Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason

October 2014

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Born January 8, 1961, in Reykjavik, Iceland; married; children: three.Education: University of Iceland, B.A., 1996. Addresses: Home: Reykjavik, Iceland.

CAREER:

Journalist and writer. Morgunbladid, Reykjavik, Iceland, journalist, 1981-82, film critic, 1986-2001.

AWARDS:

Glass Key Prize, Crime Writers of Scandinavia, 2001, and 2002, for Jar City, and 2003, for Silence of the Grave; Golden Dagger, Crime Writers Association of Great Britain, 2005, for Silence of the Grave; Martin Beck Award; Caliber Award, Sweden; Prix coeur noir and Mystère de la critique, France; Edda Award for Best Screenplay (with Óskar Jónasson), for Reykjavik-Rotterdam.

CRIME FICTION

• Napoleonsskjolin, Vaka-Helgafell (Reykjavik, Iceland), 1999 translation by Victoria Cribb published as Operation Napoleon, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2011.
• Betty, Vaka-Helgafell (Reykjavik, Iceland), 2003.
• Konungsbók (title means "The King's Book"), Vaka-Helgafell (Reykjavik, Iceland), 2006.

OTHER

• Reykjavik-Rotterdam (screenplay), Harvill Secker (London, England), 2008.

Erlendur Sveinsson mysteries (Most Recent: Aug 2014)

The cynical, solitary, chain-smoking curmudgeon Inspector Erlunder Sveinsson is the heart of Arnaldur Indridason's series of crime novels. Erlunder's wry philosophies, shrewd observations, and complicated relationships with his children make him a fascinating hero. But the Erlunder Sveinsson mysteries are far more than character studies: they are sophisticated police procedural novels with layered stories, unexpected plot twists, and detailed crime investigations. Set in a darkly atmospheric Iceland, the books explore the violence and loneliness of an isolated culture. Start with: Jar City.

Alternate series name: Inspector Erlendur series

Alternate series name: Reykjavik murder mysteries

The numbering of this series differs from the author's since several titles in this series have not been translated into English.

1]  Jar city (Oct 2005)

2]  Silence of the grave (Jan 2005)

3]  Voices (Jan 2003)

4]  The draining lake (Aug 2007)

5]  Arctic chill (Jan 2008)

6]  Hypothermia (Oct 2009)

7]  Outrage (Sep 2012)

8]  Black skies (Jul 2012)

9]  Strange shores: an Inspector Erlendur novel (Aug 2014)

MEDIA ADAPTATIONS:

Jar City was adapted as a film by Baltasar Kormákur. Arnaldur's books have been translated into at least twenty-one languages.

Read-alikes

1.	Kurt Wallander mysteries Mankell, Henning, 1948- Reason:  The Kurt Wallander and Erlendur Sveinsson Mysteries are bleak series with a strong sense of place that feature lonely detectives whose dedication to the job often hurts their personal lives and relationships, as both men have distant daughters and ex-wives. -- Rebecca Sigmon
2.	Gunnhildur Gisladottir mysteries Bates, Quentin Reason:  These Icelandic series, Erlendur Sveinsson and Gunnhildur Gisladottis mysteries, feature complex, no-nonsense police detectives who have to deal with a changing society with dark and complex problems. These police procedurals have twisty plots and a strong sense of place. -- Merle Jacob
3.	Inspector John Rebus mysteries Rankin, Ian Reason:  The Inspector John Rebus and Erlendur Sveinsson Mysteries are bleak series that feature lonely detectives whose dedication to the job often hurts their personal lives and relationships. The gray landscape reflects the mood of the book and of the detectives. -- Rebecca Sigmon
4.	Thora Gudmundsdottir novels Yrsa Sigurdardottir Reason:  In a slight change from police or detective mysteries, Thora is an Icelandic attorney who becomes involved in criminal investigations.

Paganini’s Ghost by Paul Adam

Sept. 2014

PERSONAL INFORMATION:

Born 1958, in Sheffield, England; married; children: two sons.Education: Studied law at Nottingham University. Addresses:Home: Sheffield, England. Agent: United Agents; 12-26 Lexington St., London W1F 0LE, England; Zoe Pagnamenta, The Zoe Pagnamenta Agency, LLC, 30 Bond St., New York, NY 10012.

CAREER:

Writer, novelist, journalist, and screenwriter. Has worked as a journalist and as a writer for television and film.

WRITINGS:

Gianni Castiglione mysteries

The Rainaldi Quartet (Jan 2004)

Series: Gianni Castiglione mysteries, 1

(First book in series) When an elderly violin-maker is discovered murdered in the peaceful Italian countryside, his friends' investigation into his death sends them on a desperate search to uncover a priceless, long-lost Stradivarius violin as they match wits with a ruthless killer.

Paganini's ghost (Jan 2010)

Series: Gianni Castiglione mysteries, 2

A Parisian art dealer is found dead in his hotel room the day after a Paganini concert. In his wallet is a scrap of sheet music, torn from a page that belongs to the competition's winner. But how did the dead man get hold of it? And why? Detective Antonio Guastafeste asks violin maker Gianni Castiglione to help him navigate the curious world of classical musicians, their priceless instruments, and the unsavory dealers who prey upon them.

"Max Cassidy" Series; Mystery  Novels

• An Exceptional Corpse, Crime Club (London, England), 1993.
• Toxin, HarperCollins (London, England), 1994.
• A Nasty Dose of Death, Crime Club (London, England), 1994.
• Unholy Trinity, Little, Brown (London, England), 1999 , Arcade (New York, NY), 2000.
• Shadow Chasers, Little, Brown (London, England), 2000.
• Genesis II, Little, Brown (London, England), 2001.
• Flash Point, Time Warner (London, England), 2003, published in the United States as Oracle Lake, St. Martin's Minotaur (New York, NY), 2007.
• Sleeper, Time Warner (London, England), 2004, published in the United States as The Rainaldi Quartet, Thomas Dunne Books (New York, NY), 2006.
• Enemy Within, Time Warner (London, England), 2005.
• Knife Edge, Endeavour Publishing (England), 2008.
• Escape from Shadow Island, Corgi (London, England), 2009, Walden Pond Press (New York, NY), 2010.
• Paganini's Ghost, Minotaur Books (New York, NY), 2010.
• Jaws of Death, Corgi Children's (London, England), 2010.

Read A-Likes

	Daniel Jacobus Mysteries  by Gerald Elias (First book in series) When a rare and valuable violin disappears after a concert, unpleasant and reclusive violin teacher Daniel Jacobus is blamed. Jacobus decides to prove his innocence by finding the violin.
	English Ballad Mysteries by Deborah Grabien (First book in series) The owner of a restored eighteenth-century cottage, British folk musician Ringan Laine discovers that the property is haunted, and is assisted by his girlfriend Penny in researching the identities of his otherworldly tenants.

Brahms Deception by Louise Marley

When music scholar Frederica Bannister goes back to 1861 to observe Johannes Brahms she soon falls under the spell of the brilliant composer, and when she fails to return, her bitter rival Kristian North is sent back to find her.

Cruel music; the third baroque mystery by Beverly Myers

Tito Amato returns from an operatic tour expecting to relax with his family. Instead he finds his merchant brother Alessandro imprisoned on a trumped-up smuggling charge, a capital crime in 1740 Venice...Spying as he serenades Cardinal Fabiani and his guests, Tito peers into the dark mirror of Roman politics.

Mozart's last aria  by Matt Rees

In 1791 Austria, Madame Maria Anna Berchtold von Sonnenburg journeys to Vienna to pay her final respects to her brother, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who died under mysterious circumstances, and becomes submerged in a world of suspicion and intrigue.

White Heat by M. J. McGrath

August 2014

Melanie McGrath is a British author who has a particular interest in Inuit culture. In her book The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic, she recounts the tragic Canadian forced relocation of the Ungava Inuit people. During the Cold War, the United States and Canada together ran a weather station on Ellesmere Island. Because the Canadian government felt it would be beneficial to have permanent residents there, the government forced the Ungava Inuit to move twelve hundred miles north of their home and inhabit the island. The relocation was very difficult to the Ungava as Ellesmere Island, located in the arctic desert, is one of the harshest climates ever to be inhabited continually by people.

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In 2011 McGrath published her first work of fiction, a novel called White Heat. The work is set in Ellesmere Island, Unmingmak Nuna, an area in the far north reaches of Canada. Edie Kiglatuk, a woman who is half white and half Inuit, works as a guide for hunters, fisherman, and explorers, as well as a part-time schoolteacher for her stepson Joe. One spring, Edie and Joe lead two white men across Jones Sound to Craig Island, but when they arrive one of the men is mysteriously shot and killed. Edie and Joe know that it was a murder, but the Inuit Council of Elders, fearing the loss of tourism, cover it up as an accidental death. Things become complicated when an investigator arrives to look into the matter.

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"My fascination is with place and its role in human existence. I am interested in all kinds of places, real and imaginary. My greatest passion is for the borders and margins, those regions both literal and metaphorical where places intersect. That's where all the most interesting things happen."

EDIE KIGLATUK MYSTERIES

            White heat (Aug 2011)     #1

The boy in the snow: an Edie Kiglatuk mystery (Nov 2012)    #2

The bone seeker (Jul 2014)    #4

OTHER WRITINGS:

• Motel Nirvana: Dreaming of the New Age in the American Desert (travel book), 1994.
• Hard, Soft, and Wet (nonfiction),, 1998.
• Silvertown: An East End Family Memoir,  2002.
• The Long Exile: A Tale of Inuit Betrayal and Survival in the High Arctic, 2007.
• Hopping: The Hidden Lives of an East End Hop Picking Family, 2009.

READ ALIKES

Liam Campbell mysteries by Dana Stabenow

Description:(First book in series) After numerous tragedies in Anchorage, Alaska State Trooper Liam Campbell sets off for a small native town to start anew and resume his life on the force, but upon his arrival, he is thrown into a murder case and encounters an entirely new set of challenges.

Kate Shugak mysteries by Dana Stabenow

Description:(First book in series) When a National Park ranger is reported missing and the man sent to find him disappears as well, former investigator Kate Shugak decides to brave the cold wilderness of north Alaska to crack the case.

Reason:  Set in remote northern climes (Kate Shugak's an Alaska-based detective, Edie Kiglatuk a guide to Canada's Arctic regions) these mystery series let both the wilderness and native cultures power their suspenseful, compelling plots. -- Shauna Griffin

Alaska mysteries by Sue Henry

Also Known as:Jessie Arnold and Alex Jensen mysteries

Description:(First book in series) Sergeant Alex Jensen tries to find the person who is systematically killing the top competitors of the Alaskan Iditarod dogsled race.

Erlendur Sveinsson mysteries by Arnaldur Indridason

Also Known as:Inspector Erlendur series

Reykjavik murder mysteries

Description:Gloomy Scandinavian police detective Erlendur Sveinsson investigates murders in Iceland while struggling to keep his life together after a broken marriage and dealing with his drug-abusing daughter.

North of Boston by Elisabeth Elo

Description:Surviving a fishing boat collision that ends her friend's life, tough-talking Boston girl Pirio Kasparov, convinced that the incident was not an accident, is tapped by the Navy to participate in a research project at the side of a curious journalist who helps her unravel a dangerous plot involving the frigid whaling grounds off Baffin Island. A first novel

Blue Religion

Blue Religion -- July, 2014

Blue Religion is one of the Mystery Writers of America anthologies.

An anthology of nineteen tales set in various regions and historical periods includes T. Jefferson Parker's "Skinhead Central," Alafair Burke's "Winning," Michael Connelly's "Father's Day," and works by Edward D. Hoch, Laurie R. King, and other notable authors.

Table Of Contents:

Skinhead Central, by T. Jefferson Parker //  Sack O’Woe, by John Harvey // The Drought, by James O. Born // Divine Droplets, by Paula L. Woods // Serial Killer, by Jon L. Breen // A Certain Recollection, by John Buentello // A Change in his Heart, by Jack Fredrickson // The Herald, by Leslie Glass // Such a Lucky, Pretty Girl, by Persia Walker // Friday Night Luck, by Edward D. Hoch // The Fool, by Laurie R. King // Burying Mr. Henry, by Polly Nelson // Oaths, Ohana and Everything, by Diana Hansen-Young // The Price of Love, by Peter Robinson // Contact and Cover, by Greg Rucka // Rule Number One, by Bev Vincent // What a Wonderful World, by Paul Guyot // Winning, by Alafair Burke// Father’s Day, by Michael Connelly About the Mystery Writers of America (MWA):

http://mysterywriters.org/

Mission Statement

Mystery Writers of America is the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the genre. MWA is dedicated to promoting higher regard for crime writing and recognition and respect for those who write within the genre. We provide scholarships for writers, sponsor MWA:Reads (our youth literacy program, formerly known as Kids Love A Mystery), sponsor symposia and conferences, present the Edgar® Awards, and conduct other activities to further a better appreciation and higher regard for crime writing.  MWA Anthology:

• To bolster the organization’s treasury, MWA set up an anthology series. The first anthology, Murder Cavalcade, was published in 1946 by Duell, Sloan, and Pierce. The un-credited editor was Ken Crossen. Richard Lockridge wrote the foreword.

• Currently, MWA averages about one short-story anthology per year. These themed anthologies are edited by best-selling writers and provide a showcase for MWA members

• Mystery Writers of America, Inc was established in 1945 by a dozen or so like-minded mystery writers for the purpose of promoting and protecting the interest and welfare of mystery writers and to increase the esteem and literary recognition given to the genre.

Some Previous Anthologies:

Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold--Tales of Intrigue From the Cold War (2014)

Collects twenty short stories depicting spies, double agents, femme fatales, and the weaponry of the Cold War by such modern authors as Joseph Finder, Sara Paretsky, and T. Jefferson Parker.  

Mystery Writers of America Presents the Mystery Box (2013 )

A collection of short mysteries by leading writers includes Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," Joseph Finder's "Heirloom," and R. L. Stine's "High Stakes."

Mystery Writers of America Presents Vengeance (2012 )

Features new stories in which characters take the law into their own hands in search of vengeance, with contributions by Lee Child, Michael Connelly, Dennis Lehane, and Karin Slaughter as well as up-and-coming new writers in the field.

Mystery Writers of America Presents the Rich and the Dead ( 2011 )

A collection of crime stories looks at dark and dangerous dealings among the wealthy, with contributions by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Ted Bell, S. J. Rozan, David Morrell, Harley Jane Kozak and many more.

Crimes by Moonlight( 2010 )

Nighttime is the perfect time for the perfect crime. New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris edits and contributes an all-new story-set in her Sookie Stackhouse universe to this anthology from the Mystery Writers of America.

Mystery Writers of America Presents the Prosecution Rests--New Stories About Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law ( 2009 )

Presents twenty-two stories that explore the world of the courtroom, from rural courthouses to the most influential judges, and the families hoping for justice.

Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder (2006 )

18 gripping stories about relationships from some of the top mystery writers working today, including Harlan Coben, P.J. Parrish, Lee Child, Ridley Pearson, R.L. Stine, Charles Todd, and Tom Savage.  

Mystery Writers of America Presents Show Business Is Murder ( 2004 )

An anthology mysteries set in the world of entertainment features original stories from John Lutz, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Edward D. Hoch, Carolyn Wheat, and other popular authors.

**Writing Mysteries --A Handbook by the Mystery Writers of America (1992 ) Top mystery writers share insights and advice on writing for the genre, discussing how to develop ideas and characters, pacing and suspense, editing and revising work, and submitting manuscripts .