Belgian crime fiction

New Belgian crime show 13 Commandments comes to Walter Presents

8 March, 2018

According to Mel Brooks, the Lord Jehovah gave unto us 15 commandments, but Moses dropped one of the tablets on the way down from the mountain and we had to settle for 10. Here in the latest Belgian crime drama to appear on Channel 4’s…

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Back Up by Paul Colize

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 February, 2018

Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie — This crime thriller by Belgian writer Paul Colize about a British rock band was short-listed for a number of prizes when first released. Although it is only now available in English, the book should find a natural home and…

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The Midas Murders by Pieter Aspe

By MarinaSofia

5 January, 2014

If you think Bruges is a picturesque, quaint little Belgian city, you are in for a shock. Author Pieter Aspe reveals the darkness and sham lying behind its pretty façades in this story of murder, terrorism and long hidden Nazi gold. One snowy morning, a…

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Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon

By MarinaSofia

3 December, 2013

Translated by David Bellos — ‘Apparent age 32, height 169 cm…’ Thus begins the first ever Maigret novel by Simenon, published in serial form in France in 1930 and translated into English originally as Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett. Now with the title Pietr the…

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Forget Morrissey, here's Simenon

By crimefictionlover

8 October, 2013

Crime fiction fans can forget the hubbub about Penguin’s planned publication of Morrissey’s autobiography under the Classics imprint. In a much wiser move, the company has announced that it will be reprinting all 75 of Belgian crime author George Simenon’s novels featuring his detective character…

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New Belgian crime show 13 Commandments comes to Walter Presents

Back Up by Paul Colize

The Midas Murders by Pieter Aspe

Pietr the Latvian by Georges Simenon

Forget Morrissey, here's Simenon

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