Kalmann

This atmospheric crime thriller laced with humor-described by some as an Icelandic Fargo-is set in the village of Raufarhofn in the far north of the country.

Kalmann Odinsson is the self-appointed Sheriff of his town. Day by day, he treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts Arctic foxes and lays bait in the sea - to catch the gigantic Greenland sharks he turns into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, ha?karl. There is nothing anyone needs to worry about. Kalmann has everything under control.

Inside his head, however, 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 he knows that his native wisdom and pure-hearted courage will see him through. There really is 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.

About the Author

Joachim B. Schmidt, born in Grisons, Switzerland in 1981, is a journalist and the author of novels and numerous short stories. He emigrated to Iceland in 2007, where he lives with his family in Reykjavi k and also works as a tour guide. "Kalmann" is his first novel to be translated into English.