Thin Ice by Quentin Bates Genre; Crime Snowed in with a couple of psychopaths for the winter… When two small-time crooks rob Reykjavik’s premier drugs dealer, hoping for a quick escape to the sun, their plans start to unravel after their getaway driver fails to show. Tensions mount between the pair and the two women […]
The problem with Guðríður by Quentin Bates
Today’s post has been written by crime author and Icelandic translator Quentin Bates as part of his Thin Ice blog tour and is a fascinating insight into the language of the Icelanders as we all love to read Nordic crime we as crime fiction fans. You can read his First Draft Q&A Here. Quentin […]
Recently Read – Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, Translated by Quentin Bates
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, Translated by Quentin Bates. Genre; Crime Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past that he’s […]
Recently Read – Someone To Watch Over Me by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
The Recently Read posts are not typical book reviews. As a writer, I do not believe I should be reviewing the hard work of other writers. These posts are simply books I have recently read and enjoyed and will share with you. They will not always be crime books as I am trying to widen […]
Yrsa Sigurdardottir Is Attending The Crime Book Club Meeting Next Week!
Yes, you read that correctly crime fiction fans. Author of this months book, Someone to Watch Over Me, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, will be joining us in the Google+ Hangout for the crime book club meeting. All the way from Iceland! Not only is this a first, having an author join us for a book club meeting, but […]