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Bibliography: Mystery Fiction – Foreign Crimes

All titles located in the Mystery Collection. Click on any title to check availability.


Akunin, Boris. M/AK.

Historical mysteries featuring a young police detective, Erast Fandorin, based in late 19th century Moscow.

The Turkish Gambit. 2005

Murder on the Leviathan. 2004

The Winter Queen. 2003


Fossum, Karin. M/FO

Modern police procedurals in Norway. The detective is Inspector Konrad Sejer.

He Who Fears the Wolf. 2003

Don’t Look Back. 2002


Leon, Donna. M/LE

Venice detective, Guido Brunetti.

Blood From a Stone. 2005

Doctored Evidence. 2004

A Noble Radiance. 2003

Uniform Justice. 2003


McCall Smith, Alexander. M/MC

Precious Ramotswe, proprietor of her own detective agency in Botswana.

In the Company of Cheerful Ladies. 2004

The Full Cupboard of Life. 2003

The Kalahari Typing School for Men. 2003

Tears of the Giraffe. 2002

Morality for Beautiful Girls. 2001

The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. 1998


Mankell, Henning. M/MA

Modern police procedural, with Swedish Inspector Kurt Wallander.

Before the Frost. 2005

The Dogs of Riga. 2003

Firewall. 2002

One Step Behind. 2002

The Fifth Woman. 2000


Nadel, Barbara. M/NA

Set in Istanbul, with detective Cetin Ikmen.

The Ottoman Cage. 2005

Belshazzar’s Daughter. 2004


Pearce, Michael. M/PE

Gareth Owen, the Mamur Zapt, or head of Secret Police in early 20th century Cairo.

The Face in the Cemetery. 2004

A Cold Touch of Ice. 2004

Death of an Effendi. 2004

The Last Cut. 2004

The Fig Tree Murder. 2003

The Snake Catcher’s Daughter. 2003

The Camel of Destruction. 2002


Qiu, Xiaolong M/QI

Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Police Bureau.

When Red is Black. 2004

A Loyal Character Dancer. 2002

Death of a Red Heroine. 2000



Compiled by Liz Ferrari, Wilmette Public Library, April 2005.

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