Crime genre books (403)
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Let the Dead Lie by Malla Nunn EN
EswatiniDescription:
Krimi. A stunning novel about murder, power, and a dangerous South African underworld. Cooper works undercover surveillance on the seedy Durban docks, but when a young boy is brutally murdered he must elude the police to conduct his own investigation. He discovers an international tussle for the political soul of South Africa
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Liechtenstein - Roman einer Nation by Armin Öhri DE
Country: Europe / 
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Description:
Liechtenstein - elf Gemeinden, ein Dutzend Banken und ein Fürst. Armin Öhri, mit dem Literaturpreis der Europäischen Union ausgezeichneter Schriftsteller, beschreibt sein Heimatland. Mühelos spannt der Autor einen weiten zeitlichen Bogen über das Leben seiner Protagonisten. In einem fesselnden Roman von ungeheurer Zugkraft nimmt er seine Leserschaft mit auf eine Reise durch ein turbulentes Jahrhundert, mit Auftritten von A wie Adolf Hitler bis zu Z wie Zotow. Eine mitreißende Saga und zugleich der erste große Roman über das Fürstentum.
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Lightseekers by Femi Kayode EN
NigeriaDescription:
Selected as a Best Crime Novel of the Month by The Times, Sunday Times, Independent, Guardian, Observer, Financial Times and Irish Times. Waterstones Thriller of the Month 'Lightseekers is the type of detective crime thriller that should be on everyone's shelves' Dorothy Koomson, author of My Other Husband 'A fast-paced thriller that offers insight into the ever present tensions in a poverty stricken community. An action-packed and spirited debut' Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of My Sister, the Serial Killer Winner of the 2019 UEA Crime Writing Prize, Lightseekers is the start of a major new cri... continue
Grenada and Carriacuou175.
Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen EN
FinlandDescription:
DIVPREMIERING ON NETFLIX IN MARCH 2025. The arrival of a meteorite in a small Finnish town causes chaos and crime in this poignant, chilling and hilarious new thriller from the King of Helsinki Noir ***The Times BOOK OF THE YEAR*** ***Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award*** ***Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger*** 'With moral dilemmas, plenty of action, and the author's trademark mixture of humour and melancholy, this is Tuomainen's best yet' Guardian 'Scandinavia's answer to Carl Hiaasen delivers another hectically silly crime caper involving a military chaplain, a suicida... continue
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Lords of Chaos : The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground by Michael Moynihan, Didrik Søderlind EN
NorwayDescription:
Just before the turn of the millennium, nearly 100 churches have been torched and desecrated by adherents of Black Metal, the most extreme form of underground music on the planet.
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Los Apuñaladores by Leonardo Sciascia ES
ItalyDescription:
El 1 de octubre de 1862, trece personas son apuñaladas a la misma hora y en puntos equidistantes de la ciudad de Palermo. La investigación del crimen la llevará a cabo por el abogado Guido Giacosa, un piamontés recién llegado a Sicilia que, tras ser nombrado fiscal general en el tribunal de apelación de Palermo, tratará de demostrar que el verdadero instigador de los hechos es una importante figura de la clase dirigente interesada en reinstaurar el antiguo orden borbónico. El primer sospechoso en confesar su culpabilidad será Angel... continue
Kuwait179.
Manalive by G. K. Chesterton EN
EnglandDescription:
Light-hearted work introduces Innocent Smith, a bubbly, eccentric gentleman of questionable character, into the lives of a group of young disillusioned people -- and the result is inspired, high-spirited nonsense.
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Marching Powder : A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail by Rusty Young, Thomas McFadden EN
AustraliaDescription:
An account of life inside one of the strangest and most notorious prisons in the world, San Pedro in Bolivia.