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The economic crisis has hit Barcelona hard – and a personal crisis is about to hit Deputy Inspector Norma Forrester’s family. Thrilled to announce that the much anticipated second novel in Teresa Solana's Barcelona series is available now for pre-order! amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H7YS9464/
#Broken by Jon Atli Jonasson Two maverick (but beguiling) cops and the changing world of criminal activity in Reykjavik - all for just £1.79 only for this weekend www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZFZ6Y7
Get your slice of chilly noir this weekend at half-price! #Broken by Jon Atli Jonasson transl @graskeggur.bsky.social is a 'crime novel to relish - outstanding' www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZFZ6Y7
We're deep in edits of Ice Bears, the fifth crime story from @solveigpals.bsky.social transl. @graskeggur.bsky.social – and it's not going to disappoint! In the meantime, here's a reminder of the creepiness of last year's Shrouded amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D1381HJZ/
Proud to be part of the @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social. Come join us via Zoom for free and hear about our latest releases in fiction and non-fiction/YA/poetry Register here: For 28 April: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... For 30 April: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Happy Publication Day to the fiery Stella Blomkvist and her mysterious creator @stellablomkvist.bsky.social and translator @graskeggur.bsky.social The Murder Pool is out today: and this time it runs in the family...
Sending all of our readers and followers who are celebrating today the merriest of Christmases... and the beauties of Icelandic traditions and Jólabókaflóðið. No better way of spending Christmas Day than with a book!
We don't just like Romanian literature but also Romanian films - and there's a great film festival coming up in London. Especially recommend the classic Forest of the Hanged @marinasofia.bsky.social's favourite for @jacquiwine.bsky.social
'Weird coincidences are the Lord’s sick jokes,' as Stella Blomkvist's Mother would say. No one knows who Stella the author is, but we all know Stella the razor-sharp legal eagle
Fresh, razor-sharp edge to Nordic Noir... Jón Atli Jónasson's remarkable Broken digs deeper, goes a step further, hits all the right notes... 'Completely unpredictable, yet bleakly inevitable,' says Antony Johnston. 'Quality Icelandic noir.'
Nothing has changed at Bjargarlækur for as long as anyone can remember – so are moves to bring change to this remote Icelandic farm a motive for murder? Coming soon – rural darkness and intrigue from Guðrún Guðlaugsdóttir amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FMRSFTHX/ @graskeggur.bsky.social
And here's one we found on Pinterest of the International Brigades from Manchester (no photo credit, unfortunately). As featured in literature in #BlackStorms by Teresa Solana
'ScandiNoir meets classic detective fiction in this thriller/chiller... you'll be kept guessing until the very end' Short but sweet review of #Broken by Jon Atli Jonasson in The Sun, transl @graskeggur.bsky.social
We had a great time with our new Icelandic author Jon Atli Jonasson at @capitalcrime.bsky.social (thanks to the organisers!): great panel, lots of book signing, chatting to BookTokkers, podcasters, bloggers and other authors!
#Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson hits the shelves today - an explosive crime debut from one of Iceland’s most celebrated playwrights (& Oscar-nominated screenwriter) You can also catch the author at @capitalcrime.bsky.social this weekend (translator @graskeggur.bsky.social too)!
Antony Johnston called it 'completely unpredictable, yet bleakly inevitable. Quality Icelandic noir.' Hardbacks of Jón Atli Jónasson's English-language debut #Broken are here... And you can catch Jón Atli at Capital Crime this weekend
Superstitious, us? Just a few days to go – our guy Jón Atli Jónasson will be appearing at @capitalcrime.bsky.social on Friday 13th, the day after publication of his debut novel Broken amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVZFZ6Y7
What a great idea from @renardpress.com: 4 covers for the book by @annmorgan.bsky.social on Relearing to Read - and being comfortable with not knowing, with ambiguity, different cultures and different interpretations. Because there's more than one way to read!
Come and meet our award-winning Icelandic author Jon Atli Jonasson on what promises to be a really intriguing panel at @capitalcrime.bsky.social in June - his first book to be translated into English will be available there, hot off the press!
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Elsa Drucaroff (on a rare trip from Argentina) talk about dictatorships, crime thrillers and the rise of women authors from Latin America on 2 May in London, together with CWA Daggers-shortlisted Teresa Solana www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/authorsboo...
We're dropping selected titles to half-price over the long Easter weekend... A portion of Balkan serial killer action? A series of bizarre murders rocks the beautiful Carpathian town of Braşov in Deadly Autumn Harvest by Tony Mott, transl. @marinasofia.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Autum...
It's with great sorrow that we announce the death of Romanian author Bogdan Teodorescu (1963-2025). Bogdan was not only a personal friend, but also the main reason why Corylus Books came into existence. His political thriller Sword was the first book we published back in 2020
What's better on a sunny day than a portion of dark Nordic Noir? Who keeps watch on the red house following Arnhildur's brutal murder? How deep are secrets buried? Sólveig Pálsdóttir is one of Iceland's best-loved crimewriters, known for her thoughtful, twisty tales www.amazon.co.uk/Shrouded-Ice...
If you want to dig deeper into the historical, political and social backdrop to the crime novels written by Elsa Drucaroff and Teresa Solana, here's your chance on 2nd May in central London
Nordic Noir's best-kept secret? Why hasn't @StellaBlomkv appeared in English before – and who's behind the pseudonym? With a new Stella novel on the way this year, here's a chance to meet our razor-tongued heroine – half-price on Amazon this weekend! amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C43P69DG
Incidentally, the most picked up book (hence, the cover that attracted most people) at Alternative Book Fair yesterday was Skin Deep by Antonia Lassa, transl. @jackycnoir64.bsky.social
Controversial West Berlin architect and entrepreneur Sigrid Kressmann-Zschach makes a quick appearance in #NightingaleandCo amid the many ongoing building projects in 1960s Berlin www.amazon.co.uk/Nightingale-...
Who's looking forward to more #StellaBlomkvist mischief, chaos... oh, and solving of crimes? Pre-order www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DWBRKHTR