2021 Reading Women Challenge - hosted by thereadingwomen

A Crime Novel or Thriller in Translation
  • As with all of our translation prompts, you can read in any language you like as long as the book has been translated from one language to another.

All books added
The Dove's Necklace by Raja Alem

The Dove's Necklace

Raja Alem

474 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction crime mystery challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge

Strange Beasts of China

Yan Ge

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction contemporary fantasy literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Minor Detail by Adania Shibli

Minor Detail

Adania Shibli

176 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary dark sad tense medium-paced
Lullaby by Leïla Slimani

Lullaby

Leïla Slimani

256 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced
You Let Me In by Lucy Clarke

You Let Me In

Lucy Clarke

416 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Silver Tears by Camilla Läckberg

Silver Tears

Faye's Revenge #2

Camilla Läckberg

288 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman

Sayaka Murata

163 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective fast-paced
People Like Them by Samira Sedira

People Like Them

Samira Sedira

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
The Shadow by Melanie Raabe

The Shadow

Melanie Raabe

9 hours, 34 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

Why Did You Lie?

Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

394 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced