[bksvol-discuss] Detective novels in translation, not available on bookshare but sounding interesting
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:33:08 -0700 (PDT)
In addition to Batya Gur's Israeli detective and
Henning Mankell's Swedish detective, I see from the
New York Times that there are now translations in
English of two novels about a Reykjavik detective. The
author is Arnaldur Indriason.
I've read the first 3 (and the fifth) of the Kurt
Wallender (by Mankell) series and enjoyed them. I want
to read the Michael Ohayon detective stories, which
from the cover flap and the reviews sound interesting
and readable.
I read the review of Silence of the Grave, for which
Indriason won the " 2005 British Crime Writers'
Association Gold Dagger, a controversial choice that
forced the CWA to create a separate category for
mysteries in translation." It seemed a little too dark
and serious for me, but Publishers' Weekly and Library
Journl both gave it starred reviews and PW says "...
the denouement of this astonishingly vivid and subtle
novel is unexpected and immensely satisfying."
The novel which introduced the Detective Inspector
Erlendur is Jar City. That sounds interesting and not
quite as dark.
Cindy
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