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125 International Crime Fiction Books

A list I compiled of crime fiction books/series from outside the UK and North America, but which have been translated into English (authors from Ireland, Australia and New Zealand are also included in the list). Mostly crime fiction and amateur sleuth detectives.
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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Jussi Adler-Olsen)
The Keeper of Lost Causes
1
Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Creak on the Stairs (Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir)
The Creak on the Stairs
2
Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir
The Winter Queen (Boris Akunin)
The Winter Queen
3
Boris Akunin
Missing (Karin Alvtegen)
Missing
4
Karin Alvtegen
Happy Birthday, Turk! (Jakob Arjouni)
Happy Birthday, Turk!
5
Jakob Arjouni
The Decagon House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)
The Decagon House Murders
6
Yukito Ayatsuji
Murder in Amsterdam (A.C. Baantjer)
Murder in Amsterdam
7
A.C. Baantjer
Death in Brittany (Jean-Luc Bannalec)
Death in Brittany
8
Jean-Luc Bannalec
The Golden Scales (Parker Bilal)
The Golden Scales
9
Parker Bilal
I'm Traveling Alone (Samuel Bjørk)
I'm Traveling Alone
10
Samuel Bjørk
Christine Falls (Benjamin Black)
Christine Falls
11
Benjamin Black
The Midnight Witness (Sara Blaedel)
The Midnight Witness
12
Sara Blaedel
Death Going Down (Bosco)
Death Going Down
13
Bosco
A June of Ordinary Murders (Conor Brady)
A June of Ordinary Murders
14
Conor Brady
Weeping Waters (Karin Brynard)
Weeping Waters
15
Karin Brynard
Black Water Lilies (Michel Bussi)
Black Water Lilies
16
Michel Bussi
The Shape of Water (Andrea Camilleri)
The Shape of Water
17
Andrea Camilleri
Marlborough Man (Alan Carter)
Marlborough Man
18
Alan Carter
The Godmother (Hannelore Cayre)
The Godmother
19
Hannelore Cayre
Sacred Games
Sacred Games
20
Cemetery Lake (Paul Cleve)
Cemetery Lake
21
Paul Cleve
The Deliverance of Evil (Roberto Costantini)
The Deliverance of Evil
22
Roberto Costantini
A Very Profitable War (Didier Daeninckx)
A Very Profitable War
23
Didier Daeninckx
I Will Have Vengeance (Maurizio De Giovanni)
I Will Have Vengeance
24
Maurizio De Giovanni
Hell to Pay (Garry Disher)
Hell to Pay
25
Garry Disher
The Screaming of the Innocent (Unity Dow)
The Screaming of the Innocent
26
Unity Dow
The Pledge (Friedrich Dürrenmatt)
The Pledge
27
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Death Angels (Ake Edwardsson)
Death Angels
28
Ake Edwardsson
Absinthe (Guido Eekhaut)
Absinthe
29
Guido Eekhaut
The Tenant (Katrine Engberg)
The Tenant
30
Katrine Engberg
Angels & Loners (Ramon Diaz Eterovic)
Angels & Loners
31
Ramon Diaz Eterovic
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (Shamini Flint)
Inspector Singh Investigates: A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder
32
Shamini Flint
Crimson Lake (Candice Fox)
Crimson Lake
33
Candice Fox
In the Darkness (Karin Fossum)
In the Darkness
34
Karin Fossum
Depths of the Forest (Eugenio Fuentes)
Depths of the Forest
35
Eugenio Fuentes
The Dinosaur Feather (Sissel-Jo Gazan)
The Dinosaur Feather
36
Sissel-Jo Gazan
The Public Prosecutor (Jef Geeraerts)
The Public Prosecutor
37
Jef Geeraerts
Thumbprint (Friedrich Glauser)
Thumbprint
38
Friedrich Glauser
The Lazarus Effect (H.J. Golakai)
The Lazarus Effect
39
H.J. Golakai
The Ice Beneath Her (Camilla Grebe)
The Ice Beneath Her
40
Camilla Grebe
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