Book Review: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Mystery/Thriller: Mirror Image, A Varg Veum Novel, Gunnar Staalesen, translated by Don Bartlett Blog Tour August 9, 2023 Norwegian private investigator Varg Veum is approached by a woman whose sister and brother-in-law are missing. She is reluctant to contact the […]
Book Review: You Can’t See Me, Forbidden Iceland Book 4, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria Cribb Mystery: You Can’t See Me, Forbidden Iceland Book 4, Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, translated by Victoria CribbBlog Tour, July 5, 2023 You Can’t See Me might be the most aptly titled book released this year. Eva Björg Ægisdóttir, […]
Book Review: The Hand that Feeds You, Mercedes Rosende, translated by Tim Gutteridge Mystery: The Hand that Feeds You, Mercedes Rosende, translated by Tim Gutteridge Blog Tour March 1, 2023 Part of the delight of reading is the travel it allows. I really intended to either have a career that took me around the […]
Book Review: The Moose Paradox, Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston Mystery: The Moose Paradox, Antti Tuomainen, translated by David Hackston Sequel to The Rabbit Factor Blog Tour October 14, 2022 The Moose Paradox, by Antti Tuomainen, is a droll adventure about the hero we all need: an insurance actuary who has inherited an […]
Book Review: There Are No Happy Loves, Sergio Olguín, translated by Miranda France Mystery: There Are No Happy Loves, Sergio Olguín, translated by Miranda France Blog Tour August 31, 2022 Part investigation novel, part reflection on the current state of Argentina, There Are No Happy Loves is darkly hopeful and wildly unpredictable. Verónica […]
Book Review: The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson, translated by David Warriner Mystery/Horror: The Bleeding, Johana Gustawsson, translated by David Warriner Blog Tour September 23, 2022 I was a teenager when Mount St. Helens erupted. For months prior, scientists had warned that the volcano was returning to life. A swelling bulge showed where lava was […]
Book Review: Betty Boo, Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Book Review: Betty Boo, Claudia Piñeiro, translated by Miranda France Blog Tour October 12, 2022 Having now read two books by Argentinian writers I can hardly call myself an expert in South American literature. Limited as I am by monolingualism, I have no […]
Book Review: Red As Blood, An Áróra Investigation Book 2, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Mystery: Red As Blood, An Áróra Investigation Book 2, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Blog Tour October 7, 2022 The odds of my learning Icelandic are marginally better than the odds of my going to Mars. If by some […]
Book Review: Kalmann, Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle Mystery: Kalmann, Joachim B. Schmidt, translated by Jamie Lee Searle Blog Tour May 25, 2022 Kalmann is an ambitious and challenging book. It is a vivid first-person narrative that takes very unexpected directions. Kalmann is a young man in his early […]
Book Review: Cold as Hell, An Áróra Investigation Book 1, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Mystery: Cold as Hell, An Áróra Investigation Book 1, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, translated by Quentin Bates Blog Tour October 11, 2021 Áróra was born in Iceland, daughter of an Icelandic father and an English mother. Raised in both countries, she […]
