In store now! Kalmann by Joachim B. Schmidt
Swiss-Icelandic author Joachim B Schmidt introduces us to Kalmann Ódinsson, the 33-year-old neurodivergent man and self-proclaimed sheriff of the remote village of Raufarhöfn, Iceland. He hunts, he hikes, he fishes, and lives a life intimately connected to the world around him and his cultural history. But, when he discovers a frozen pool of human blood the same day a prominant local business-man disappears, Kalmann’s charming close-knit community begins to expose its darker underbelly… Charming and heart-felt, Schmidt’s English language debut fuses the humour and wit of Fargo, with the environmental and social consciousness of Drive Your Plow… Perfect summer reading, despite the frozen locales!
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Kalmann by Joachim B. Schmidt
Paperback £8.99Release date (If preorder)
He is the self-appointed sheriff of Raufarho fn, a sleepy town in northern 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 process the fish into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, ha karl.
But inside Kalmann's head, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, after he discovers a pool of human 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. "It can get pretty dark under a polar bear." Kalmann
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