumento de votos del NSDAP en las elecciones federales celebradas el 5 de marzo 1933, muchos se unieron al Partido Nazi. Los recién llegados fueron tachados de oportunistas y recibieron el nombre de Violetas de marzo, el título se refiere a ellos.</p>
<p>Bernie Gunther después de abandonar la Kriminalpolizei, Kripo abreviadamente, para trabajar como detective del Hotel Adlon, se ha convertido en un investigador privado.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Estos días hago (casi) todo (excepto divorcios), investigaciones para las compañías de seguros, guardar regalos de boda y encontrar personas desaparecidas – tanto a los que la policía no conoce, como a los que conoce. Sí, este es uno de mis negocios que ha visto una auténtica mejoría desde que los nacionalsocialistas llegaron al poder.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Un día, Gunther es contratado por Herr Doktor Hermann Six, uno de los principales industriales del Ruhr, para investigar el asesinato de su hija Grete. Grete y su esposo Paul Pfarr habían muerto hace unos días en un incendio provocado en su casa de Lichterfelde-Ost. Ambos fueron asesinados, y su caja fuerte fue saqueada antes de que el incendio destruyera su casa. Herr Six no conoce el contenido exacto de la caja fuerte, a excepción de un collar de diamantes de gran valor, de cuya existencia la Kripo no ha sido informada. Esto debería proporcionarle una ventaja a Gunther frente a la policía criminal, para encontrar al asesino. El collar debe volver a las manos de a Herr Six, antes de entregar el asesino a las autoridades. Bajo ninguna circunstancia debe caer el collar en manos de la policía criminal.</p>
<p>La novela está narrada en primera persona por Bernie Gunther y sigue el modelo del hardboiled norteamericano. Pero la habilidad narrativa de Kerr y la localización de los hechos en un contexto histórico específico, hacen que sea una lectura memorable. Es una buena recreación de la atmósfera de Berlín durante el ascenso de los nazis al poder y está bien documentada. Pone de relieve la relación entre los nazis y los bajos fondos, la similitud de sus métodos, la necesaria cooperación de los principales grupos industriales y las luchas internas entre los diferentes líderes nazis. Además, Bernie Gunther es un personaje extraordinario, la historia está muy bien tramada, y el resultado es una lectura sólida, con buenas dosis de humor. Me pregunto por qué tardé tanto tiempo en comenzar a leer esta serie y espero con interés la lectura de <em>Pálido criminal</em>, la siguiente de la serie.</p>
<p>Mi calificación: 4/5</p>
<p>Philip Kerr es el autor de muchas novelas, pero quizás las más conocidas son las nueve protagonizadas por Bernie Gunther: <em>Violetas de Marzo</em> (RBA, 2009), <em>Pálido Criminal,</em> (RBA, 2009),<em> Réquiem Alemán</em> (RBA, 2009), <em>Unos por otros</em> (RBA, 2009), <em>Una llama misteriosa</em> (RBA, 2009),<em> Si los muertos no resucitan</em> (RBA, 2009), <em>Gris de campaña</em> (RBA, 2011), <em>Praga mortal</em> (RBA, 2012 ) y <em>Un hombre sin aliento</em> (2013). Los tres primeros conforman una trilogía publicada como <em>Trilogía berlínesa</em> (RBA, 2012).
<p><em>Violetas de marzo</em> ha sido reseñada entre otros por <a href="http://golem-librosycomentarios.blogspot.com.es/2009/09/violetas-de-marzo-de-philip-kerr.html" target="_blank">Golem &#8211; Memorias de lecturas</a>, <a href="http://alazorza.blogspot.com.es/2009/11/philip-kerr-violetas-de-marzo-palido.html" target="_blank">Microscopio del Dr. Winter</a>, <a href="http://crucesdecaminos.blogspot.com.es/2011/12/violetas-de-marzo-de-philip-kerr.html" target="_blank">Cruce de caminos</a>, <a href="http://leersinprisa.blogspot.com.es/2012/01/violetas-de-marzo-de-philip-kerr.html" target="_blank">Leer sin prisa</a>, <a href="http://viajealrededordeunamesa.wordpress.com/category/philip-kerr/" target="_blank">Viaje alrededor de una mesa</a>,&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p><a href="http://www.sellorba.com/violetas-de-marzo_philip-kerr_libro-OAFI367-es.html" target="_blank">RBA libros</a></p>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/la-cerdanya/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5020&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>The <em>comarca</em> (local district) of La Cerdanya (Spain) contains the upper part of the<strong> </strong>Segre river valley, and lies in the centre of the Catalan Pyrenes (Spain), between France, Andorra and the <em>comarques</em> of El Ripollès, El Berguedà and L’Alt Urgell (Spain). It has a total surface area of 546 m2 and a population of 12,500 spread amongst a total of 126 municipal areas. Administratively speaking, it belongs to Catalonia, Spain, France, Girona, Lleida and the Western Pyrenees. Although it is possible to divide this region in various different ways, such as into L’Alta Cerdanya (the French part of the territory) and La Baixa Cerdanya (the Spanish part), the present administrative divisions separate the French and Spanish parts of the territory. Within the latter, there is a further subdivision between the provinces of Girona and Lleida. This comarca has important tourism resources: ski resorts, fishing, an excellent gastronomy, tremendously beautiful natural scenery, Romanesque monuments and high mountain villages with their own popular folk festivals and traditional sweet dishes. Some of the most popular attractions for visitors include the hiking and cycling routes that pass through its magnificent natural scenery, which is dominated by the Serra del Cadí (Cadi Ridge), and run across the mountain range itself (taken from <a href="http://www.lleidatur.com/Tourism/Planning_your_trip/Where_to_go/Pyrenees/La_Cerdanya.aspx" target="_blank">Ara Lleida</a>).</p>
<p>Carolina Solé’s debut novel, Ojos de hielo (Ice Eyes) is set there.</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t know what to read next? I suggest you take a look at The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2013. I&#8217;ve read 3 of 18 longlisted, and I&#8217;ve some others to be read. Stay tuned. Filed under: &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/what-to-read-next/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5018&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Review The Kelly Affair: Granada by Paul D. Brazill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 07:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/review-the-kelly-affair-granada-by-paul-d-brazill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5014&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Atlantis Lite Editions (2012). Format: Kindle Edition. 388 KB. 20 pages. ASIN: B00CAA1ZWA. ISBN: 9788866654421. Luke Case story 3.(Granada)</p>
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<p><em>The Kelly Affair</em> is the third instalment in a series of novelettes featuring Luke Case, a freelance journalist. Each one takes place in a different European city. This time Luke arrives at Granada to meet Simon Kelly. On prison, Kelly got the idea of writing his memoirs. The problem is that being a convicted criminal, he is not legally allowed to make any money from his crimes. If he sells his memoirs, he won’t be able to profit from them. He needs someone, Luke in this case, to play the role of a ghostwriter and split the money 80/20, his way. But things won’t turn out according to plan.&nbsp; </p>
<p>You can read my reviews of the two previous instalments clicking on the titles: <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/review-red-esperanto-by-paul-d-brazill/" target="_blank"><em>Red Esperanto</em></a> and <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/review-death-on-a-hot-afternoon-by-paul-d-brazill/" target="_blank">Death On A Hot Afternoon</a><em></em>. </p>
<p>With the masterful narrative that we expect from Paul D Brazill, <em>The Kelly Affair</em> catches the reader by surprise. Some secrets will come to light.&nbsp; And the reader is left wondering what will happen next. </p>
<p><em>The Kelly Affair</em> has been reviewed at <a href="http://santsrants.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/the-kelly-affair-by-paul-d-brazill.html" target="_blank">Daz’s Reviews</a> and at <a href="http://thegamblersnovel.com/2013/05/05/review-the-kelly-affair-by-paul-d-brazill/" target="_blank">The Gamblers</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lite-editions.com/ebook.php?id=471" target="_blank">Atlantis Lite Editions</a></p>
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<h3><font size="5" face="arie"><strong>El caso Kelly: Granada, de Paul D. Brazill</strong></font></h3>
<p><em>El caso Kelly</em> es la tercera entrega de una serie de novelas cortas protagonizadas por Luke Case, un periodista independiente. Cada una de ellas tiene lugar en una ciudad europea diferente. Esta vez Luke llega a Granada para conocer a Simon Kelly. En prisión, Kelly tuvo la idea de escribir sus memorias. El problema es que al ser un delincuente condenado, no está legalmente autorizado a ganar dinero por sus crímenes. Si vende sus memorias, no va a ser capaz de sacar provecho de ellas. Él necesita a alguien, Lucas, en este caso, para desempeñar el papel de escritor (un negro en el argot) y dividir el dinero 80/20, a su favor. Pero las cosas no saldrán según lo previsto.</p>
<p>Usted puede leer mis reseñas de las dos entregas anteriores haciendo clic en los títulos: <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/review-red-esperanto-by-paul-d-brazill/" target="_blank">Rojo Esperanto</a></em> y <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/01/30/review-death-on-a-hot-afternoon-by-paul-d-brazill/" target="_blank">Muerte en una tarde calurosa</a></em>.</p>
<p>Con la maestría narrativa que nos tiene habituados Paul D Brazill, <em>El caso Kelly</em> atrapa por sorpresa al lector. Saldrán a la luz algunos secretos. Y el lector se queda preguntándose qué va a pasar a continuación.</p>
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		<title>Review: Reasonable Doubts by Gianrico Carofiglio</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Bitter Lemon Press, 2007. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis. First published in Italian as Ragionevoli dubbi by Sellerio editore Palermo, 2006.ISBN: 978-1-904738-24-4. 250 pages. Reasonable &#8230; <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/review-reasonable-doubts-by-gianrico-carofiglio/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jiescribano.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13982621&#038;post=5008&#038;subd=jiescribano&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p>Bitter Lemon Press, 2007. Translated from the Italian by Howard Curtis. First published in Italian as <em>Ragionevoli dubbi</em> by Sellerio editore Palermo, 2006.ISBN: 978-1-904738-24-4. 250 pages. </p>
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<p><em>Reasonable Doubts</em> is the third instalment in the mystery series featuring Bari&#8217;s lawyer Guido Guerrieri.
<p>At the age of forty-two, Guerrieri feels that his life is about to have a meaning when his lover, Margherita, wants to talk to him. He thinks she is expecting a baby. But she has received an offer to work in New York for a major advertising agency. She may be away several months, perhaps a year, if she accepts. Guerrieri has no doubt she has made up her mind, and, maybe, even has said yes.
<p>Life goes on and Guerrieri survives immersed on his work. One day a certain Fabio Paolicelli wants to appoint him his defence counsel. During a visit to prison to study his case, Guerrieri believes having recognized him as a Fascist thug, Fabio &#8220;Rayban&#8221;, with whom he has an old score to settle. Paolicelli, who does not remember him, is serving a sentence for drug trafficking.
<p>In a random check at the port of Bari, the custom&#8217;s police found forty kilos of cocaine hidden under the bodyshell of his car. He claims his innocence and&nbsp; maintains he knows nothing about the drug. Someone put it there without him noticing when he was returning from a holiday in Montenegro with his wife and daughter. Guerrieri can&#8217;t accept Fabio Rayban&#8217;s defence, he is probably guilty. and has been given the right sentence. But he changes his mind after meeting Paolicelli’s beautiful wife, Natsu Kawabata.&nbsp;
<p><em>Reasonable Doubts</em> is written in the first person by Guerrieri himself, like the rest of the series, allowing the reader to find out what he thinks and what he actually says. Needless to say that, usually, he doesn&#8217;t say what he thinks. I find that the book title has a much broader sense. Everyone has reasonable doubts. Natsu has her own doubts about the innocence of her husband. Guerrieri also has doubts. Is Paolicelli the same person he remembers as Rayban? Did everything happened as described? Guerrieri also casts some doubts about his own ability as a practicing lawyer or, even, to handle this case. Finally the reader also wonders where lies the truth at the end of the book. In a nutshell an excellent addition to an excellent series.
<p>My rating: 4/5.
<p>My reviews of the other books in the series are available by clicking on the book title:<em> <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/testigo-involuntario-de-gianrico-carofiglio/" target="_blank">Involuntary Witness</a></em>, <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/resea-con-los-ojos-cerrados-a-walk-in-the-dark-gianrico-carofiglio-2/" target="_blank"><em>A Walk in the Dark</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em>and <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/temporary-perfections-by-gianrico-carofiglio/" target="_blank"><em>Temporary Perfections</em></a><em>.</em> The books can be read&nbsp; as a standalone. In fact, I did not follow their chronological order. However I would suggest, for a better understanding of the main character, that you do so.
<p><em>Reasonable Doubts</em> has been reviewed by Maxine Clarke at <a href="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Reasonable_Doubts_2.html" target="_blank">Euro Crime</a>, Fiona Walker at <a href="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Reasonable_Doubts.html" target="_blank">Euro Crime</a>, Sharon Wheeler at <a href="http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/review.html?id=6854" target="_blank">Reviewing the evidence</a>, NancyO at <a href="http://www.crimesegments.com/2012/02/reasonable-doubts-by-gianrico.html" target="_blank">the crime segments</a>, and <a href="http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/carofig3.htm" target="_blank">The Complete Review</a>, among others.&nbsp;
<p><a href="http://www.bitterlemonpress.com/e-books/italian-crime-fiction/reasonable-doubts.asp" target="_blank">Bitter Lemon Press</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.sellerio.it/it/catalogo/Ragionevoli-Dubbi/Carofiglio/808" target="_blank">Sellerio editore</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.gianricocarofiglio.com/" target="_blank">Gianrico Carofiglio official website</a></p>
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<h3><font size="5" face="Arial"><strong>Dudas razonables de Gianrico Carofiglio</strong></font></h3>
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<p><em>Dudas razonables</em> es la tercera entrega de la serie de misterio protagonizada por el abogado de Bari Guido Guerrieri.</p>
<p>A la edad de cuarenta y dos años, Guerrieri siente que su vida está a punto de tener un significado cuando su amante,Margherita, quiere hablar con él. Piensa que ella está esperando un bebé. Pero ella ha recibido una oferta de trabajo en Nueva York de una importante agencia de publicidad. Puede estar fuera varios meses, quizás un año, si acepta. Guerrieri no tiene duda alguna de que ha tomado una decisión, y, tal vez, incluso haya dicho que sí.</p>
<p>La vida continúa y Guerrieri sobrevive inmerso en su trabajo. Un día un tal Fabio Paolicelli quiere nombrarlo su abogado defensor. Durante una visita a la cárcel para estudiar su caso, Guerrieri cree haberlo reconocido como un matón fascista, Fabio &#8220;Rayban&#8221;, con quien tiene una vieja cuenta pendiente. Paolicelli que no se acuerda de él, está cumpliendo una condena por tráfico de drogas.</p>
<p>En una comprobación aleatoria en el puerto de Bari, la policía de la aduana encontró cuarenta kilos de cocaína ocultos bajo la carrocería de su coche. Afirma que es inocente y mantiene que él no sabe nada de la droga. Alguien la puso allí sin que él se diera cuenta, cuando regresaba de unas vacaciones en Montenegro con su esposa e hija. Guerrieri no puede aceptar la defensa de Fabio Rayban, es probablemente culpable. y ha recibido la sentencia correcta. Pero cambia de opinión después de conocer a la bella esposa de Paolicelli, Natsu Kawabata.</p>
<p><em>Dudas razonables</em> está escrita en primera persona por el propio Guerrieri, como el resto de la serie, lo que permite al lector descubrir lo que piensa Guerrieri y lo que realmente dice. No hace falta decir que, por lo general, no dice lo que piensa. Me parece que el título del libro tiene un sentido mucho más amplio. Todo el mundo tiene dudas razonables. Natsu tiene sus propias dudas sobre la inocencia de su marido. Guerrieri también tiene dudas. Además, es Paolicelli la misma persona que él recuerda como Rayban? ¿Sucedió todo como se cuenta? Guerrieri también arroja algunas dudas sobre su propia capacidad como abogado en ejercicio o, incluso, para llevar este caso. Por último, el lector también se pregunta dónde está la verdad al final del libro. En pocas palabras, un excelente complemento a una serie excelente. </p>
<p>Mi valoración: 4/5.</p>
<p>Mis comentarios sobre los otros libros de la serie están disponibles haciendo clic en el título del libro: <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/testigo-involuntario-de-gianrico-carofiglio/" target="_blank">Testigo involuntario</a></em>, <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/resea-con-los-ojos-cerrados-a-walk-in-the-dark-gianrico-carofiglio-2/" target="_blank">Con los ojos cerrados</a></em> y <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/temporary-perfections-by-gianrico-carofiglio/" target="_blank">Las perfecciones temporales</a></em>. Se pueden leer como libros independiente. De hecho, yo no seguí su orden cronológico. Sin embargo, me permito sugerir, para una mejor comprensión del personaje principal, que lo hagan.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.edicionesplata.com/2008/10/gianrico-carofliglio-dudas-razonables.html" target="_blank">Ediciones Plata</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.edicionesurano.es/" target="_blank">Ediciones Urano</a></p>
<p><a href="http://detectivesdelibro.blogspot.com.es/2010/12/guido-guerreri-gianrico-carofiglio.html" target="_blank">Mis detectives favorit@s</a></p>
<h5><a href="http://detectivesdelibro.blogspot.com.es/2011/10/getafe-negro-iv-la-italia-de-gianrico.html">Getafe Negro IV: La Italia de Gianrico Carofiglio</a></h5>
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		<dc:creator>Jose Ignacio</dc:creator>
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<h3><strong>Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo.</strong></h3>
<p>Pan Books, 2010. Kindle edition. 435 KB. Translated from the Swedish by Laurie Thompson in 2006. First published in Sweden 1994 as <em>Borkmann’s Punkt</em>. First published in English 2006 by Pantheon Books. First published in Great Britain 2006 by Macmillan. ASIN: B004E9T0QI, ISBN: 978-0-330-52481-0 EPUB. </p>
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<p><em>Borkmann&#8217;s Point</em> won in 1994 the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award by the Swedish Crime Writers&#8217; Academy. It is the second book in Håkan Nesser&#8217;s Van Veeteren Mystery series, the first to be translated into English. The story opens in early September. As in the rest of the series, it is set in an unnamed country that, sometimes, can be identified with the Netherlands but with some characteristics from other northern European countries.
<p>Chief Inspector Van Veeteren has been on vacation and is about to return to work when he is asked to assist in the investigation of two crimes. The local team is rather small and Van Veeteren will count with the help of Münster as his sidekick. Two men have been brutally beheaded with a sharp weapon in Kaalbringen, a small costal town nearby. The local chief of police is about to retire within a month. This is the most serious case he has faced in his career. The first murder took place two months ago. The second happened last night. The victims have nothing in common. However, both have recently settled in Kaalbringen. When the investigation is at standstill a third body is discovered with his head cut off. Now the murder weapon, an axe, is found hanging off the body. The third victim had no connection whatsoever with the other two, except that he had also recently arrived in Kaalbringen. A large amount of information is collected, but no pattern. The investigation unfolds also with the participation of a local female inspector, Beate Moerk, highly qualified. The book title is some sort of a riddle that will be explained later in the narrative.&nbsp;
<p>I must confess I have a soft spot for this series since I read the first book<em> The Mind&#8217;s Eye</em>. You can find my review <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/the-mind%E2%80%99s-eye-by-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I&#8217;ve also read <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/the-inspector-and-silence-by-hkan-nesser/" target="_blank">The Inspector and Silence</a></em> and <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/book-review-hour-of-the-wolf-by-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank"><em>Hour of the Wolf</em></a>, which is still my favourite so far. I&#8217;m looking forward to read the <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/van-veeteren-series-by-hkan-nesser/" target="_blank">ten books</a> in the series, the ninth has just been published in English recently. Maybe <em>Borkmann’s Point</em> is not Nesser at his best but it’s a worthwhile read with some interesting characters. In particular Beate Moerk has a lot of potential in my view. Besides, who said Nordic writers have no sense of humour? Frankly, I really enjoyed this book and found its dialogues very attractive. Perhaps the solution is far too predictable, but I certainly enjoyed the ride. Inspector Van Veeteren is quite a character, occasionally you can find him irritating by the way he acts. However he is a sharp thinker, highly intuitive and an acute observer who has only one unsolved case in his career. He can also be cantankerous and irritable but he enjoys a beer or more and loves good wines and enjoys the pleasures of good food. He is a good talker and likes to relax playing chess. It is also quite interesting how Nesser introduces some chapters from the perspective of the murderer, while keeping the reader hooked, without given away too much.<br />
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<p>&#8220;Allow me to introduce Chief Inspector Van Veteeren, who&#8217;s come her to solve the case for us&#8221;, said Bausen.<br />Moerk and Kropke stood up.<br />&#8220;Bausen&#8217;s the man in charge,&#8221; said Van Veeteren. &#8220;I&#8217;m only here to help out &#8230; if and when needed.&#8221;<br />&#8220;You&#8217;ll be needed all right,&#8221; said Bausen. &#8221; This is the whole Kaalbringen force. Plus the lesser ranks, of course, although I wouldn&#8217;t expect too much of them if I were you.&#8221;<br />&#8220;Inspector Kropke&#8221;, said Kropke, standing to attention.<br />&#8220;Idiot, thought Beate Moerk, and introduced herself.<br />&#8220;Inspector Moerk is responsible for all the charm and intuition we have to offer,&#8221; said Bausen. &#8220;I would advise you not to understimate her.&#8221;<br />&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t dream of it,&#8221; said Van Veeteren.<br />&#8220;Right shall we get going? Bausen started to roll up his shirtsleeves. &#8220;Is there any coffee?&#8221;</p>
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<p>My rating: 4/5</p>
<p><em>Borkmann’s Point</em> has been reviewed by Karen Meek at <a href="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Borkmann%27s%20Point.html" target="_blank">Euro Crime</a>, Karen Chisholm at <a href="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Borkmann%27s_Point_2.html" target="_blank">Euro Crime</a>, Maxine Clarke at <a href="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/Borkmann%27s_Point_3.html" target="_blank">Euro Crime</a>, Sharon Wheeler at <a href="http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/review.html?id=5959" target="_blank">Reviewing the Evidence</a>, Rebecca Kreisher at <a href="http://mswordopolis.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/review-borkmanns-point-by-hakan-nesser-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank">Ms. Wordopolis Reads</a>, Norman Price at <a href="http://crimescraps2.wordpress.com/2009/03/19/borkmanns-point-sorrow-and-determination/" target="_blank">Crime Scraps Review</a>, Rob Kitchin at <a href="http://theviewfromthebluehouse.blogspot.com.es/2011/07/review-of-borkmanns-point-by-hakan.html" target="_blank">The View from the Blue House</a>, Peter at <a href="http://bookblog.scandinavianbooks.com/borkmanns-point-by-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank">Nordic Bookblog</a>, Martin Edwards at <a href="http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com.es/2009/06/hakan-nesser.html" target="_blank">Do you write under your own name?</a> , and at <a href="http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/trcrime/nesserh1.htm" target="_blank">The Complete Review</a>, among others. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.panmacmillan.com/book/hakannesser/borkmannspoint" target="_blank">Pan Macmillan</a></p>
<p><a href="http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/120769/borkmanns-point/" target="_blank">Black Lizard</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.hakannesser.com/" target="_blank">A Håkan Nesser and Van Veeteren fansite</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nesser.se/" target="_blank">Håkan Nesser official website</a> (in Swedish)</p>
<h3><font size="5" face="aria"><strong>Borkmann’s Point de Hakan Nesser</strong></font></h3>
<p><em>Borkmann&#8217;s Point</em> ganó en 1994 el Premio a la Mejor Novela policíaca sueca de la Academia del Escritores suecos de novela negra. Es el segundo libro de la serie de Misterio protagonizada por el inspector Van Veeteren de Håkan Nesser, la primera en ser traducida al inglés. La historia comienza a principios de septiembre. Al igual que en el resto de la serie, está situada en un país sin nombrar que, a veces, podemos identificar con los Países Bajos, aunque con algunas características de otros países del norte de Europa.</p>
<p>El Inspector Jefe Van Veeteren ha estado de vacaciones y está a punto de regresar a su trabajo cuando le piden colaborar en la investigación de dos crímenes. El equipo de policía local es bastante pequeño y Van Veeteren podrá contar con la ayuda de Münster como compañero. Dos hombres han sido brutalmente decapitados con un arma blanca en Kaalbringen, un pequeño pueblo costero cercano. El jefe local de la policía está a punto de retirarse dentro de un mes. Este es el caso más grave que ha tenido que hacer frente en su carrera. El primer asesinato ocurrió hace dos meses. El segundo ocurrió anoche. Las víctimas no tienen nada en común. Sin embargo, ambas se habian instalado recientemente en Kaalbringen. Cuando la investigación se encuentra en punto muerto un tercer cuerpo es descubierto con la cabeza cortada. Ahora el arma homicida, un hacha, ha aparecido colgando del cuerpo. La tercera víctima no tenía relación alguna con las otras dos, salvo que él también había llegado recientemente a Kaalbringen. Se recoge una gran cantidad de información, pero no se encuentra patrón alguno. La investigación se desarrolla también con la participación de una inspectora local altamente cualificada, Beate Moerk. El título del libro es una especie de un enigma cuya explicación encontraremos más adelante en la narración. </p>
<p>Debo confesar que tengo una cierta debilidad por esta serie desde que leí el primer libro <em>La tosca red</em>. Mi reseña está <strong><em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/the-mind%E2%80%99s-eye-by-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank">AQUÍ</a></em></strong>. A continuación he leído <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2011/09/18/the-inspector-and-silence-by-hkan-nesser/" target="_blank">El Inspector y el silencio</a></em> y <em><a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/book-review-hour-of-the-wolf-by-hakan-nesser/" target="_blank">Carambola</a></em>, que sigue siendo mi favorito hasta el momento. Tengo muchas ganas de leer los <a href="http://jiescribano.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/van-veeteren-series-by-hkan-nesser/" target="_blank">diez libros</a> de la serie, el noveno acaba de ser publicado en Inglés recientemente. Tal vez <em>Borkmann&#8217;s Point </em>no es el mejor de Nesser, pero es una lectura muy recomendable, con algunos personajes interesantes. En particular Beate Moerk tiene un gran potencial en mi opinión. Además, ¿quién dijo que los escritores nórdicos no tienen sentido del humor? Francamente, me gustó mucho este libro y encontré sus diálogos realmente atractivos. Tal vez la solución es demasiado predecible, pero yo sin duda disfruté del viaje. El inspector Van Veeteren es todo un personaje, a veces, uno puede encontrarlo irritante por su forma de actuar. Sin embargo, es un pensador agudo, muy intuitivo y un gran observador que en toda su carrera sólo ha dejado un caso pediente de resolver. También puede ser irascible e irritable, pero disfruta de una cerveza o más, le encantan los buenos vinos y disfruta de la buena mesa. Es un buen conversador y le gusta relajarse jugando al ajedrez. También es muy interesante la forma como Nesser introduce algunos capítulos desde la óptica del asesino, manteniendo al lector enganchado sin, por otra parte, desvelar demasiado.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Permítanme presentarles el inspector jefe Van Veteeren, que ha venido a resolver el caso,&#8221; dijo Bausen.<br />Moerk Kropke y se pusieron de pie.<br />&#8220;Bausen es el hombre a cargo&#8221;, dijo Van Veeteren. &#8220;Sólo estoy aquí para ayudar &#8230; siempre y cuando sea necesario.&#8221;<br />&#8220;Usted es bien necesario,&#8221; dijo Bausen. &#8220;Esta es toda la policía de Kaalbringen. Más los rangos inferiores, por supuesto, aunque yo en su caso no esperaría mucho de ellos.”<br />&#8220;Inspector Kropke&#8221;, dijo Kropke, poniéndose firme.<br />&#8220;Idiota, pensó Beate Moerk, y se presentó.<br />&#8220;La Inspectora Moerk es responsable de todo el encanto y la intuición que podemos ofrecer&#8221;, dijo Bausen. &#8220;Le aconsejo que no debe subestimarla.&#8221;<br />&#8220;No se me ocurriría&#8221;, dijo Van Veeteren.<br />&#8220;De acuerdo, empecemos a trabajar.” Bausen empezó a remangarse la camisa.&#8221; ¿Hay café?&#8221;</p>
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<p>Mi calificación: 4/5.
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