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Old 08-31-2016, 06:06 PM   #1123
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Some AmazonCrossing bargains at Amazon (Canada & the US) for their exclusive translated works, which haven't been mentioned yet, as far as I can tell (might expire today, depending on whether they're part of the Kindle Monthly Deals):

@ 99 cents each:
  • A Small Indiscretion by Swedish author Denise Rudberg (Wikipedia), 1st in her Marianne Jidhoff series set in Stockholm, starring a widow returning to the workforce as a secretary for a prosecutor. I bought this late last year when it was at $1.99, and liked it enough when I read it that I'll be picking up any others that show up in translation.
  • The Girl and the Rat by Finnish author Jari Järvelä, 2nd in his Graffiti Trilogy. This installment takes his Finnish protagonists to Berlin.

@ $1.99 each:
  • The Girl and the Bomb by Jari Järvelä, 1st in the Graffiti Trilogy, set in a small town in Finland. More of a thriller than a mystery, from the looks of the blurb, and the Amazon categories file it under Vigilante Justice.
  • The Bodyguard, The Lion of Justice, and The Devil's Cubs by Finnish author Leena Lehtolainen (SYKM, Wikipedia), comprising the entirety of her Bodyguard Trilogy starring a globe-trotting Finnish female professional bodyguard. I bought #1 & #2 in English and French when they went on sale, and finished and liked #1, which was more action-thriller-y than the author's Maria Kallio police procedural series that I quite like, but still enjoyable, and am partway through #2 in French. There are stronger romantic elements in these than for the MK books, but the suspense thriller plotline mostly takes precedence.
  • A Darker Sky by Swedish author Mari Jungstedt (SYKM, Wikipedia), 1st in her Canary Islands series set on the titular islands, co-starring a local Chief Inspector and visiting Swedish reporter. I've wanted to try her works for a while, so it's nice to see this one go on sale (her better known series is out from a different publisher and decidedly uncheap).
  • Turned to Stone by Spanish author Jorge Magano, 1st in his Jaime Azcaráte starring the titular journalist and art historian, who's investigating a museum heist. Bio-blurb says he's an award-winning author who has an art history degree and has participated in archaeological expeditions, so this will likely have the research done right.
  • Revenge on the River by Belgian author Philippe Bouin (Wikipedia FR), a winner of the Prix Polar Cognac mystery prize. 1st in his Sister Blandine mystery series starring a retired detective turned nun, which looks interesting; this installment takes place in Lyon, France and involves some Chilean environmental issues.
  • Rain Girl & The Raven Sisters by Austrian author Gabi Kreslehner, whose bio-blurb says that she is an award-winner of some sort. 1st & 2nd in her series starring homicide detective Franza Oberwieser.
  • Terminal by German author Mike Powelz, whose bio-blurb says that he works for some of Germany's top entertainment magazines. So this thriller set at a terminal care hospice where the residents all have secrets for the amateur sleuth to uncover should be suitably sensational.
  • Woman Without Fear by French author J. P. Touzeau, a standalone-looking thriller which appears to be set amongst anglophones in Las Vegas, involving dodgy pharmaceutical stuff.
  • The Girl at Rosewood Hall by Annis Bell, actually not translated, but part of the imprint because the author is British? Anyway, 1st in the Lady Jane mysteries set amongst the 19th century upper class.

There are also a bunch of other 99 cent and $1.99 AmazonCrossing markdowns in other genres (possibly other mystery/thrillers; I just picked out the ones I was already familiar with or that obviously looked liked a genre fit), which you can browse via this price-sorted link.
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