Vote for Your Favorite Icelandic Mystery Author
By Crime HQ
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Yrsa Sigurdardóttir Excerpt: The Legacy
By Yrsa Sigurdardottir
February 8, 2018The Legacy by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir is the first installment in the new Children's House series featuring the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar (available February 13, 2018). The only person who might have the answers to a baffling murder case is the victim’s seven-year-old daughter, found hiding in the… Read more
Ragnar Jonasson Excerpt: Nightblind
By Ragnar Jonasson
November 27, 2017Chilling and complex, Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson is an extraordinary thriller and the second book in the Dark Iceland series (available December 5, 2017). Ari Thor Arason is a local policeman who has an uneasy relationship with the villagers in an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland―where no one… Read more
Arnaldur Indridason Excerpt: The Shadow District
By Arnaldur Indridason
November 2, 2017A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason (available November 7, 2017). THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, Iceland, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and… Read more
Discount: Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indriðason
By Crime HQ
October 9, 2017A mesmerizing international thriller that sweeps from modern Iceland to Nazi Germany, get a digital copy of Arnaldur Indriðason's Operation Napoleon for only $2.99 through the month of October! In 1945, a German bomber crash-lands in Iceland during a blizzard. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board…. Read more
The Undesired: New Excerpt
By Yrsa Sigurdardottir
February 15, 2017The Undesired by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir is a chilling Icelandic thriller that might make you want to sleep with the light on after reading. Aldis hates her job working in a juvenile detention center in rural Iceland. The boys are difficult, the owners are unpleasant, and there are mysterious noises at… Read more
“Campari Thorange” Cocktail
By Adam Wagner
January 27, 2017When you take a job as a local policeman in a small town in Northern Iceland like Ari Thor Arason, life can seem dull. But just because excitement isn't happening around you, that doesn't mean you can't make things exciting! So get the party started with this week's Pick Your… Read more
Review: Snowblind by Ragar Jonasson
By Debbie Meldrum
January 27, 2017Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from the extraordinary new talent Ragnar Jonasson (available January 31, 2017). Ari Thor Arason is about to finish his police training—the first study he’s completed after abandoning both philosophy and theology. He is offered a position as a policeman in a small… Read more
What Is Your Favorite Winter Mystery Locale?
By Crime HQ
January 10, 2017Brrr. It’s getting cold out there! With all the snow hitting the east coast, we started to think about all the winter mysteries out there. There’s something extra sinister about a setting that’s dark, cold, and quiet that makes for a perfect murder mystery. And there are plenty of snow-covered… Read more
Murder, Mystery, and Scandinavia: The Perfect Combination
By Kristen Houghton
December 8, 2016If you like the setting of your murder mysteries to take place in a cold, snowy climate, you’re not alone. The newest and bloodiest murder mysteries now seem to take place in Scandinavia. There’s something about murder, mystery, and the bitter cold that seem to go together, and it seems… Read more