In tune with the crimes
Jun 20, 2021
2 minutes
by CRAIG SISTERSON
erman bestseller Simone Buchholz writes like the noir equivalent of a jazz musician, offsetting familiar elements with originality and style, leaving readers unsure where the melody of her Chastity Riley series may go. In HOTEL CARTA-GENA, translated by Rachel Ward (Orenda Books, $25), the hard-living heroine faces multiple crises: she’s in physical and is a superb crime novel. Ably translated by Ward, Buchholz’s prose shines like a black opal: hard, mesmerising and beautiful.
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