European Crime Book Club

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.

The Club has one place available; please contact us if you are interested.

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.

Contact: ecbc.pres@gmail.com

ECBC/ Nordic Noir reading list 2014-2026

You can access details of the books the Club has read since it was first established in 2014 - see below.

By Country By Year

A copy of the European Crime Book Club Programme for 2025/26 can be accessed here:

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

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

Further Information

Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year

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 2025 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year is The Clues in the Fjord by Satu Rämö - tr. Kristian London (Finland) which the Club read in October 2025. The book is set in Iceland but written by a Finn. It is due to be televised as a 6 part series.

For more information see https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-petrona-award-2025-winner.html

Here is some more information to inspire your reading:

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

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 2025 Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger was awarded to The Night Of Baba Yaga by Akira Otani (Japan). The Clues in the Fjord by Satu Rämö was on the 2025 shortlist.

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.

https://literaturealliancescotland.co.uk/events/find-a-book-festival/