Icelander

By: Dustin Long

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Synopsis: Nordic myth, murder, and total apathy collide in this hilarious novel where &“Nabokov meets Lemony Snicket in this manic Chinese box version of a mystery&” (Publishers Weekly). Our Heroine is a former professor of Scandinavian Studies at Iceland&’s New Crúiskeen university whose current interests include drinking, sleeping, and drinking. But when an aspiring author is found murdered the day before the annual celebration in remembrance of Our Heroine&’s mother—the legendary crime-stopper and evil-thwarter Emily Bean—everyone expects Our Heroine to follow in her mother&’s footsteps and solve the case. She, however, has no interest in inheriting the family business . . . or being chased through a steam-tunnel . . . or listening to skaldic karaoke . . . or fleeing the inhuman Refurserkir (don&’t ask!). Unfortunately for her, this particular evil has no interest in Our Heroine&’s total lack of interest. . . . A Nabokovian goof on Agatha Christie, a madcap mystery that is part The Third Policeman and part The Da Vinci Code, The Icelander is a truly original work &“born out of hysterical laughter and a lingering sense of childhood adventure&” (Los Angeles Times).