Can a romance novel be written as a crime novel? Like an exciting detection game with that genre "whodunit" question? It certainly can, judging by the tools used by Drago Hedl in the construction of this brilliant novel.
If we speak in film terminology (and the new Hedl's confessional prose is an ideal template for a film or television medium), The Time of Sex in the Age of Innocence is a successful sequel of his first novel Lower Drava Coast. With his superb skill and sparkling creative enthusiasm, Hedl avoided all the pitfalls of notorious sequels, those created by mechanical producer whims, and not out of real authorial need.
Stephen L. Carter's first novel is a suspenseful story about the well-off black Garland family. It is a novel about contemporary American society seen through the eyes of a member of the black middle class.
The American master of the crime subgenre, which theorists call police procedurals, is the recipient of the prestigious Diamond Dagger and Grand Master awards for lifetime achievement.
V.D.T, 2005.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
9.42 €
Croatian literature • Detective Stories • First editions
Seven short, independent stories in the "pocket crime novel" format by the master of Croatian crime fiction: fast, tense, concise, with unexpected twists and Pavličić's typical blend of everyday life and crime.
Narodna knjiga, 1984.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
4.26 €
American literature • Detective Stories • Psychological novel • Thriller
Martin Cruz Smith, a master of crime novels, dissects the dark side of contemporary Russia – corruption, political intrigue, and Stalinist legacy – in the sixth part of the series about investigator Arkady Renko.