Pages

▼

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Vienna crime fiction?

I'm visiting Vienna in the second half of September to attend a meeting.  What I'm seeking is suggestions for good crime fiction set in or around the city.  Any recommendations?  I'll probably also re-watch The Third Man sometime in the coming weeks as well.  Been a while since I've seen it.
at

7 comments:

  1. SarahAugust 28, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    Rob, I would recommend William Boyd's 'Waiting for Sunrise'. Rather than précis it, you can see my review here: http://crimepieces.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/review-william-boyd-waiting-for-sunrise/

    ReplyDelete
  2. pattinase (abbott)August 28, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    We LOVED Vienna. I am thinking a spy novel might be the ticket. How about A DEATH IN VIENNA by Frank Tallis.

    ReplyDelete
  3. KathyAugust 29, 2012 at 2:39 AM

    I love the Frank Tallis novels set in Vienna.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Declan BurkeAugust 29, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    The first part of John Lawton's excellent A Lily of the Field is set in pre-WWII Vienna. In terms of Austria, I'd hugely recommend Brenner and God by Wolf Haas.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Prashant C. TrikannadAugust 29, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    In a literary sense, Vienna always reminds me of John Irving's novels.

    ReplyDelete
  6. crimeficreaderAugust 31, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    Also Matt Rees's new Mozart series with Corvus.
    Lawton's Second Violin (immediately before Lily in the series) also covers off Kristellnacht in Vienna.
    Hope that's useful, Rob.
    Something else is gnawing away at my brain...

    ReplyDelete
  7. Rob KitchinSeptember 2, 2012 at 10:23 AM

    Thanks everybody. To recap, here are all the recommendations I got through the blog and friendfeed:

    Frank Tallis: A Death in Vienna
    Matt Rees: Mozart's Last Aria
    John Lawton: Second Violin
    Jodi Shields: The Fig Eater
    William Boyd: Waiting for Sunrise
    Wolf Haas: Brenner and God
    Nicholas Meyer: 7.5 percent Solution
    Phil Andrews: Goodnight Vienna Laurence Payne: Vienna Blood
    Leo Perutz: Master of the Day of Judgment
    Daniel Silva: A Death in Vienna
    John Irving: The World According to Garp
    Jonathan Carroll: Sleeping in Flame

    ReplyDelete