tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post7699221975076996762..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Schützenfest in Adelaide - German crime fictionKerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-1150797498232920202008-01-14T06:46:00.000+10:302008-01-14T06:46:00.000+10:30Thanks for the list Karen, I should have remembere...Thanks for the list Karen, I should have remembered that you would have one over on your site. I have heard about Leonie Swann's THREE BAGS FULL before but hadn't realised it was by a German author.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-28000556749636745262008-01-14T01:46:00.000+10:302008-01-14T01:46:00.000+10:30Hi Kerrie,I've just uploaded a very enthusiastic r...Hi Kerrie,<BR/><BR/>I've just uploaded a very enthusiastic review (by Fiona Walker) of <A HREF="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Sinner.html" REL="nofollow">The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr</A> which she rates as highly as Girl with Dragon Tattoo :-).<BR/><BR/>Ice Moon is excellent as is Glausner and I have Leonnie Swann's sheep mystery in the tbr.<BR/><BR/>I also have a list of German author/titles - <A HREF="http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/books/books_bib_Germany.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/books/books_bib_Germany.html</A> though I've not read many of them, other than the ones mentioned above.Karen (Euro Crime)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03678348280806062648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-41137433248233284942008-01-13T23:00:00.000+10:302008-01-13T23:00:00.000+10:30Looks as if you are right about Thurston, Kerrie--...Looks as if you are right about Thurston, Kerrie-- sorry about that.<BR/>I just had a look at Wikipedia, and they list 14 german crime fic authors. <BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_crime_fiction_writers<BR/><BR/>This seems a very small number compared with the number of Swedish, Italian, etc authors.<BR/>The only one on Wikipedia's list I've read is Jan Costin Wagner. It is jolly good, though -- and very short ;-)Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-80972012559581887142008-01-13T19:32:00.000+10:302008-01-13T19:32:00.000+10:30Kerrie, I don't know Helene Tursten's publication ...Kerrie, I don't know Helene Tursten's publication history in Australia, but she has an additional novel translated into English and available in the U.S. and Canada: <I>The Glass Devil</I>.<BR/>===================<BR/>Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/>http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.comPeter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-11910077262692145572008-01-13T11:58:00.000+10:302008-01-13T11:58:00.000+10:30Kerrie: Both those sites welcome comments in Engli...Kerrie: Both those sites welcome comments in English (I can't read more than a few words of German.) In any case, it's interesting to see how much more translated crime fiction seems to available in German than in English.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-28426789736354667002008-01-13T11:00:00.000+10:302008-01-13T11:00:00.000+10:30I'd love to be able to read (in English) http://ww...I'd love to be able to read (in English) http://www.krimi-couch.de/ Peter. Looks really interesting<BR/>I see THE BROKEN SHORE (Peter Temple) becomes available in German in January - I think that's what the link at the bottom of the page says.<BR/><BR/>http://krimileser.wordpress.com/ has tantalising bits in English<BR/><BR/>I find your links to various short stories interesting too. I've almost stopped reading them, and I really need to get started on them again as I do enjoy them.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-35546460119136455002008-01-13T10:28:00.000+10:302008-01-13T10:28:00.000+10:30I read a superb story by a German writer named Gun...I read a superb story by a German writer named Gunter Gerlach in the <I>Passport to Crime</I> collection. It was deadpan, funny, a bit like Glauser with a slapstick touch, and I would love to read more by him. Jakob Arjouni's novels focus on the plight of Turkish Germans and <I>gastarbeiter</I>. <BR/><BR/>Two German crime-fiction blogs might help: Krimi-Couch at http://www.krimi-couch.de/ and Internationale Krimis at http://krimileser.wordpress.com/<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-27375471616463841692008-01-13T08:36:00.000+10:302008-01-13T08:36:00.000+10:30Thanks for the ICE MOON recommendation MaxineThanks for the ICE MOON recommendation MaxineKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-12964293725613061362008-01-13T08:34:00.000+10:302008-01-13T08:34:00.000+10:30Helene Tursten I think is Swedish.I have read THE ...Helene Tursten I think is Swedish.<BR/>I have read THE TORSO and the one that came before it, DETECTIVE INSPECTOR HUSS.<BR/><BR/>I've got Friedrich Glauser on my list to hunt down. <BR/>Both came to my attention from The Dtectives Beyond Borders blog.<BR/><BR/>Of course on TV there is always Inspector Rex (more like a kids show though) and Derrick which is no longer on here but we watched for a long time.Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-47668107968056123692008-01-13T05:57:00.000+10:302008-01-13T05:57:00.000+10:30Ice Moon by Jan Costin Wagner was one of my favour...Ice Moon by Jan Costin Wagner was one of my favourites of 2007. It is set in Finland but the author is German.<BR/><BR/>Two authors I have not read but get a lot of praise on Euro Crime are Helene Thurston (The Torso) and Friedrich Glauser -- but I think he was Swiss even though he wrote in German.Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-24314457725676163012008-01-12T12:32:00.000+10:302008-01-12T12:32:00.000+10:30I used to love going to Schutzenfest. I have no id...I used to love going to Schutzenfest. I have no idea if they even have anything similar here!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com