Italian crime

Last year we spent our holiday in Florence and Bologna. Last May we went to Sardegna and in October we plan to go to Venice. And next year I think I want to visit Sicilia. We love to go on holidays to Italy. Friendly people, intersting places too see, nice food and wine etc.

I have read a couple of good Italian novels. Donna Leon has inspiried me to visit Venice. This American author writes books similar to George Simenon´s books about Inspector Maigret.
It is just Venice instead of Paris.

Andrea Camillieris books about Il commissario Montalabano are very popular in Sweden. Especially the TV-series.Most of the vents in these bokks take place in Sicilia. Quit different from Donna Leons´Venice.

Love the books but not the films

I love the books written by Elizabet George but I think the TV-serie Inspector Lynley are poor. Maybee it is because she writes more about the inner life of the characters and the film is about the plot. Something vital get´s lost the way I see it.

A "new" Agatha Christie

I have read most of Agatha Christies novels and I have many of them in my bookshelf at home. But Mr Parker Pyne was a new acquaintance to me. Not one of her best books but thrilling to find something that you haven´t read before.

Light a candle for Norway

I start this blog today. I have been blogging in Swedish about crime  novels since the year of 2006. I have been planning for a long time to blog in English. I read most English crime novels in English since  I don´t have the patience to wait for the translation. I manage with a little help from the dictionary.

I am looking forward to share opions about crime in fiction and real life with English speaking bloggers.

This is a sad time for all of us. According to Norweigan newsmedia at least 85 young people lost their lives 22:nd of July 2011 at  Utøya in Norway. One right wing extremist is believed to be responsible for this terrible act. i additon to this 7 people were killed in a bomb blast in Oslo caused by the same person as it looks.

On this link you can  honor the victims on facebook