Popular European Mystery Books

Find mystery books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (333)

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Das Spiel des Engels by Carlos Ruiz Zafón DE

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
Description:
Barcelona im turbulenten Jahrzehnt vor dem Spanischen Bürgerkrieg: Der junge David Martín fristet sein Leben als verkannter Schriftsteller. Der mysteriöse Verleger Andreas Corelli scheint an ihn zu glauben macht ihm ein Angebot.

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De Camino by Anya Niewierra NL

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Netherlands flag Netherlands
Description:
Een weduwe loopt een pelgrimstocht om duidelijkheid te zoeken over de plotselinge zelfmoord van haar man, een voormalige vluchteling uit Bosnië.

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De schaduw van de wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón NL

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Country: Europe / Spain flag Spain
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In het oude centrum van Barcelona ligt het Kerkhof der Vergeten Boeken. Hoofdpersoon Daniel Sempere wordt door zijn vader, weduwnaar en boekhandelaar, meegenomen naar de geheimzinnige, verborgen wereld van verhalen. Vanaf dat moment neem Daniels leven een wending die hij niet had kunnen voorzien. Hij mag een boek uitzoeken en kiest De schaduw van de wind, geschreven voor een zekere Julián Carax. Het boek laat hem niet meer los, ook al schudt de wereld tijdens het grauwe Franco-regime om hem heen op zijn grondvesten. Hij wil alles weten over het boek en de schrijver. En merkwaardigerwij... continue


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De vleermuisman by Jo Nesbø NL

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Country: Europe / Norway flag Norway
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Een Noorse politieman wordt naar Sydney gestuurd om zijn collega's bij te staan bij het oplossen van een moord op een Noorse jonge vrouw.

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Dead Simple: a Roy Grace Novel 1 by Peter James EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
It was meant to be a harmless stag-night prank. A few hours later Michael Harrison has disappeared and his friends are dead. With only three days to the wedding, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace - a man haunted by the shadow of his own missing wife - is contacted by Michael's beautiful, distraught fiancâee, Ashley Harper. Grace discovers that the one man who ought to know Michael Harrison's whereabouts is saying nothing. But then he has a lot more to gain than anyone realizes, For one man's disaster is another man's fortune... Dead Simple is the stunning first novel in the number one bestsel... continue

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Death at the Sanatorium by Ragnar Jónasson EN

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Country: Europe / Iceland flag Iceland
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'ONE OF THE FINEST CRIME WRITERS IN THE WORLD TODAY' DAILY MAIL THE BEST NEW BOOKS OUT IN AUGUST i 'A knowing, unnerving mystery' The Times 'Superbly told and packed with subtle nods to crime writers of the past, this is exquisite, delicate story-telling' Daily Mail This is Jónasson on top form - Barry Forshaw, Financial Times As seen on Simon Mayo's BOOKS OF THE YEAR podcast ---- AN OLD SANATORIUM. ONE TERRIFYING MURDER. FIVE SUSPECTS. AND A CASE THAT NEVER CLOSED. WELCOME TO THE SANATORIUM High up in the mountains stands a sanatorium. Once a hospital dedicated to treating tuberculosis, it no... continue

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Death in Soho by Emily Organ EN

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Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
It's the Roaring Twenties. London's bright young things are partying, Soho's nightlife is buzzing and Augusta Peel is hiding in her basement. She has a reason to hide there: it's home to her Bloomsbury workshop where she repairs old, neglected books. After a busy time during the war, all Augusta wants is peace and quiet - even if it is routinely disturbed by the tube trains beneath her feet. But events take a turn when Augusta agrees to chaperone 19-year-old Harriet Jones on a date. Failing to get her home on time, she ends up in a riotous nightclub. She can't imagine the evening getting much ... continue


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Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie EN

Rating: 4 (4 votes)
Country: Europe / England flag England
Description:
The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: "I'd like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger." Yet in this exotic setting nothing is ever quite what it seems.