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Want to visit some fictional crime scenes when you’re next on holiday in Europe? This is your guide!
Euro Noir
What you need to know before your trail
Euro Noir examines the astonishing success of European fiction and drama which is often edgier, grittier and more compelling than some of its British or American equivalents, and provides a highly readable guide for those wanting to look further than the obvious choices. Euro Noir provides the perfect shopping list for what to watch or read before that trip to Paris, Rome or Berlin.
Travel Guide
Euro Noir presents a roadmap to the territory and is the perfect travel guide to the genre.
From Italy, such influential authors as Andrea Camilleri and Leonardo Sciascia and Mafia crime dramas Romanzo Criminale and Gomorrah, along with the gruesome Gialli crime films.
From France and Belgium, important writers from Maigret’s creator Georges Simenon to today’s Fred Vargas, cult television programmes Braquo and Spiral and films, from the classic heist movie Rififi to modern greats such as Hidden, Mesrine and Tell No One.
German and Austrian greats such as Jakob Arjouni and Jan Costin Wagner, crime films including Run Lola Run and The Lives of Others.
Along with the best crime writing and filmmaking from Spain, Portugal, Greece, Holland and other European countries.
Booktrail Boarding Pass Information: Euro Noir
Travel across Europe visiting all the literary, film and TV locations you can shake a stick at.
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