François von Hurter, publisher and co-founder of Bitter Lemon Press, said the new imprint will focus on "international fiction you enter at your own risk, that gets under your skin before it lets you ...

Mother of Sorrows - Blood loyalties, cover ups, and conspiracies of secrets: this classy Croatia-set crime thriller is infused with psychological intrigue.

Mother of Sorrows - Blood loyalties, cover ups, and conspiracies of secrets: this classy Croatia-set crime thriller is infused with psychological intrigue.

Bitter Lemon Press, recently awarded the CWA Dagger for the Best Crime & Mystery Publisher for 2026, is delighted to announce the launch of Labyrinth Press - a new imprint for ambitious international ...

The End of the Sahara by Saïd Khatibi, mystery set in 1988 ALGERIA TR: Alexander Elinson Hidden stories revealed as killer’s identity becomes secondary

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Russell Avery has retired from journalism but when two journalists disappear, he takes a break from the quiet life to investigate. Surviving the Ltie reviewed

Plus Jurica Pavičić’s “Mother of Sorrows” and Jess Kidd’s “Murder at the Spirit Lounge.”

Tense novel confronts limits of loyalty when murder hits close to home

From Dervla Murphy’s Northern Ireland to Elena Ferrante’s Naples, readers share the stories that inspired them to travel

Ten great books set in Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked nation in Central Europe, famous for the breathtaking peaks of the Alps, pristine glacial

Here are four novels in translation to check out this month, all excellent for crime lovers. Enjoy! Seichō Matsumoto, The Quiet Place Translated by Louise Heal Kawaii (Modern Library) Seichō Matsum…

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Jurica Pavičić is the author of the novel Mother of Sorrows , now available in an English-language translation by Mat...

Lilli Tollkien's debut, Two Hands Lifting the Sky, is a 2026 New Books in German pick, and has been published in Germany to great acclaim. Jamie Lee Searle's sample translation can be found on NBG's…

An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, mystery full of atmosphere set in Tuscany. An Enigma by the Sea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco

This month’s choices feature a murder in Split, with a shattering impact on the local community. Plus the dynamics of abuse in Georgia and a woman in peril in rural Ireland

Mother of Sorrows set in Croatia Jurica Pavicic The BookTrail's Bookreview Discover the locations and settings of the novel with The BookTrail Literary Travel Agency. Travel by the Book Books set in l...

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

Joseph Incardona is the author of the novel Holy F*ck , now available in an English-language translation by Sam Taylor....

The End of the Sahara is a kaleidoscopic murder mystery by the Algerian writer Saïd Khatibi. An Enigma by the Sea is a witty, socially astute novel set along well-to-do Tuscan coast.

Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

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Joseph Incardona presents Holy F*ck, a darkly comic novel set in the American South. Stella, a young sex worker, discovers she can heal her clients, attracting the attention of the Vatican. What follo...

What if the next saint to appear were a prostitute? How would the Vatican react? Joseph Incardona's satirical tale of hitmen and avenging priests reviewed

This month’s picks include a brand-new saint — shame she’s a hooker. Plus, The Great Gatsby in Mumbai and a South Korean butcher turns killer-for-hire

Khatibi’s novel was selected from 137 submitted titles as the best novel published in Arabic between July 2024 and June 2025.

April’s new releases include quite a few translated works, so many that I’ve had to pick and choose more than usual to make sure that we get a solidly crime-oriented list (sorry, horror…

Plus Georges Simenon’s “The Snow Was Dirty” and David Swinson’s “From the Dust.”