The good people over at CultureCritic recently invited me to contribute a piece to their fabulous blog. The result is a guest guide to ‘wintry’ crime and the role of chilly settings in five of my favourite novels.

• Jan Costin Wagner, The Winter of the Lions (German author; Finnish setting; 2011)
• Leif G. W. Persson, Between Summer’s Longing and Winter’s End (Swedish author; Swedish setting; 2010)
• A.D. Miller, Snowdrops (British author / Russian setting / 2011)
• Julia Keller, A Killing in the Hills (US author / Appalachian mountain setting / 2012)
• MJ McGrath, White Heat (UK author; Arctic Circle setting; 2011)

Many thanks to CultureCritic for the invitation; it was fun to do!

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