The 2011 Eastern European Reading Challenge, hosted by Amy at The Black Sheep Dances, has three different levels. I chose to participate at the tourist one which requires me to read 4 books over the 12 months period. I’m behind this one since I have only read one:
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Entanglement by Zygmunt Miloszewski (Poland)
I’m planning to read soon:
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The Widow Killer by Pavel Kohout (Czech Republic)
A Crime is Afoot 
If you want to try a different take on crime novels then try Boris Akunin. Russian author who has written a series of books featuring Erast Fandorin, all set in the latter half of the 19th century. I have read two, the Winter Queen and The Turkish Gambit. Both are very good and quite different from most currrent crime novels.
That’s great Alister, thanks for your suggestion.