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Australia
Melbourne
Bad Debts (1996, Jack Irish Mystery Books/ Thrillers #1)  by Peter Temple
Black Tide (1997, Jack Irish Mystery Books/ Thrillers #2)  by Peter Temple
Dead Point (2000, Jack Irish Mystery Books/ Thrillers #3) by Peter Temple
White Dog ( 2003, Jack Irish Mystery Books/ Thrillers #4) by Peter Temple

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia During World War II
The Man From Berlin (2013, Gregor Reinhardt Mysteries #1) by Luke McCallin
The Pale House (2014, Gregor Reinhardt Mysteries #2) by Luke McCallin

Canada
Quebec
The Beautiful Mystery (2012, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 8 )  by Louise Penny
The Brutal Telling (2009, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books #5 ) by Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead (2010, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 6) by Louise Penny
The Cruelest Month (2007, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 3)   by Louise Penny
A Fatal Grace (2007, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books  # 2, APA: Dead Cold) by Louise Penny
How the Light Gets In (2013, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 9 ) by Louise Penny
The Long Way Home (2014, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books #10) by Louise Penny
A Rule Against Murder (2009, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 4, APA: The Murder Stone) by Louise Penny
A Trick of the Light (2011, Chief Inspector Gamache Mystery Books # 7)  by Louise Penny

Cambodia
A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree (2011, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #4) by Shamini Flint
Zero Hour in Phnom Penh (2005, Vincent Calvino Mystery Books #3)  by Christopher G. Moore

Cambodia and Laos
Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (2010, Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #7) by Colin Cotterill

Czech Republic
Prague during World War II
Prague Fatale (2011, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #8) by Philip Kerr

China
Beijing
A Calamitous Chinese Killing (2013, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #6) by Shamini Flint

Tibet
Beautiful Ghosts  (2004, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #4) by Eliot Pattison
Bone Mountain  (2002, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #3) by Eliot Pattison
Lord of Death (2009, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #6) by Eliot Pattison
Mandarin Gate (2012, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #7) by Eliot Pattison
Prayer of the Dragon  (2007,Inspector Shan Mystery Books #5) by Eliot Pattison
The Rose of Tibet (1962, Non-series Thriller) by Lionel Davidson
The Skull Mantra (1999, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #1) by Eliot Pattison

Xinjiang
Water Touching Stone (2001, Inspector Shan Mystery Books #2) by Eliot Pattison

China and North Korea
A Drop of Chinese Blood (2012, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #5) by James Church

Denmark
The Absent One (2012, Department Q Thrillers #2, APA: Disgrace) by Jussi Adler-Olsen
The Boy in the Suitcase (2011, Nina Borg Mystery/ Thriller Books #1) by  Lene Kaaberbol and  Agnete Friis
Call Me Princess (2012,  Detective Louis Rick/ Reporter Camilla Lind # 2 Mystery Books, APA: Blue Blood) by Sara Blaedel
A Conspiracy of Faith (2013, Department Q Thrillers #3, APA: Redemption) by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Farewell to Freedom (2012, Detective Lousis Rick/ Reporter Camilla Lind Mystery Books #4) by Sara Blaedel
The Keeper of Lost Causes (2011, Department Q Thrillers #1, APA: Mercy) by Jussi Adler-Olsen
Only One Life (2012, Detective Louise Rick/ Reporter Camilla Lind Mystery Books #3)  by Sara Blaedel
The Purity of Vengeance (2013, Department Q Thrillers #4, APA: Contempt) by Jussi Adler-Olsen

Denmark and Hungary
Invisible Murder (2012, Nina Borg Mystery/ Thriller Books #2) by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Denmark and Ukraine
Death of a Nightingale (2013, Nina Borg Mystery/ Thriller Books #3) by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

France
Paris between World Wars I and II
The Bones of Paris  (2013, Stuyvesant/ Grey Mystery Books  #2) by Laurie R. King
Brotherhood of Fear (2014, Willi Kraus Mysteries #3)

Germany
Berlin during the Nazi era
Berlin Noir (1993, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #1, #2 and #3) by Philip Kerr
A City of Broken Glass (2012, Hannah Vogel Mystery Books #4) by Rebecca Cantrell
Field Gray (2010, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #7) by Philip Kerr
A Game of Lies (2011, Hannah Vogel Mystery Books #3) by Rebecca Cantrell
A German Requiem (1991, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #3) by Philip Kerr
If the Dead Rise Not (2009, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #6) by Philip Kerr
Lehrter Station (2012, John Russell Spy Novels #5)
A Man Without Breath (2013, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #9) by Philip Kerr
March Violets (1989, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #1) by Philip Kerr
Masaryk Station (2013, John Russell Spy Novels #6) 
A Night of Long Knives (2010, Hannah Vogel Mystery Books #2) by Rebecca Cantrell
The One from the Other (2006, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #4) by Philip Kerr
The Pale Criminal (1990, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #2) by Philip Kerr
Potsdam Station (2010, John Russell Spy Novels #4)
Silesian Station (2008, John Russell Spy Novels #2)
Stettin Station (2009, John Russell Spy Novels #3)
A Quiet Flame (2008, Bernie Gunther Mystery Books #5) by Philip Kerr
A Trace of Smoke (2009, Hannah Vogel Mystery Books #1) by Rebecca Cantrell
Zoo Station (2007, John Russell Spy Novels #1 )

Berlin during the Weimar Republic
Children of Wrath (2012, Willi Kraus Mysteries #2) by Paul Grossman
The Sleepwalkers (2010, Willi Kraus Mysteries #1) by Paul Grossman

Various locations during World War I
The Empire of Night (2014, Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #3) by Robert Olen Butler


Greenland
The Day is Dark (2011, Thora Gudmundsdottir Mystery Books #4)  by Ysra Sigurdardottir

Hong Kong and Laos
The Honorable Schoolboy (1977, Karla Trilogy Featuring George Smiley  #2) by John le Carré

Hungary and Denmark
Invisible Murder (2012, Nurse Nina Borg Thrillers #2) by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

Iceland
Arctic Chill (2005, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #5) by  Arnaldur Indridason
Ashes to Dust (2010,Thora Gudmundsdottir Mystery Books #3)  by Ysra Sigurdardottir
Black Skies (2013, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #8) by Arnaldur Indridason
Chilled to the Bone (2013, Gunnhildur (Gunna) Gísladóttir Mystery Books #3) by Quentin Bates
Cold Comfort (2012, Gunnhildur (Gunna) Gísladóttir Mystery Books #2) by Quentin Bates
The Draining Lake (2007, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #4) by Arnaldur Indridason
Edge of Nowhere (2011, Fire and Ice Mystery Books Featuring Magnus Jonson #1 1/2, Short Story) by Michael Ridpath
Far North (2012,  Fire and Ice Mystery Books Featuring Magnus Jonson #2)   by Michael Ridpath
Frozen Assets (2011, Gunnhildir (Gunna) Gísladóttir Mystery Books  #1) by Quentin Bates
Hypothermia (2009, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #6) by Arnaldur Indridason
Jar City (2004, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #1) by  Arnaldur Indridason
Last Rituals (2007, Thora Gudmundsdottir Mystery Books #1) by Ysra Sigurdardottir
My Soul to Take (2009, Thora Gudmundsdottir Mystery Books #2)   by Ysra Sigurdardottir
Outrage (2011, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #7) by Arnaldur Indridason
Silence of the Grave (2005, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #2) by  Arnaldur Indridason
Someone to Watch Over Me (2013, Thora Gudmundsdottir Mystery Books #5) by Ysra Sigurdardottir
Strange Shores (2014, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #9) by Arnaldur Indridason
Voices (2006, Inspector Erlendur Mystery/ Thriller Books #3) by Arnaldur Indridason
Where the Shadows Lie (2010, Fire and Ice Mystery Books Featuring Magnus Jonson #1) by Michael Ridpath
Winterlude (2013, Gunnhildur (Gunna) Gísladóttir Mystery Books #2 1/2, Short Story) by Quentin Bates

India
The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken (2012, Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator Mystery Books #3) by Tarquin Hall
The Case of the Love Commandos (2013, Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator Mystery Books #4) by Tarquin Hall
The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing (2010, Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator Mystery Books #2)  by Tarquin Hall
The Case of the Missing Servant (2009, Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator Mystery Books #1) by Tarquin Hall
A Curious Indian Cadaver (2012, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #5) by Shamini Flint

Between World Wars I and II
The Game (2004, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #7) by Laurie R. King

Indonesia
Bali
A Bali Conspiracy Most Foul  (2009, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #2) by Shamini Flint

Israel
Palestine between World Wars I and II
O Jerusalem (1999, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books #5) by Laurie R. King

Laos
Anarchy and Old Dogs  (2007, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #4) by Colin Cotterill
The Coroner's Lunch (2004, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #1) by Colin Cotterill
Curse of the Pogo Stick (2008, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #5) by Colin Cotterill
Disco for the Departed (2006, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #3) by Colin Cotterill
The Merry Misogynist (2009, Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #6) by Colin Cotterill
Slash and Burn (2011, Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #8) by Colin Cotterill
Thirty-Three Teeth (2005, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #2) by Colin Cotterill
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die (2013, Dr. Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #9) by Colin Cotterill

Laos and Cambodia
Love Songs from a Shallow Grave (2010, Dr Siri Paiboun Mystery Books #7) by Colin Cotterill

Laos and Hong Kong
The Honorable Schoolboy (1977, Karla Trilogy Featuring George Smiley  #2) by John le Carré

Latvia and Sweden
The Dogs of Riga (2001, Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #3) by Henning Mankell

Malaysia
A Most Peculiar Malaysian Murder (2008, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #1) by Shamini Flint

Mexico
United States Occupation of Vera Cruz (1914)
The Hot Country (2012, Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #1) by Robert Olen Butler

Myanmar (Burma)
Missing in Rangoon (2012, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #13) by Christopher G. Moore

Nepal and Thailand
The Godfather of Kathmandu (2010, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books #4) by John Burdett

North Africa between World Wars I and II
Garment of Shadows (2012, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books #13) by Laurie R. King

North Korea
Bamboo and Blood (2007, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #3) by James Church
A Corpse in the Koryo (2006, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #1) by James Church
Hidden Moon (2007, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #2) by James Church
The Man with the Baltic Stare (2010, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #4) by James Church

North Korea and China
A Drop of Chinese Blood (2012, Inspector O Mystery/ Thriller Books #5) by James Church

Norway
Bergen
At Night All Wolves Are Grey  (1986, Varg Veum Mystery Books #5) by Gunnar Staalesen
Cold Hearts (2013, Varg Veum Mystery Books #16) by Gunnar Staalesen
The Consorts of Death (2009, Varg Veum Mystery Books #15) by Gunnar Staalesen
The Writing on the Wall (2004, Varg Veum Mystery Books #11) by Gunnar Staalesen
Yours Until Death (1993, Varg Veum Mystery Books #2) by Gunnar Staalesen

Russia
Smolensk during World War II
A Man Without Breath (2013, P.I. Bernie Gunther Mysteries #9) by Philip Kerr

Various locations during the Stalinist era
Archive 17 (2012, Inspector Pekkala Mystery Books #3, APA: Siberian Red) by Sam Eastland
The Beast in the Red Forest (2014, Inspector Pekkala Mystery Books #5) by Sam Eastland
Eye of the Red Tsar (2010, Inspector Pekkala Mystery Books #1) by Sam Eastland
The Red Moth (2013, Inspector Pekkala Mystery Books #4) by Sam Eastland
Shadow Pass (2011, Inspector Pekkala Mystery Books #2, APA: The Red Coffin) by Sam Eastland


Singapore
The Singapore School of Villainy (2010, Inspector Singh Investigates Mystery Books #3) by Shamini Flint

Sweden
Gothenburg
Death Angels (2009, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #1) by Åke Edwardson
Frozen Tracks  (2007, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #5) by Åke Edwardson
Never End  (2006, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #4) by Åke Edwardson
Room No. 10 (2013, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #7) by Åke Edwardson
Sail of Stone (2012, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #6) by Åke Edwardson
The Shadow Woman (2010, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #2) by Åke Edwardson
Sun and Shadow (2005, Chief Inspector Erik Winter Mystery Books #3) by Åke Edwardson

Kiruna
The Black Path (2008, Rebecka Martinsson Mystery Books # 3) by Åsa Larsson
The Blood Spilt (2007, Rebecka Martinsson Mystery Books # 2) by Åsa Larsson
Sun Storm (2006,Rebecka Martinsson Mystery Books # 1, APA: The Savage Altar) by Åsa Larsson
Until Thy Wrath Be Past (2014, Rebecka Martinsson Mystery Books # 4) by Åsa Larsson

Stockholm
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2010, Millennium Trilogy Thrillers #3) by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009, Millennium Trilogy Thrillers #2) by  Stieg Larsson
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2008, Millennium Trilogy Thrillers #1) by  Stieg Larsson

Ystad
Before the Frost (2005, Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #10) by Henning Mankell
An Event in Autumn (2014, Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #11) by Henning Mankell
Faceless Killers (1997,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #2) by  Henning Mankell
The Fifth Woman (2000,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #7) by  Henning Mankell
Firewall (2002,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #9) by  Henning Mankell
The Man Who Smiled (2005,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #5) by Henning Mankell
One Step Behind (2002,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #8) by  Henning Mankell
The Pyramid (2008,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #1) by Henning Mankell
Sidetracked (1999,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #6) by  Henning Mankell
The Troubled Man (2011,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #11)  by  Henning Mankell
The White Lioness (1998,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #4) by  Henning Mankell

Sweden and Latvia
The Dogs of Riga (2001,  Kurt Wallander Mystery Books #3) by Henning Mankell

Thailand
Bangkok
Asia Hand (2010, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #2) by Christopher G. Moore
Bangkok 8 (2003, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books #1) by John Burdett
Bangkok Haunts (2007, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books #3) by John Burdett
Bangkok Tattoo (2005, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books #2) by John Burdett
The Big Weird (2008, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #5) by Christopher G. Moore
Breathing Water (2009, Poke Rafferty Thrillers #3) by Timothy Hallinan
Cold Hit (2004, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #6) by Christopher G. Moore
The Corruptionist (2009, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #11) by Christopher G. Moore
The Fear Artist (2011, Poke Rafferty Thrillers #5) by Timothy Hallinan
The Fourth Watcher (2008, Poke Rafferty Thrillers #2) by Timothy Hallinan
The Marriage Tree (2014, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #14) by Christopher G. Moore
Minor Wife (2004, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #7) by Christopher G. Moore
A Nail Through the Heart (2007, Poke Rafferty Thrillers #1) by Timothy Hallinan
Pattaya 24/ 7 (2008, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #8)  by Christopher G. Moore
Paying Back Jack (2009, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #10) by Christopher G. Moore
The Queen of Patpong (2010, Poke Rafferty Thrillers #4) by Timothy Hallinan
Risk of Infidelity Index (2007, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #9) by Christopher G. Moore
Spirit House (2008, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #1) by Christopher G. Moore
Vulture Peak (2012, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books  #5)  by John Burdett

Southern Thailand
The Axe Factor  (2014, Jimm Juree Mystery Books #3) by Colin Cotterill
Granddad, There's a Head on the Beach  (2012, Jimm Juree Mystery Books #2) by Colin Cotterill
Killed at the Whim of a Hat (2011, Jimm Juree Mystery Books #1) by Colin Cotterill


Thailand and Nepal
The Godfather of Kathmandu (2010, Royal Thai Detective Sonchai Jitpleecheep Mystery Books #4) by John Burdett

Thailand and New York
9 Gold Bullets (2010, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #12) by Christopher G. Moore

Turkey
Istanbul during World War I
The Star of Istanbul (2013, Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #2) by Robert Olen Butler

Ukraine and Denmark
Death of a Nightingale (2013, Nina Borg Mystery/ Thriller Books #3) by Lene Kaaberbol and Agnete Friis

United Kingdom
Between World Wars I and II
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice (1994, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #1) by Laurie R. King
Beekeeping for Beginners (2011, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #1 1/2) by Laurie King
The God of the Hive (2010, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #11) by Laurie R. King
Justice Hall (2002, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #6) by Laurie R. King
The Language of Bees (2009, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #10) by Laurie R. King
A Letter of Mary (1996, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #3) by Laurie R. King
A Monstrous Regiment of Women (1995,Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books #2) by Laurie R. King
The Moor (1998,Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #4) by Laurie R. King
Mrs Hudson's Last Case (2012, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books # 4 1/2) by Laurie R. King
Pirate King (2011, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #12) by Laurie R. King
Touchstone  (2008, Stuyvesant/ Grey Mystery Books #1) by Laurie R. King

During World War I
The Empire of Night (2014, Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #3) by Robert Olen Butler
The Star of Istanbul (2013, Christopher Marlowe Cobb Thrillers #2) by Robert Olen Butler

London, England
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1974, Karla Trilogy Featuring George Smiley)  #1) by John le Carré
Smiley's People (1979, Karla Trilogy Featuring George Smiley #3)  by John le Carré

United States
San Francisco
The Art of Detection (2006, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes and Kate Martinelli  Mystery Books  #9)by Laurie R. King
San Francisco between World Wars I and II
Locked Rooms (2005, Mary Russell/ Sherlock Holmes Mystery Books  #8) by Laurie R. King

Vietnam
Comfort Zone (2001, Vincent Calvino  Mystery Books #4) by Christopher G. Moore
The Quiet American (1955, Spy novel) by Graham Greene
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