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The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker

10 October, 2022

Translated by Robert Bononno — With 12 million books sold worldwide, Swiss author Joël Dicker is a global success and one of the most popular authors in the French-speaking world. His road to fame began in 2010 when he was awarded the Geneva Writers’ Prize…

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First look: The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider

By crimefictionlover

28 April, 2021

The name Hansjörg Schneider may not mean much to you, but in the German-speaking world he is an important literary figure. Based in Basel, Switzerland, Schneider is a famous playwright and philosopher who, in 1993, began a series of crime novels about a Basel detective…

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The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

13 March, 2021

High up in the Swiss Alps perches Le Sommet, a luxury hotel which used to be a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries Switzerland had numerous sanatoria where people with long-term illnesses were sent to recover in the clean, crisp mountain…

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The Banker's Wife

By DeathBecomesHer

31 January, 2019

Written by Cristina Alger — The words ‘financial’ and ‘thriller’ are usually enough to send me running for the hills, and they’re there for all to see in the praise lavished upon this book. But something appealed, and I’m glad I trusted my instincts to…

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The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

By DavidPrestidge

1 April, 2015

The German policeman Bernie Gunther returns for his 10th outing. Fans of the series will know that the books are not in a chronological sequence and that Kerr has positioned Gunther as a man who served in World War I and II, and survived long…

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

By Andre

30 April, 2014

Translated by Sam Taylor — This thriller arrives with a lot of hype. It also has the usually reassuring presence of imprint MacLehose Press, which specialises in translated fiction from Pierre Lemaitre, Antonin Varenne and, of course, Stieg Larsson. The book is about an American…

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Lies of the Dead

By DeathBecomesHer

26 September, 2013

Written by Shauna Bickley — Tom Trethowan is content to lead a quiet life in a sleepy Cornish village. But his peace is shattered when the police arrive at his cottage door. Tom’s wayward brother, Liam, is missing. He was last seen aboard Tom’s boat,…

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The Enigma of Room 622 by Joël Dicker

First look: The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

The Banker's Wife

The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

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