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Back up to: Foreign Bodies

1. Russia and Ukraine - Erast Fandorin

   15/15 Russian and Ukrainian crime writers Akunin and Kurkov. Is Dostoevsky still an influence?
2. Norway - Harry Hole

   14/15 How does Jo Nesbo's Norwegian detective reflect changes in Scandinavian society?
3. Sweden - Kurt Wallander and Lisbeth Salander

   13/15 Mark Lawson investigates how Swedish society reflects in the novels of Larsson and Mankell
4. Scotland - DI John Rebus

   12/15 Mark Lawson meets Ian Rankin, whose crime stories reflect social changes in Scotland.
5. Germany - PI Kemal Kayankaya

   11/15 German writer Jakob Arjouni's Turkish sleuth, Kemal Kayankaya, reflects a reunited Germany
6. Italy - Inspector Montalbano

   10/15 Andrea Camilleri's crime stories depict corruption, politics and power in Italy.
7. Britain - DCI Jane Tennison

   9/15 Lynda La Plante's DCI Jane Tennison changed police procedurals, argues Mark Lawson.
8. Spain - PI Pepe Carvalho

   8/15 Manuel Vazquez Montalban's Pepe Carvalho novels dramatise tensions in post-Franco Spain.
9. Sicily - Inspector Rogas

   7/15 Leonardo Sciascia created crime stories to depict the power of the Mafia in Sicily.
10. UK - Commander Dalgliesh and Chief Inspector Wexford

    6/15 How PD James's Dalgliesh and Ruth Rendell's Wexford have charted changes in UK society.
11. Sweden - Inspector Martin Beck

    5/15 Mark Lawson discusses the influence of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo's Martin Beck novels.
12. Netherlands - Commissaris Van Der Valk

    4/15 Mark Lawson visits Amsterdam in search of the detective Van Der Valk.
13. Czechoslovakia - Lieutenant Boruvka

    3/15 Mark Lawson explores Czech history in the crime fiction of Josef Skvorecky.
14. Germany - Inspector Barlach

    2/15 Mark Lawson uncovers German history in the crime novels of Friedrich Durrenmatt.
15. Belgium - Hercule Poirot and Jules Maigret

    1/15 Investigating Europe through crime fiction, Mark Lawson finds two big clues in Belgium.
16. Belgium - Hercule Poirot and Jules Maigret

    1/15 Investigating Europe through crime fiction, Mark Lawson finds two big clues in Belgium.