Edda Green

Edda Green is the third book in Peter Sarda's hardboiled crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, which Publishers Weekly recommends for fans of Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Philip Kerr, Jakob Arjouni, and Simone Buchholz. It is cited in The Strand Mystery Magazine's spring 2025 list of "Books you need to read."

"Sarda's brutal modern thriller ... explodes like a Molotov cocktail ... culminating in the kind of engaging, street-level crime fiction noir fans crave."
- Publishers Weekly

"Propelled forward by tense drama and startling twists, this bold and timely thriller is marked by significant character depth, and a story about the rise of virulent movements that needs to be told."
- SPR

"Sarda's attention to detail ... draws readers into a noir world where every interaction crackles with danger and consequence."
- Kirkus Reviews

Edda Green is a walking time bomb. Three years ago, she lost a hand to an IED outside Kandahar and gained a taste for oxy and extreme violence. Now, she's been released from prison by BKA to infiltrate the revolutionary cell behind the May Day riots in Hamburg. Instead of following orders, she encourages more mayhem to cover her hunt for the people who killed her blood brother. Along the way, she meets the love of her life, a hacker named Indigo. Together, the two outsiders make enemies who don't forgive or forget.

Peter Sarda (www.peter-sarda.com) is a third-generation Californian who has lived and worked in Hamburg, Germany, for over two decades. His hardboiled crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, is set in his adoptive home, a rugged harbor town with lots of old trading money, a "sinful mile" devoted to the world's oldest profession, and a robust and colorful criminal underworld. As a member of the Crime Writers' Association, Sarda contributes to Red Herrings magazine and CWA Readers' News. He is a "shamus" of the Film Noir Foundation and the primary source for "Crime and the City: Hamburg" on CrimeReads.