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.
We currently have some spaces for new members, please contact us if you are interested.
Meetings normally take place on the third Tuesday of the month from 3.30pm – 5.00pm, 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 2026/27 can be accessed here:
European Crime Book Club Programme 2026 - 2027
20 October 2026
Son by Johana Gustawsson & Thomas Enger (2025)
Set in Norway
17 November 2026
Red Water by Jurica Pavic (2025)
Set in Croatia
15 December 2026
Murder at the Residence by Stella Blomkvis (2023)
Set in Iceland
19 January 2027
Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse (2025)
Set in Germany
16 February 2027
Thirty Days of Darkness by Jenny Lund Madsen (2023)
Set in Denmark and Iceland
16 March 2027
The Widows by Pascal Engman (2024)
Set in Sweden
20 April 2027
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions (2016) by Mario Giordano
Set in Italy
Club AGM
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/
