EURO CRIME
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Useful Sites for European Crime Fiction
Blogs
These discuss all crime fiction.
Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
The Crime Fiction Dossier
Foreign Detective - "News and tidbits about foreign (non-American) mystery authors and novels."
International Noir Fiction - "includes reviews and ideas on crime novels (most from outside the U.S.)."
It's a Crime! (or a mystery...)
The Rap Sheet
Keith Walter's blog - from Ottakar's 'The Verdict'
Review Sites
I'm slightly biased as I review regularly for OMDB and Mystery Women and occasionally for RTE. Reviews are for all crime books not just European.
Mystery File - "The Crime Fiction Research Journal"
Mystery Women
Over My Dead Body
Paperback Mysteries - "Reviews of new mystery and thriller paperbacks by Dick Adler, who writes the Crime Watch column in the Chicago Tribune Book Review on Sunday."
Reviewing the Evidence
European Crime Websites
Bullet Magazine- "The only magazine in the world publishing rock'n'roll noir". Short fiction from around the world. Available in print and electronic versions.
CrimeSquad- "The all-new crime review website that has been created for crime readers by crime enthusiasts."
Crimetime- the website for the hard copy magazine which comes out every month.
Crime Writers' Association
Italian Mysteries- "The Definitive Website for English-language Mystery Novels Set in Italy."
Mysteries in European Countries- from Tulsa City Library.
Mystery Women- an organisation founded to promote female crime writers in the UK, includes reviews, interviews and convention write-ups.
Passport to Murder- London Libraries page on European crime fiction plus a competition quiz!.
Sherlock- the online arm of this hard copy magazine about the world of Sherlock Holmes and other crime fiction.
Shots Mag- reviews, news and interviews
Tangled Web- author profiles, new releases etc.
Audio Book Suppliers
The Audiobook Collection
Clipper Audio
Isis Soundings
UK Publishers
Accent Press
Allison & Busby
Arcadia Books - Eurocrime series.
Bitter Lemon Press
Canongate Books
Constable & Robinson
Creme de la Crime
The Do-Not Press
Europa Editions
Faber & Faber
HarperCollins
Hodder Headline
Honno Welsh Women's Press
House of Stratus
Luath Press Ltd
No Exit Press
Orion
Pan Macmillan
Penguin UK
Piatkus
Random House Group
Robert Hale
Serpent's Tail
Severn House UK
Simon & Schuster UK
Snowbooks
Time Warner Book Group UK
Transworld
Yahoo Discussion Groups
These are ones I know to be actively discussing European books amongst other book chit-chat. The timetable can be found by clicking on the Discussions link.
British Mysteries - discuss one book a month (discussions on hiatus at the moment. 4/06)
Brit-Aussie Mysteries - discuss one book a month but authors can also be from New Zealand, Australia and Canada.
4MA - cover three books a month usually including at least one European book. Probably the best crime fiction discussion group on the web.
Oz Mystery Readers - discuss one book a month, both European and Australian authors.
Crime Fiction Reading Groups
In Birmingham, the Erdington Library Crime Fiction Reading Group meets once a month to discuss several titles on a theme. I wrote an article for newBooks.mag a couple of years ago.
Broughty Ferry Library - Last Tuesday of the month from 1.30 pm to 2.30 pm.
Emsworth Library - forthcoming discussion books include : Monday 21 November - Bangkok 8 by John Burdett; Monday 19 December - One for the Money by Janet Evanovich.
Newmains Library - A Crime / Thriller Reading Group meets once a month on a Monday at 2pm. For the date of the next meeting and book for discussion contact the Library Supervisor.
Nottingham Central Library - meets every month, last Tuesday of the month at 2pm.
Oadby Library - meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 6.00 - 7.00pm.
Pinhoe Library - meet 2nd Friday of each month, 12.30pm - 1.45pm.
Stockport MBC - at Cheadle (10.30am - last Friday of the month) and Hazel Grove (2.00pm - second Saturday of the month) libraries
Surbiton Library - Hook Crime Readers' Group meet on the first Tuesday of each month, at 7.00pm..
Tunstall Library - meet monthly at 2.00pm on Tuesdays.
Winchester Library - Meet in the library every two months, on a Wednesday evening, 7.30-9pm.
Library Catalogues
Birmingham one of the largest collections in the country
Worcestershire my local!