1.
Denise Mina – gods and animals
placement in the previous month: /
Glasgow. A robbery in the death of the victim, an aging lab-politicians in fling calamities, police officers with mountains of bribe money, a morally uncertain heritage – everything is quite normal. The series with Detective Alex Morrow: the wide-awake portrait of a strong woman and chaotic city.
From the English by Karin Gerwig, Ariadne in Argument Verlag, 352 pages, 21 euros.
2.
Garry Disher – Hope Hill Drive
placement in the previous month: 1
“Tiverton”, South Australia. Everything as always: It is stolen, drunk, beaten, Lonely are lonely. Deer, alone on a very long hallway, is “the friendly village policeman”. A woman is shot to death, two children flee the capital-Cops create Chaos. Great literature, arose from a Small.
translated from English by Peter Torberg. Union publishing company, 334 pages, 22 euros.
3.
Un-Su Kim – Hot blood
placement in the month-on-month: 9
Busan in 1993. Guam – the format is Tradition, the beach, crimes in the small. For father, Son Huisu manages for 20 years, the Hotel and the Deals, lonely and calm, he respects the rules. To him, independence is beckoning. Large Social and gangster epic: New displaces the Old, globalisation increases violence.
from the French by Sabine Schwenk. Europe Publishing House, 582 Pages, 24 Euro.
4.
Joachim B. Schmidt – Kalman
placement in the previous month: 5
Raufarhöfn, Iceland. Kalman forgets a lot and is expecting bad, but be Gammelhai is the second-best in Iceland. When he discovered the pool at the Arctic Henge is a blood, he says so. Has eaten a polar bear Róbert? Sensitive variant of the Topos “of the disabled Detective” in a magnificent landscape.
Diogenes, 352 pages, 22 euros.
5.
Sara Sligar – Everything that belongs to your
placement in the previous month: 3
“Callinas”, Marin County. “Whether it’s the scars on my photos are real?” Photographer Miranda fire has blown off the head – or is it? Archivist Kate, weggemobt, traumatized, is to open up their estate for the son, and the art world. Psychological Thriller, artists novel, a fine debut.
From the English by Ulrike Brauns. Hans Blue, 432 Pages, 16 Euros.
6.
Robert Brack – dam break
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Hamburg, February 1962. Dams break, the flood waters are rising, who will survive? Vault cracker Lou wants gold treasure back to Cuba. Dr young Piet is a lifesaver. Betty fought their evil memories Intact. The flooding with tear everything. In the middle of the small struggles to Survive. Real.
Ellert & Richter, 240 pages, 12 euros.
7.
Marcie Rendon – city, country, robbery
placement in the previous month: 8
Fargo / Moorhead, about 1971. At night Cash driving beets and plays Billiards during the day, she goes to College, wounded by a Childhood in a forced guardianship. Prostitution, academics, and large cities to learn the Native American only really know when you will receive a Essay price. Great.
From the English by Jonas Jacob. Ariadne in the Argument Verlag, 238 pages, 13 euros.
8.
Max Anna’s murder investigation Commission. The case is Melchior Nikoleit
placement in the previous month: 4
Gera, Jena 1985. Melchior was a Bassist in a Punk Band. Now the 19 Year old is dead in the shed. The investigators rummaging in antisocial extremist family dirt: war crimes, theft, beatings. Girlfriend Julia tells awakening, music, love, and betrayal. Tribute to Punk, the yearning to be free.
grove press, 336 pages, 20 euros.
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9.
Steph Cha – incendiary
placement in the previous month: 2
Los Angeles. In 1991, African-American, Ava, 15, was shot by the Korean shop owner Yvonne, 2019 is a victim of an assassination attempt. According to one real case, and Patterns en masse Cha from the struggle of two families, told in a personal attempt to escape the curse of racism.
From the English by Karen Witthuhn. Ars Vivendi, 336 Pages, 22 Euros.
10.
Éric Plamondon – Taqawan
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