Simone Buchholz

In Hamburg’s troubled Wilhelmsburg district, Prosecutor Chastity Riley investigates a brutal double murder amid corruption and gentrification. Battling personal demons and powerful foes, she fights to expose a city’s dark secrets. ____ In Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg’s so-called ‘problem area’, an American couple is found brutally murdered in a derelict villa. Prosecutor Chastity Riley is assigned the case, and quickly finds herself waist-deep in a murky tangle of city planners, shady investors and vanishing officials. The gentrification machine is rolling on, and someone is sending a very clear message. As November fog settles over the city, Chastity is coughing up blood, her personal life is a slow-motion disaster, and her former colleague, Faller, won’t stop interfering. But nothing’s going to stop her from cutting through the lies – not even the sharks circling ever closer. Dark, caustic and piercing, Sharks is a searing investigation into greed, power, and the price of resistance in a city devouring itself, from one of Germany’s finest, most original crime writers. ______

Hampurissa palaa poroksi kokonainen kortteli, pari kiinteistövälittäjää ampuu toisiaan päähän, ja komisario Ivo Stepanovic kieltäytyy työnteosta. Kaiken keskellä syyttäjä Chastity Riley päättää jättää surulliseen umpikujaan ajautuneen elämänsä ja häipyy Glasgow'hun, isoisoisoisänsä synnyinkaupunkiin. Sinne hänet houkuttelee kirje juristilta ja tieto yllättävästä perinnöstä. Rosoisessa Skotlannissa Chastity kohtaa Tomin, joka avaa reitin Rileyn suvun väkivaltaiseen ja menetysten täyteiseen historiaan. Rohkaisunaan muutama viski ja kavereinaan pari aavetta Chastity uskaltautuu kohtaamaan sukunsa salaisuudet, jotka hän on aiemmin halunnut sulkea mielestään.Purppurasade on Simone Buchholzin moninkertaisesti palkitun Chastity Riley -dekkarisarjan vivahteikas päätösosa, jonka kirkkaana päätähtenä on syyttäjä Chastity Riley itse. Romaani kurottaa kohti maagista realismia ja syventää Chastityn taustoja ja sukuhistoriaa Buchholzin aiemmista romaaneista tutulla tyylillä ja partaveitsenterävän dialogin keinoin. Purppurasade oli vuonna 2022 Glauser-dekkaripalkintoehdokas.

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues investigate the murders of men with a history of abuse towards women … as a startling, horrifying series of revelations emerge. Germany's Queen of Krimi returns with the darkly funny, mesmerizingly dark next instalment in an addictive series… `Blends black comedy with real anger to produce a serious indictment of the male gaze. Simone Buchholz can make you grin, gasp or gag at will’ The Times `Such a revelation´ Laura Lippman ‘A dark treat … memorable modern noir, and a fascinating portrait of seedy life in Hamburg’ Telegraph ‘Beautifully concise, with commendably sparse prose, dark humour and an appealing protagonist … uncompromising, provocative and righteously fierce’ Guardian **Book of the Month in The Times, Guardian and Literary Review** ________ When neatly packed male body parts wash up by the River Elbe, Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her colleagues begin a perplexing investigation. As the murdered men are identified, it becomes clear that they all had a history of abuse towards women, leading Riley to wonder if it would actually be in society's best interests to catch the killers. But when her best friend Carla is attacked, and the police show little interest in tracking down the offenders, Chastity takes matters into her own hands. As a link between the two cases emerges, horrifying revelations threaten Chastity's own moral compass, and put everything at risk… ________ ‘Beautifully written in cool, witty prose’ N.J. Cooper, Literary Review `German-American Chastity Riley [is] snooty, churlish, sarcastic, sometimes drunk and always inappropriate. The whole series breaks the boundaries of typical crime novels´ Romy Hausmann `A distinctive voice, and a flawed but compelling protagonist. This is vintage Buchholz – style and sass and St Pauli´ Will Carver Praise for the Chastity Riley series ***WINNER of the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger******WINNER of the German Crime Book of the Year Award*** `Ice-cool, effortlessly classy prose´ Observer `Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers´ Graeme Macrae Burnet `Gruesome and assured, Buchholz's work remains as persuasive as ever´ Financial Times `Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space … a palpable hit´ Independent `With brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translation´ Maxim Jakubowski `There is a fantastic pace to the story … a unique voice that delivers a stylish story´ NB Magazine `A smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on society´ CultureFly `A must-read, stylish and highly original take on the detective novel´ Judith O'Reilly `A real blast of adrenaline´ Big Issue `Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled´ Publishers Weekly `Buchholz doles out delicious black humour [and] ramps up the intrigue and tension´ Foreword Reviews `Fierce enough to stab the heart´ Spectator `A modern classic´ CrimeTime `A stylish, whip-smart thriller´ Herald Scotland

Statsanklager Chastity Riley stikker af til Glasgow. For det første på grund af et brev fra en advokat, som lokker hende til hendes tipoldefars fødested. Og for det andet, fordi hendes liv i Hamburg er nået en trist skillevej. I den rå skotske by møder hun Tom, som har nøglen til at låse op for Riley-familiens hemmelighed – et væld af vold og tab. Hun har altid haft en mistanke om det, men aldrig turdet konfrontere den smertefulde sandhed om sit ophav. Nu – hjulpet godt på vej af whisky og gamle spøgelser – tager hun dog tyren ved hornene.I Hamburg efterforsker Stepanovic og Calabretta en stor brandstiftelse, mens en gruppe ejendomsinvestorer starter et udbrud af vold, som truer alle. Som begivenhederne i de to lande kolliderer, forbereder Chastity sig til at konfrontere det uundgåelig, et opgør med sin fortids spøgelser og de fortabte sjæle, som kunne være hendes fremtid, og måske endelig finde frelse for dem alle.Dette er femte bind i serien om statsanklager Chastity Riley.

20 etager over de skinnende lys fra Hamburg havn er statsanklager Chastity Riley til fødselsdag med sine venner på en hotelbar, da 12 sværtbevæbnede mænd trækker skydevåben og tager dem alle som gidsler. Blandt gidslerne er hotelejeren Konrad Hoogsmart. Hans handlinger har ødelagt en ung mands liv og familie, og nu er han blevet udset som mål.Politiet må se på udefra, mens deres kollegaers liv er på spil, og Chastity Riley, i stadig værre tilstand med et uventet tilfælde af sepsis, er fanget indenfor. Der er lagt op til et dramatisk sammenstød med ødelæggende konsekvenser for de involverede – alt sammen livestreamet i et gruopvækkende forsøg på hævn.Dette er fjerde bind i serien om statsanklager Chastity Riley.

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley becomes involved in the horrifying, chilling search for a violent serial killer targeting dancers from a club … the first book in an award-winning, wildly original, addictive series… ‘Such a revelation’ Laura Lippman ‘Gruesome and assured, Buchholz’s work remains as persuasive as ever’ Barry Forshaw, Financial Times ‘Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘Unpredictable, shocking and funny … Simone Buchholz is my favourite German crime writer’ Mark Sanderson,The Times **WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger** ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A serial killer is on the loose in Hamburg, targeting dancers from The Acapulco, a club in the city’s red-light district, taking their scalps as gruesome trophies and replacing them with plastic wigs. Chastity Riley is the state prosecutor responsible for crimes in the district, and she’s working alongside the police as they investigate. Can she get inside the mind of the killer? Her strength is thinking like a criminal; her weaknesses are pubs, bars and destructive relationships, but as Chastity searches for love and a flamboyant killer – battling her demons and the dark, foggy Hamburg weather – she hits dead end after dead end. As panic sets in and the death toll rises, it becomes increasingly clear that it may already be too late. For everyone… ––––––––––––––––––––––––––– ‘Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller’ Will Carver ‘The coolest character in crime fiction … Darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ Doug Johnstone, Big Issue ‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour’ New Zealand Listener ‘Dark, atmospheric, and complex, with often surprisingly emotional … a classy piece of fiction from an author who never disappoints’ Jen Med’s Book ReviewsPraise for the Chastity Riley series: 'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly 'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews ’Lyrical and pithy' Sunday Times 'Fierce enough to stab the heart' Spectator 'A real blast of adrenaline' Big Issue 'Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space' Financial Times 'A stylish, whip-smart thriller' Russel McLean

Hampuri 1980-luvulla ja nuori mies, joka haluaa pois. Hän nousee Kolumbiaan lähtevään laivaan ja saa Cartagenan rannoilla oppia, mitä tapahtuu, kun juhlii väärien ihmisten kanssa. Ylellisten bileiden jälkeen on helvetti irti. Kun vuodet kuluvat, tarjoutuu tilaisuus kostaa, eikä tuo samainen mies - ei enää niin kovin nuori - jätä sitä käyttämättä...Kalsea hotellibaari Hampurin satamassa yli kolmekymmentä vuotta myöhemmin. Alapuolella hohtavat telakoiden valot, ylhäällä syyttäjä Chastity Riley juhlii ystäviensä seurassa. Yhtäkkiä ovet avautuvat, ja baariin kävelee kaksitoista raskaasti aseistautunutta miestä, jotka ottavat asiakkaat ja henkilökunnan panttivangeikseen. Poliisit rakennuksen ulkopuolella vaikuttavat jäävän sivustaseuraajan rooliin, ja Chastity kumppaneineen joutuu keskelle tapahtumasarjaa, jonka jälkeen mikään ei voi olla niin kuin ennen.Hotel Cartagena on saksalaisen Simone Buchholzin menestyksekkään Chastity Riley -dekkarisarjan viides suomennos ja tyyliltään ja kieleltään jälleen juuri sitä, mitä sarjan fanit odottavat. Isossa-Britanniassa Hotel Cartagena palkittiin vuonna 2022 parhaana käännösdekkarina.

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley travels to Scotland to face the demons of her past, as Hamburg is hit by a major arson attack. Queen of Krimi, Simone Buchholz, returns with the emotive fifth instalment in the electrifying Chastity Riley series … ‘A modern classic’ Paul Burke, CrimeTime ‘Written in crackling prose and with searing insight, this is a deeply heartfelt slice of existential noir – utterly unique’ Doug Johnstone ‘Deftly captures the beating heart of Glasgow’ Herald Scotland ‘A beautifully crafted exploration of grief and redemption, wrapped in a love letter to Glasgow … Glorious writing’ Will Carver ‘Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet –––––––––––– Mired in grief after tragic recent events, state prosecutor Chastity Riley escapes to Scotland, lured to the birthplace of her great-great-grandfather by a mysterious letter suggesting she has inherited a house. In Glasgow, she meets Tom, the ex-lover of Chastity’s great aunt, who holds the keys to her own family secrets – painful stories of unexpected cruelty and loss that she’s never dared to confront. In Hamburg, Stepanovic and Calabretta investigate a major arson attack, while a group of property investors kicks off an explosion of violence that threatens everyone. As events in these two countries collide, Chastity prepares to face the inevitable, battling the ghosts of her past and the lost souls that could be her future and, perhaps, finally finding redemption for them all. Breathtakingly emotive, River Clyde is an electrifying, poignant and powerful story of damage and hope, and one woman’s fight for survival. ––––––––––––— ‘Every word is a heartbeat, loaded with pain and anguish and self-discovery. This is Harbour Noir. This is a bravura literary performance, and a fitting swan song’ Paul Burke, CrimeTime FM ‘In just a few words – a light brushstroke – Simone paints such a vivid picture. Unlike any crime novel I’ve read. I loved it’ Michael J. Malone ‘Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space’ Independent Praise for the Chastity Riley series ‘[A] nerve-racking narrative … [with] a cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romantic’ The Times 'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly 'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews ‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour’ New Zealand Listener ‘The coolest character in crime fiction … darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ Big Issue ‘Fierce enough to stab the heart’ Spectator ‘A stylish, whip-smart thriller’ Herald Scotland ‘Combines slick storytelling with substance … like a straight shot of top-shelf liquor: smooth yet fiery, packing a punch with no extraneous ingredients watering things down’ Mystery Scene ‘With brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translation’ Maxim Jakubowski ‘A smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on society’ CultureFly ‘Fans of Brookmyre could do worse than checking out Simone Buchholz, a star of the German crime lit scene who has been deftly translated into English by Rachel Ward’ Goethe Institute ‘Lyrical and pithy’ Sunday Times

I Hamburg brænder bilerne. Hver dag finder nye, tilsyneladende tilfældige, ildpåsætninger sted; biler sat i brand efter mørkets frembrud som bål i natten. Og på netop sådan en nat ved Mexicoring sidder Nouri Saroukhan stadig i sin Fiat, da flammerne bryder ud. Nouri Saroukhan, den udstødte søn af en klanfamilie fra Bremen. Fortrød han flugten fra sin familie? Var det dem, der startede branden? Og hvorfor dukker unge klanmedlemmer fra Bremen pludselig op i brændende biler i Hamburg?Statsanklager Chastity Riley dykker ned i klanfamiliernes undergrundsverden og begynder snart at spore et bredt forgrenet netværk af kriminelle rødder, som spreder sig gennem hele Tyskland. Samtidig udfolder sandheden bag Nouri Saroukhans skæbne sig skridt for skridt. Det er en historie om at bryde fri af fortiden, og det er historien om Nouri og Aliza, som efter at være blevet forment deres kærlighed sammen tumler ind i et nyt liv, der ikke viser sig at være bedre, end det de flygtede fra. Ved Aliza, hvad der er sket med Nouri ved Mexicoring? Dette er tredje bind i serien om statsanklager Chastity Riley.

En usædvanlig lun morgen i september på Sankt Pauli. Regnen fra i nat er endnu ikke fordampet, og uden for et større bladhus er der stillet et bur. Deri ligger chefen for personaleafdelingen. Nøgen, bevidstløs og tydeligvis mishandlet. Tre dage senere står det næste bur ved forlagsbygningen, denne gang ligger direktøren derinde. Riley og hendes nye, mystiske kollega Stepanovic tror i første omgang, at der er tale om en hævnaktion fra en af forlagets medarbejdere – i en årrække er folk blevet afskediget, mens ledelsen har scoret fede tillæg. Netop da det viser sig, at de to ofre ikke alene har samme arbejdsplads, men også er forbundet af en mere end skummel fortid, forsvinder bestyrelsesformanden ...Dette er andet bind i serien om statsanklager Chastity Riley.

Hamburg State Prosecutor Chastity Riley and her friends are held hostage in a hotel bar by twelve armed men set on revenge, in a searing, breathtakingly original, and unexpectedly moving new thriller from the ‘Queen of Krimi’ ***WINNER of the CWA Crime in Translation Dagger 2022******WINNER of the German Crime Book of the Year Award*** ‘Simone Buchholz writes with real authority and a pungent, noir-ish sense of time and space … a palpable hit’ Independent ‘Reading Buchholz is like walking on firecrackers … a truly unique voice in crime fiction’ Graeme Macrae Burnet ‘[A] nerve-racking narrative … [with] a cunning climax that is shocking and deeply romantic’ The Times ____________________ Twenty floors above the shimmering lights of the Hamburg docks, Public Prosecutor Chastity Riley is celebrating a birthday with friends in a hotel bar when twelve heavily armed men pull out guns, and take everyone hostage. Among the hostages is Konrad Hoogsmart, the hotel owner, who is being targeted by a young man whose life and family have been destroyed by Hoogsmart’s actions. With the police looking on from outside their colleagues’ lives at stake and Chastity on the inside, increasingly ill from an unexpected case of sepsis, the stage is set for a dramatic confrontation and a devastating outcome for the team all live streamed in a terrifying bid for revenge. Crackling with energy and populated by a cast of unforgettable characters, Hotel Cartagena is a searing, relevant thriller that will leave you breathless. _____________________ Praise for the Chastity Riley series 'Combines nail-biting tension with off-beat humor ... Elmore Leonard fans will be enthralled' Publishers Weekly 'Buchholz doles out delicious black humor ... interwoven in a manner that ramps up the intrigue and tension' Foreword Reviews ‘Modern noir, with taut storytelling, a hard-bitten heroine, and underlying melancholy peppered with wry humour … there’s a fizz, a poetry and a sense of coolness’ New Zealand Listener ‘The coolest character in crime fiction … Darkly funny and written with a huge heart’ Big Issue ‘Fierce enough to stab the heart’ Spectator ‘A stylish, whip-smart thriller’ Herald Scotland ‘Combines slick storytelling with substance … like a straight shot of top-shelf liquor: smooth yet fiery, packing a punch with no extraneous ingredients watering things down’ Mystery Scene ‘Caustic, incisive prose. A street-smart, gutsy heroine. A timely and staggeringly stylish thriller’ Will Carver ‘With plenty of dry humour and a good old dash of despair, Simone Buchholz is an unconventional, refreshing new voice’ Crime Fiction Lover ‘With brief, pacy chapters and fizzling dialogue, this almost feels like American procedural noir and not a translation’ Maxim Jakubowski ‘There is a fantastic pace to the story which keeps you hooked from the first sentence all the way to the end a unique voice that delivers a stylish story’ NB Magazine ‘A smart and witty book that shines a probing spotlight on society’ CultureFly ‘Fans of Brookmyre could do worse than checking out Simone Buchholz, a star of the German crime lit scene who has been deftly translated into English by Rachel Ward’ Goethe Institute ‘By turns lyrical and pithy, this adventure set in the melting pot of contemporary Hamburg has a plot and a sensibility that both owe something to mind-altering substances. Lots of fun’ Sunday Times ‘Great sparkling energy, humour and stylistic verve and the story itself is gripping and pacey’ Rosie Goldsmith ‘A must-read, stylish and highly original take on the detective novel, written with great skill and popping with great characters’ Judith O’Reilly ‘Constantly surprising an original, firecracker of a read’ LoveReading