European Crime Book
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We are a small, friendly club meeting monthly for lively discussion of European crime books (in translation) chosen by members and to keep abreast of new developments and events in the genre.
To mark the 10th anniversary of foundation of the Club (initially the Nordic Noir Club) our programme for 2025-26 is focussing on Nordic Countries.
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The Club is currently full but please contact us if you are interested as we operate a waiting list and will get in touch when a place becomes available.
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Meetings normally take place on the third Tuesday of the month from 4.30pm – 6.00pm, in room GH748. The annual subscription is £10. To join the group you must first be a member of the 3Ls Students' Association.
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Contact: ecbc.pres@gmail.com
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ECBC/ Nordic Noir reading list 2014-2026
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You can access details of the books the Club has read since it was first established in 2014 - see below.
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By Country By Year
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A copy of the European Crime Book Club for Programme 2025/26 can be accessed below
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European Crime Book Club Programme 2025 - 2026
To mark the 10th anniversary of foundation of the Club (initially the Nordic Noir Club) our programme for 2025-26 is focussing on Nordic Countries.
21 October 2025
The Clues in the Fjord by Satu Rämö (2024) - Set in Iceland, Finnish author
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18 November 2025
The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock (2021) - Denmark
09 December 2025
Everything is Mine by Ruth Lillegraven (2021) - Norway
20 January 2026
Land of Snow and Ashes by Petra Rautiainen (2022) - Finland
17 February 2026
Knock Knock by Anders Roslund (2021) - Sweden
17 March 2026
Dead Sweet by Katrín Júlíusdóttir (2024) - Iceland
21 April 2026
Seven Graves, One Winter by Christoffer Petersen (2018) - Greenland
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Further Information
Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year
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The Petrona Award is open to crime fiction in translation, either written by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia, and published in the UK in the previous calendar year.
The winner of the 2024 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year was DEAD MEN DANCING by Jógvan Isaksen translated from Faroese by Marita Thomsen and published by Norvik Press.
The Shortlist for 2025 includes the following novels:
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Samuel Bjørk - Dead Island tr. Charlotte Barslund (Norway)
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Pascal Engman - The Widows tr. Neil Smith (Sweden)
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Malin Persson Giolito - Deliver Me tr. Rachel Willson-Broyles (Sweden)
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Óskar Guðmundsson - The Dancer tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland)
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Aslak Nore - The Sea Cemetery tr. Deborah Dawkin (Norway, MacLehose Press)
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Satu Rämö - The Clues in the Fjord tr. Kristian London (Finland)
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Gunnar Staalesen - Pursued by Death tr. Don Bartlett (Norway)
The winning title will be announced on 16 October 2025.
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For more information see https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-petrona-award-2025-shortlist.html
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Here is some more information to inspire your reading:
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Crime Fiction in Translation Facebook Page
There is a Facebook page by this name which promotes newly published books and events. It's a 'private' group so you have to submit a request to join.
Euro Crime Webpage
This webpage provides reviews and news about British, European and Translated crime fiction, tv and film. https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/
You can also access lists of authors by country at http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/books.html
New Crime Fiction Releases - British, European and Translated
https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/search/label/new%20releases
New Crime Books (Translated) Published in the UK in
2025:
http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/releases_2025_Translated.html
2024:
http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/releases_2024_Translated.html
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Crime Writers Association DAGGERs
CWA Daggers are the oldest awards in the genre and have been synonymous with quality crime writing for over half a century
The Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger was awarded to Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation – Maud Ventura for My Husband, translated by Emma Ramadan (France)
The Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado was on shortlist (this was one of our favorite reads in 2023-24) as was The Prey by Yrsa Sigurðardottir, also shortlisted for the Petrona Awar
Literature Alliance Scotland has put together a very handy resource which lists all of the book festivals taking place in Scotland online or as hybrid events.
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