European Crime Book
We are a small, friendly club meeting monthly for lively discussion of European crime books (in translation) chosen by members and to keep abreast of new developments and events in the genre.
Our President nicely encapsulated our reading selection from last session as “The world may not be our oyster but our choices have included an imaginary diet from pickled horsemeat, apple cider vinegar, sweet rolls, 1000 Island dressing, overripe tomatoes, banana liqueur, and human flesh, thanks to a snake, a bear and a cannibal.” You are very welcome to join us if this kindles your interest!
The Club is currently full but please contact us if you are interested as we operate a waiting list and will get in touch when a place becomes available.
Meetings normally take place on the third Tuesday of the month from 4.30pm – 6.00pm, in room GH742 (Conference Room). The annual subscription is £10. To join the group you must first be a member of the 3Ls Students' Association.
Contact: ecbc.pres@gmail.com
ECBC/ Nordic Noir reading list 2014-2024
You can access details of the books the Club has read since it was first established in 2014 - see below.
By Country By Year
European Crime Book Club Programme 2024-25
15 October 2024 - The Man in the Woods by Ilaria Tuti (Italy) (NB Also k/a Flowers Over The Inferno)
19 November 2024 - Girl at Midnight by Katarzyna Bonda (Poland)
10 December 2024 - The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason (Iceland)
21 January 2025 - The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango (Germany)
18 February 2025 - Good Reasons to Die by Morgan Audic (Russia)
18 March 2025 - Zone Defence by Petros Markaris (Greece)
15 April 2025 - Deadly Autumn Harvest by Tony Mott (Romania) + AGM
Further Information
Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year
The Petrona Award is open to crime fiction in translation, either written by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia, and published in the UK in the previous calendar year.
The winner of the 2024 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year is DEAD MEN DANCING by Jógvan Isaksen translated from Faroese by Marita Thomsen and published by Norvik Press.
The Shortlist for 2024 included the following novels
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Anne Mette Hancock - The Collector tr. Tara F Chace (Denmark)
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Jørn Lier Horst - Snow Fall tr. Anne Bruce (Norway)
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Arnaldur Indriðason - The Girl by the Bridge tr. Philip Roughton (Iceland)
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Jógvan Isaksen - Dead Men Dancing tr. Marita Thomsen (Faroe Islands (Kingdom of Denmark))
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Åsa Larsson - The Sins of our Fathers tr. Frank Perry (Sweden)
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Yrsa Sigurðardottir - The Prey tr. Victoria Cribb (Iceland, Hodder & Stoughton)
Here is some more information to inspire your reading:
Crime Fiction in Translation Facebook Page
There is a Facebook page by this name which promotes newly published books and events. It's a 'private' group so you have to submit a request to join.
Euro Crime Webpage
This webpage provides reviews and news about British, European and Translated crime fiction, tv and film. https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/
You can also access lists of authors by country at http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/books.html
New Crime Fiction Releases - British, European and Translated
https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/search/label/new%20releases
New Crime Books (Translated) Published in the UK in
2023:
http://eurocrime.co.uk/releases_2023_Translated.html
2022:
http://eurocrime.co.uk/releases_2022_Translated.html
Crime Writers Association DAGGERs
CWA Daggers are the oldest awards in the genre and have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over half a century
The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger was awarded to Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation – Maud Ventura for My Husband, translated by Emma Ramadan (France)
The Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado was on shortlist (this was one of our favorite reads in 2023-24) as was The Prey by Yrsa Sigurðardottir, also shortlisted for the Petrona Awar
Literature Alliance Scotland has put together a very handy resource which lists all of the book festivals taking place in Scotland online or as hybrid events.
