Category Archives: Iceland

The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson translated by Brian Fitzgibbon Amazon Crossing, 2012 (first published in Iceland 2002) Reviewed at Petrona, March 2012.

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Death in a Cold Climate by Barry Forshaw

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Forshaw, Barry – ‘Death in a Cold Climate’ Trade paperback: 224 pages (Jan. 2012) Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 0230361447 DEATH IN A COLD CLIMATE is the perfect book for those who have sampled and enjoyed a little Scandinavian crime in … Continue reading →

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The Day is Dark by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Sigurdardottir, Yrsa – ‘The Day is Dark’ (translated by Philip Roughton) Trade Paperback: 432 pages (July 2011) Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN: 144470009X In the remote, snowy wastes of Greenland, things go very wrong at a mining facility, Berg Technology. … Continue reading →

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Outrage by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Indridason, Arnaldur – ‘Outrage’ (translated by Anna Yates) Paperback: 288 pages (June 2011) Publisher: Harvill Secker ISBN: 1846555507 OUTRAGE is a classic crime novel, in the sense that it tells a story independent of modern technology and gimmicks. It’s also … Continue reading →

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Scandinavian Crime Fiction eds Andrew Nestingen & Paula Arvas

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Scandinavian Crime Fiction eds Andrew Nestingen & Paula Arvas University of Wales Press, 2011. Reviewed at Petrona, November 2011.

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66 Degrees North by Michael Ridpath

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Ridpath, Michael – ’66 Degrees North’ Hardback: 352 pages (May 2011) Publisher: Corvus ISBN: 1848874006 The second in the Fire and Ice series is an intelligent, scorchingly paced, energetic thriller, relying for its effect on plot and character rather than … Continue reading →

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Frozen Out by Quentin Bates

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Bates, Quentin – ‘Frozen Out’ Paperback: 336 pages (Jan. 2011) Publisher: Robinson Publishing ISBN: 1849013608 Gunnhildur Gisladottir, otherwise known as Gunna the Cop, is an experienced sergeant who runs a police team in Hvlalvik, south-west Iceland. She’s dedicated and talented, … Continue reading →

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Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Indridason, Arnaldur – ‘Operation Napoleon’ (translated by Victoria Cribb) Paperback: 336 pages (Oct. 2010) Publisher: Harvill Secker ISBN: 1846552850 Ten years ago, Arnaldur Indridason took a break from his excellent series about dour, depressed Icelandic police inspector Erlendur, and published … Continue reading →

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Ashes to Dust, by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Posted on September 19, 2010 by

Translated by Philip Roughton. Having recently re-discovered the charms of the local library, I was delighted the other day to spot a copy of Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s third novel about lawyer Thora Gudmundsdottir, Ashes to Dust, and snapped it up. In … Continue reading →

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Where the Shadows Lie, by Michael Ridpath

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

  Where the Shadows Lie (Fire and Ice) WHERE THE SHADOWS LIE is an exciting, readable and solid thriller. Magnus Jonson is a young Icelandic-American policeman in Boston who has reported one of his colleagues for taking kickbacks. The colleague … Continue reading →

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