Set in a village in northern Iceland, Kalmann Odinsson, a neurodiverse hunter and fisherman, serves as the self-appointed sheriff of Raufarhöfn. Kalmann’s desire to find a wife are suddenly put on hold when he discovers a pool of blood frozen in the snow after well-known resident, Robert McKenzie, goes missing. He finds himself on a different kind of hunt for McKenzie’s murderer…and his body.
Schmidt crafts an interesting murder mystery set in a very unusual location. Having traveled to Iceland, myself, I was instantly transported to the setting of the story. Kalmann is an endearing character who is unfortunately treated poorly by some in his village. Schmidt does a wonderful job of incorporating just the right hint of dark humor, giving the reader a break from the tension in the story.
I was pleased to receive a copy of Kalmann from Meryl Zegarek Public Relations in exchange for my honest review.
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Joachim B. Schmidt, born in 1981, emigrated from Switzerland to Iceland in 2007. He is the author of several novels and short stories and is also a journalist and columnist. Joachim, who is Swiss and Icelandic, lives in Reykjavik with his wife and their two children.
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