Popular European Thriller Books
Find thriller books written by authors from Europe for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (234)
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Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir EN
IcelandDescription:
A grisly, chilling Icelandic thriller from a fantastic new voice in crime fiction.
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Le livre de Baltimore : Roman by Joël Dicker FR
Country: Europe / 
Switzerland
Switzerland
Description:
La 4e de couverture indique : "Jusqu'au jour du Drame, il y avait deux familles Goldman. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore et les Goldman-de-Montclair. Les Goldman-de-Montclair, dont est issu Marcus Goldman, l'auteur de La Vérité sur l'Affaire Harry Quebert, sont une famille de la classe moyenne, habitant une petite maison à Montclair, dans le New Jersey. Les Goldman-de-Baltimore sont une famille prospère à qui tout sourit, vivant dans une luxueuse maison d'une banlieue riche de Baltimore, à qui Marcus vouait une admiration sans borne. Huit ans après le Drame, c'est l'histoire de sa famille que Marcus ... continue
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Lies of Silence by Brian Moore EN
Country: Europe / 
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Description:
When the IRA orders Dillon to park his car at a Belfast hotel, he knows he's planting a bomb that will kill and maim dozens. He also knows his wife will be killed if he disobeys.The choice is complicated by the fact that the action takes place on the day Dillon plans to tell his wife he is leaving her to go to London to live with his girlfriend, Andrea, a researcher with the BBC. His decision has far reaching implications that play themselves out over the course of the novel, culminating in a horrific ending.
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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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Lord of the Flies by William Golding EN
EnglandDescription:
Lord of the Flies remains as provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, igniting passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. Though critically acclaimed, it was largely ignored upon its initial publication. Yet soon it became a cult favorite among both students and literary critics who compared it to J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye in its influence on modern thought and literature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is... continue
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Luci nella notte by Georges Simenon IT
BelgiumDescription:
Quarantacinque milioni di auto. Tante ne sono previste sulle strade americane in questo primo week-end di settembre. Come altre migliaia di newyorchesi, Steve e Nancy Hogan partono per il Maine, dove i loro due figli hanno trascorso le vacanze in un campeggio chiamato Walla Walla. Una coppia come tante, con una bella casa a Long Island e un più che discreto tenore di vita. Ma anche con la rabbiosa scontentezza di un amore logorato dai risentimenti. Né l’uno né l’altro sospettano che questa volta il ponte del Labor Day segnerà nella loro esistenza una svolta drammatica, e al tempo stesso, forse... continue
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Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón EN
SpainDescription:
A mysterious ritual in a cemetery leads two teenagers to a journey into Barcelona's forgotten past
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Mauvais fils by Raphaële Frier FR
FranceDescription:
Fils unique, Ghislain a du mal à être ce que l’on attend de lui : un bon élève, viril et surtout hétérosexuel. Devant ses résultats médiocres au lycée, son père le pousse à se former au métier d’électricien, un vrai métier d’homme. Après des journées à cacher des fils et poser des prises, Ghislain passe ses soirées dans des bars gays où il vit ses premières expériences sexuelles. Lorsque son père s’en aperçoit, il le met à la porte. Un livre soutenu par Amnesty International Après avoir publié des albums, un documentaire remarqué, Martin et Rosa, et des romans, dont Je veux un python pour mon ... continue
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Menneskefluene (The human flies) by Hans Olav Lahlum NO
NorwayDescription:
This is the first mystery in the hugely compelling, bestselling Norwegian crime series. Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered. The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation and at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead. But as Detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen (known as K2) begins to investigate, it seems clear that the murderer could only be one of Olesen's fellow tenants in the building. Soon, with the help of ... continue