“the third novel by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini to be published by the excellent Bitter Lemon Press.. This handsome paperback is very welcome.” An early review in The Critic Magazine for 'An Enigma by the Sea'. bit.ly/47Eoqaj English translation by @gregorydowling.bsky.social

You need this on your TBR pile A couple vanishes from a locked villa… in Tuscany www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/... @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

🥳 We have exciting NEWS! 🥳 'The End of the Sahara' by Saïd Khatibi has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 Arab Literature Prize. More details 👉 bit.ly/47DB1LT Winner announced on 18 Nov. We publish in Feb (UK) and March (US). English translation by Alexander Elinson.

🐕 OUR OCTOBER NEWSLETTER IS NOW OUT 🐕 This month we are focussing on Leonardo Padura, Cuba's most celebrated living writer and author of the brilliant novel 'The Man Who Loved Dogs'. Plus, find out more about the critically acclaimed Havana Quartet #Cuba #fiction #crimefiction bit.ly/4owDFJc

Oh wow! THIS beauty has got me out of a reading slump www.thebooktrail.com/book-trails/... Out in Jan 26 but to be preordered if you fancy a mystery set in Tuscany! @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

An Enigma by the Sea would make a good choice for a #VerbatimJourney to Italy. Reading a book is like a vacation @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social 😍📚

Thank you @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this very pretty copy of #AnEnigmaByTheSea by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, tns by Gregory Dowling. Coming 22nd Jan, this is the third Fruttero and Lucentini mystery to be published in English by this fab indie publisher. I cannot wait! 💙📚

Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Literature Prize www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our brand new catalogue for 2026 is now out - so do check it out! Tuscany, Algeria, the American South and Croatia are the settings for our wonderful line-up of novels coming out next year. Any journalists interested in review copies, do please DM us. #novels #travels #crimefiction #fiction

Tonight at 6.30pm at The Croatian Embassy, 21 Conway Street, London, W1 for a literary evening with Jurica Pavicic, Magdalena Blazevic and translator Christina Zoric, moderated by Suzi Curtis of Istros Books. Organised by the British Croatian Society. See some of you there! bit.ly/4mQZfaw

Novel of a missing person set in CROATIA Red Water by Jurica Pavičić TR: Matt Robinson #booktube youtu.be/Xd6DDyYBF98 @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky

Join us on Mon 8 September at 6.30pm at The Croatian Embassy, 21 Conway Street, London, W1 for a literary evening with Jurica Pavicic, Magdalena Blazevic and translator Christina Zoric, moderated by Suzi Curtis of Istros Books Organised by the British Croatian Society bit.ly/4mQZfaw

Join us for an evening of Balkan literature @hatchards.bsky.social on Wednesday 10th September, 6.30pm. Authors Jurica Pavičić and Magdalena Blažević and translator Christina Pribichevich-Zorić will be in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith. Details for tickets below 👇 bit.ly/3UjsQgo

A tag team read of tree book and ebook today. Tree book is Runaway Horses by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini, available now from @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Runaway-Hors... #books #booksky #amreading #runawayhorses

Great to see Seichō Matsumoto’s 'A Quiet Place' recommended in this August round-up of crime thrillers to look out for in The Critic Magazine 👇 thecritic.co.uk/murders-for-...

We have good news! 📢 We are thrilled to announce that House ambassador and spokesperson for Chanel Charlotte Casiraghi has chosen 'Summer of Reckoning' by Marion Brunet, published by Bitter Lemon, as one of only four books in her 2025 Summer Readings campaign 🍾 More details here 👇 bit.ly/3IRZLGi

"The novel’s strengths lie in its relentless drive, clear-eyed judgement, and focus on empathy: every action is understandable, yet none are forgivable." Great review of Red Water by Jurica Pavičić on @crimereads.bsky.social bit.ly/46pbaY2

Novel of a missing person set in #CROATIA www.tripfiction.com/novel-of-a-m... Red Water by Jurica Pavičić TR: Matt Robinson "..a very well crafted novel.." @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

Looking for your holiday reads? 🏖️ Perfect for the summer, former British Intelligence Officer James Wolff's 'The Discipline Files' take you around the world in three thrilling espionage adventures. More details in our July newsletter👇 bit.ly/457Beps #espionage 🕵️

We are thrilled to share the news that Bitter Lemon author Ben Pastor has been awarded the prestigious Orbetello Book Prize for Lifetime Achievement. We are proud to have 8 of her books on our list! More details here 👇 bit.ly/44xG4MB

Good news! Trade comes together for government backed National Year of Reading in 2026. bit.ly/4eAC6WJ

Congratulations to @orendabooks.bsky.social! We were delighted to make it to shortlist in such great company 🙌

Started a new book this afternoon: Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider, published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Hunkelers-Se... #books #booksky #amreading #hunkelerssecret

Finally, “Red Water” by Jurica Pavičić (tr. Matt Robinson, @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social ) is “centered around the years-long process of uncovering the truth behind a crime,” but it’s also about how “human stories can get lost in societal conflicts.” www.bitterlemonpress.com/products/red...

During a grand evening at the Stockholm Concert Hall on June 9, the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Laureate was given to Bitter Lemon author Marion Brunet. The award was presented by His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip. Check out all the news and photos here: bit.ly/3G12NXM

So excited to see Red Water by Jurica Pavičić selected in this 'Best Summer Books of 2025' round-up in the @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/30cf...

🥳 JUNE NEWSLETTER 🥳 Check out all our latest news and find out about our new international multi-award winning thriller from #Croatia. Written by Jurica Pavičic, and translated by Matt Robinson, it's been described as 'outstanding' by 2 x UK national newspapers! 👇 bit.ly/3ZWp5Az

Off to Croatia, Split, former Yugoslavia www.thebooktrail.com/red-water-se... @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #translatedfiction TR Matt Robinson #translationthursday

The @annerandomthings.bsky.social blog tour for #RedWater by Jurica Pavičiċ translated by Matt Robinson and published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social is in its final few days so there are plenty of great reviews to check out peterturnsthepage.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/r...

We are so thrilled to be included in this @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger shortlist - and look at the company we are in! 👏

Reading in bed with Harry. @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social

Publishing today by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social is #RedWater by Jurica Pavicic. I'm on the @annerandomthings.bsky.social Blog Tour on 2nd June. I think this is going to be my kind of novel.

Another incredible review for Jurica Pavičić’s 'Red Water' - this time from Adam LeBor in @financialtimes.com "Outstanding....This finely engineered, haunting novel has been deservedly garlanded with awards." Around the world in five new thrillers: www.ft.com/content/19af...

💙🖤 NEWSLETTER ALERT 💙🖤 Catch up with all the latest news with our May newsletter. Find out about the fantastic @channel4tv.bsky.social adaptation of @gianrico.bsky.social's The Cold Summer, our first Croatian novel Red Water, and a chance to win a copy of Runaway Horses bit.ly/3Zq79hv

A chance to win some fantastic Croatian goodies, courtesy of our friends over at @tripfiction.bsky.social Details below! 👇

Police procedural set in BASEL (and Alsace) Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider TR: Alice Freuler www.tripfiction.com/police-proce... "..a good sense of Basel in the story..." @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #booksky

So delighted to see that Joan Smith has chosen 'Red Water' by Jurica Pavičić as one of her May crime thriller picks in @thetimes.com She describes it as 'this outstanding novel' and we agree! 👏 #Croatia #CrimeThriller #Fiction thetimes.com/culture/book...

Amazing to see Red Water by Jurica Pavičić, our first novel from #Croatia, included in this round up on Crime Time! www.crimetime.co.uk/spy-politica...

Competition time! If you would like to be in with a chance of winning two tickets to Warwick Racecourse, all you have to do is purchase a copy of “Runaway Horses” from Warwick Books in the month of May and they will do the rest! Go to warwickbooks.net to place your order now! 🏇

ARGENTINA The Best Enemy by Sergio Olguín TR: Miranda France www.tripfiction.com/mystery-set-... #4 Veronica Rosenthal Mysteries "I love receiving a mini education through the fiction" @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social #booksky

To celebrate the release of 'Hunkeler's Secret', we have a full set of this international crime series to give away thanks to our very kind pals at Bitter Lemon Press. Follow us and @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social , like and share this to be in with a chance of winning. Closes 8pm BST on 11/5. UK only

Our first published author from Croatia! Welcome aboard Jurica Pavičić #Croatia Red Water is out in the UK on 22nd May and on 24th June in the US.

❤️💙Our April newsletter is out!🖤💛 Catch up with all the latest: Hunkeler's Secret by Swiss author Hansjörg Schneider; a new @channel4tv.bsky.social TV adaptation of The Cold Summer by @gianrico.bsky.social; plus, Marion Brunet is honoured and @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger prize news! 👇 bit.ly/42A16Ia

Very exciting to see The Lover of No Fixed Abode on the list! Translated by @gregorydowling.bsky.social 🙌 Good luck to everyone nominated!

Peter Hunkeler mysteries move at their own pace, but if you go with the flow you'll enjoy reading about this Swiss detective says @vickiweisfeld.bsky.social crimefictionlover.com/2025/04/hunk... Book 4, Hunkeler's Secret, reviewed here.

Some lovely book post this weekend. First up Hunkeler’s Secret by Hansjörg Schneider, courtesy of Graeme Williams and @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Hunkelers-Se... #books #booksky #bookpost #hunkelerssecret

Congratulations, Marion Brunet! 🙌 Bitter Lemon author of VANDA and SUMMER OF RECKONING - Marion has received the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Award for her books which spotlight burning social issues and draw insightful portraits of vulnerable groups and young people www.thebookseller.com/news/shimmer...

Thank you to the excellent @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for this copy of the incredible sounding #RedWater by Jurica Pavičic, translated by Matt Robinson. Out 22nd May. 🖋💙📚 So looking forward to reading this! 🤩 #TranslatedFiction

A big thank you to @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social and Graeme Williams for my next book - Runaway Horses by Carlo Fruttero& Franco Lucentini www.amazon.co.uk/Runaway-Hors... #books #booksky

Another thank you to Graeme and @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social for the copy of The Best Enemy by Sergio Olguín. www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Enemy-V... #books #booktwitter