Kalmann (2020)

A touching and funny Nordic crime thriller with a difference. No gratuitous violence, no revenge porn. A tightly plotted suspense story based on a mentally challenged character described with empathy, humour and psychological tact.  Kalmann is the self-appointed sheriff of Raufarhöfn, Iceland, and has everything under control. There’s no need to worry. Day by day, he treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts Arctic foxes and lays shark bait in the sea — to catch the gigantic Greenland sharks he turns into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, hákarl. But inside Kalmann’s head, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, after he discovers a pool of blood in the snow, the swiftly unfolding events threaten to overwhelm him. But with his naive wisdom and pure-hearted courage, he makes sure everything takes a turn for the better. There’s no need to worry. How can anything go wrong with Kalmann in charge? He knows everything a man needs to know about life – well almost. “It can get pretty dark beneath a polar bear.” Kalmann Spiegel Bestseller Swiss Bestseller Crime Cologne Award 2021 Shortlisted for the 2023 Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award Shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2023, the best Scandinavian Crime Novel in the UK Swiss Crime Fiction Prize 2021 (3^rd place) Represented in Scandinavia by RLA, on behalf of Diogenes Verlag AG. Pro Helvetia supports translations. www.translateswissbooks.ch/book/kalmann/

Kalmann (2020)

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