Book display / List Help - International Crime Fiction/ Crime Fiction in Translation

Crime fiction is very popular but lists and displays often have the same best selling authors on them. You could likely name 5-10 of those authors easily if asked. One way to dig into your backlist and help patrons find series and authors new to them is to look at crime fiction in translation or international crime fiction. 

The Petrona Award -Awarded to the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year

The 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.

Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation - The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award

This award is for crime novels (defined by the broadest definition to include thrillers, suspense novels and spy fiction) as long as the book was not originally written in English and has been translated into English for UK publication during the judging period. 

Translated Crime Fiction Books - Goodreads

Lawrence Picks: Best Mysteries Translated Into English, recommendations from the Mystery Book Club - Lawrence Public Library

International Crime Fiction - Crime Reads

4 Different Styles of Mystery Novels From Around the World- Book Riot

Australian Noir and the Best Australian Crime Fiction - Book Riot

Akashic Book's Noir Series - Many of these are set in international cities. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.

Irish Book Awards - includes a Crime Fiction Book of the Year category

Ned Kelly Awards - Australian Crime Writers Association

10 Thrilling African Noir Novels -Publishers Weekly

A Beginners Guide to African Crime Fiction - Crime Reads

Latin American Crime Fiction Books- Goodreads

Japanese Mystery/Detective/Crime Fiction Translated Into English - Goodreads

The new Scandi noir? The Korean writers reinventing the thriller - The Guardian



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