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Narrative

The detective story is a tragedy with a happy ending.
— Raymond Chandler

The Truth Behind the LieReview

The Truth Behind the Lie

By Sara Lövestam and Laura A. Wideburg (Translator)

The Hunting DogsReview

The Hunting Dogs

By Jørn Lier Horst and Anne Bruce (Translator)

The Katharina Code

The Katharina Code

By Jørn Lier Horst and Anne Bruce (Translator)

Echoes from the Dead

Echoes from the Dead

By Johan Theorin and Marlaine Delargy (Translator)

Enough Rope

Enough Rope

By Lawrence Block

BriarpatchReview

Briarpatch

By Ross Thomas

We Know You RememberReview

We Know You Remember

By Tove Alsterdal and Alice Menzies (Translator)

You Will Never be Found

You Will Never be Found

By Tove Alsterdal and Alice Menzies (Translator)

The Forgotten Dead

The Forgotten Dead

By Tove Alsterdal and Tiina Nunnally (Translator)

Troubled BloodReview

Troubled Blood

By Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo’s Calling

The Cuckoo’s Calling

By Robert Galbraith

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

By J.K. Rowling

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