Rezension: John le Carré: “A Delicate Truth”

Le Carré makes a return to form with a thriller that resonates with Whitehall secrecy during the Bush-Blair era. That reference to the period when Le Carré’s reputation was first made feels carefully planted.

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Artikel: Jakob Arjouni obituary

German crime writer whose private eye Kemal Kayankaya operated in Frankfurt’s seedy underworld

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Podcast: Foreign Bodies

Mark Lawson presents a history of modern Europe through literary detectives. New this week: Kurt Wallander, Lisbeth Salander, Harry Hole, Erast Fandorin.

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Podcast: Foreign Bodies

Mark Lawson presents a history of modern Europe through literary detectives. New this week: DI John Rebus and PI Kemal Kayankaya.

Podcast: Foreign Bodies

Mark Lawson presents a history of modern Europe through literary detectives. This week: DCI Jane Tennison, Pepe Carvalho, Inspector Rogas, Adam Dalgliesh, Reginald Wexford.

Radio review: “Foreign Bodies”, Radio 4, “The Media Show”

Gillian Reynolds reviews the week’s radio, including Radio 4′s “Foreign Bodies” and “The Media Show” (Radio 4), plus “The Martin Beck Killings” (Radio 4).

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Rezension: Ian Rankin: “Standing in Another Man’s Grave”

DI John Rebus, retired in 2006 after 18 cases in line with Ian Rankin’s hyper-realistic policy of ageing his characters in real time, has now returned to work, again in line with actual police procedure, as a civilian consultant on cold case inquiries.

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Podcast: Foreign Bodies

Mark Lawson presents a history of modern Europe through literary detectives: Maigret, Hercule Poirot, Martin Beck, Lieutenant Boruvka, Inspector Barlach, Comissaris Van Der Valk.

Artikel: Crime’s grand tour: European detective fiction

Crime fiction is a magnifying glass that reveals the fingerprints of history. Mark Lawson investigates the long tradition of European super-sleuths and their role in turbulent times.