Welcome to MURDER BY TYPE, a place to discuss mysteries and authors and the things that draw us to our favorite books. Is it location? Is it the type of protagonist? I am drawn to police procedurals and books with private or amateur investigators. Unfamiliar locations carry the plus of teaching about cultures and customs. Favorite authors include Leighton Gage, Timothy Hallinan, Cara Black, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Michael Stanley, Dan Waddell, Donna Leon, Libby Fischer Hellman, Martha Grimes, Kathy Reichs and the list goes on and on.
- Beth C.DUBLIN DEAD
Tag Archives: iceland
YRSA SIGURDARDOTTIR – GIVE YOURSELVES A TREAT, READ YRSA AND ENJOY
For those who have not yet discovered Yrsa Sigurdardottir, prepare yourselves for a treat. Yrsa brings to life a country about which most Americans know little and she couches those insights in some of the best mystery/thriller/suspense fiction available. AN … Continue reading
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Tagged ashes to dust, iceland, last rituals, my soul to take, thora gudmundsdottir, volcano, yrsa sigurdardottir
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THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR – ICELAND STYLE
Yrsa Sigurdardottir is the author of some of the most enthralling and chilling thrillers available to readers. She is also the author of the following post for the Murder Is Everywhere blog (www.murderiseverywhere.blogspot.com). It is best not to read this … Continue reading
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Tagged christmas. tradition, iceland, putrefied starry ray, western fjords, yrsa sigurdardottir
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OPERATION NAPOLEON – Arnaldur Indridason
The Erlendur police procedurals by Arnaldur Indridason are among the best mystery fiction available. OPERATION NAPOLEON is a stand-alone that is complete departure from the series. The action begins in the winter of 1945. A blizzard rages on a glacier … Continue reading
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Tagged 1945, 1999, arnaldur indridason, glacier, gold, iceland, nazis, operation napoleon, plane crash, secret documents, third reich
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HYPOTHERMIA – Arnaldur Indridason
The atmosphere of HYPOTHERMIA is cold. The weather is cold and so are many of the characters, cold to the needs and the fears of those who trust them. Maria is devastated by her mother’s death. Leonora had been dying … Continue reading
VOICES – Arnaldur Indridison
Kathy Delaney is the guest reviewer today. In her own words: I am an award winning quilter who teaches nationally – internationally even. I am a quilter, designer, author, quilt judge, teacher and lecturer. I work in a quilt … Continue reading
MY SOUL TO TAKE – Yrsa Sigurdardottir
In MY SOUL TO TAKE, Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s second book in the Thora Gudmundsdottir series, Thora travels to Iceland’s west coast to assist a client who needs her help in a real estate transaction. He wants recompense from the people who … Continue reading
LAST RITUALS – Yrsa Sigurdardottir
Yrsa Sigurdardottir is an excellent writer from Iceland. ‘LAST RITUALS: A Tale of Secret Symbols, Medieval Witchcraft and Modern Murder.’ Thora Gudmundsdottir is a single mother of two and a struggling attorney who is approached by the German parents of … Continue reading
