Hamburg Noir

About

Peter Sarda is a third-generation Californian living and working in Hamburg, Germany. His first novel, Cash-n-Carry, is a coming-of-age story based on his rough-and-tumble upbringing in the murder capital of the Golden State. His hardboiled detective 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. The third book in the series is cited in The Strand Mystery Magazine’s spring 2025 list of “Books you need to read.”

As a member of the Crime Writers’ Association, Sarda contributes to Red Herrings magazine as well as CWA Readers’ News. He’s also a “shamus” of the Film Noir Foundation and the primary source for “Crime and the City: Hamburg” on CrimeReads.