{"product_id":"kalmann-and-the-sleeping-mountain-paperback","title":"Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoachim B. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJamie Lee Searle\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe return of Kalmann, the oddball hero of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e novel of the same name. Set first in West Virginia and Washington at the time of the 2021 riots at the US Capitol Building and then in the far north of Iceland where Kalmann, the self-appointed Sheriff of a small fishing village, is faced with murders leading back to US shenanigans in Iceland during the Cold War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKalmann is back! But he's already in trouble; in an interrogation room at the FBI headquarters in Washington, no less. All he wanted to do was visit his American father, but the loveable sheriff of Raufarh?fn got himself mixed up in the January 2021 Capitol riots.Thanks to sympathetic FBI agent Dakota Leen, he's soon on a plane home. But not before she informs him that his grandfather was on a blacklist, suspected of spying for the Russians during the Cold War. Back in Iceland, there's a murder and one heck of a mystery to unravel. And what role does a mysterious mountain play in all this? Somehow Kalmann never loses heart. There's no need to worry; he has everything under control. \u003cb\u003eREVIEWS of \u003ci\u003eKalmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"This affectionately comical yet beautiful and unique Icelandic mystery ensures the reader sits on the edge of a precipice before understanding strikes.\" ---\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"Told with pathos and much humour, not to mention slipping in some satirical barbs about Icelandic attitudes to foreigners. The only thing it does not explain is why fermented, sometimes rotting, shark meat should be such an Icelandic delicacy.\" . ---\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShots Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \"The narrative charms of Schmidt's unlikely detective will keep readers turning the pages. Nordic crime fans won't want to miss this.\"---\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE AUTHOR: Joachim B. Schmidt, born in 1981, emigrated from Switzerland to Iceland in 2007. He is the author of several novels and short stories and a journalist and columnist. Joachim, who is Swiss and Icelandic, lives in Reykjavik with his wife and their two children. He is the author of the prize-winning novel \"Kalmann\" and of \"Tell\", a powerful retelling of the William Tell saga. \u003c\/p\u003eTHE TRANSLATOR: Jamie Lee Searle is a well-known translator from German and Portuguese into English. She has translated novels by Urs Faes, Anna Kim, Marc-Uwe Kling, Christoph Ribbat and the first Kalmann of course. She lives in Winchester in the UK.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751738081568,"sku":"9781916725003","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c89804f1de538280ea8baa7c1a0704e8.webp?v=1779978970","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kalmann-and-the-sleeping-mountain-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}