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The Murder Pool by Stella Blómkvist

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Translated by Quentin Bates — Amazingly, the pseudonymous author Stella Blómkvist’s real identity remains a closely guarded secret. It’s a mystery that has lasted nearly three decades in Iceland and in all that time the character Stella has thrilled and delighted local readers. There even…
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Interview: Jón Atli Jónasson

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Although Jón Atli Jónasson isn’t a household name, if you’re a Scandi-phile or love Nordic noir you may have come across his work. Together with Baltasar Kormákur, Jón Atli wrote the screenplay for The Deep, the excellent Icelandic film which dramatised the story of a…
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Deceit by Jónína Leósdóttir

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Translated by Sylvía and Quentin Bates — Icelandic crime fiction is the gift that just keeps giving, punching well above its weight in the international arena. This latest offering sees an English debut for the journalist, playwright and YA novelist, Jónína Leósdóttir. The title Deceit…
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Interview: Jónína Leosdóttir

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The indie publishing house Corylus Books specialises in discovering unique voices in crime fiction from various countries, then diligently translates the authors’ novels into English. Jónína Leosdóttir is the latest distinctive crime writer Corylus has found, and the third from Iceland, following Sólveig Pálsdóttir and…
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Interview: Sólveig Pálsdóttir

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Earlier in 2021, we reviewed Silenced, the second crime novel to appear in English from Icelandic crime author Sólveig Pálsdóttir. Following on from The Fox, also reviewed on our site, Silenced sees Reykjavik detective Gudgier Fransson investigating the death of a woman in prison. Both…
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