A lot of crime fiction takes place in very cold climates. And as a dedicated crime fiction fan, you know all of your Arctic crime fiction, don't you? Or do you? Take this handy quiz and find out. Match each question with the correct answer. At the end of the quiz, submit your answers to see how well you have done. You can also go back through your answers to see which ones you got correct. Ready? Let's go!
Iceland is the setting for this author's series about Reykjavík attorney Thóra Gudmundsdóttir. Even the name of the place sounds cold! Who created this series?
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Liza Marklund
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Arnaldur Indriðason
Henning Mankell
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One of Martin Cruz Smith's novels Polar Star has his sleuth spending time on a ship in the Bering Sea. Not exactly a tropical port of call! Who is Cruz Smith's creation?
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Arkady Renko
Alexei Korolev
Erast Fandorin
Porfiry Petrovich
Question 3
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Peter Høeg's Smilla Jaspersen is very accustomed to snow and ice, having lived in Greenland. With which kingdom has Greenland been most closely associated?
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UK
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
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M.J. McGrath's half-Inuit hunting guide Edie Kiglatuk lives and works mostly on Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic, although she does travel at times. Which country claims Ellesmere?
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USA
UK
Iceland
Canada
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Åsa Larsson's sleuth certainly understands Arctic weather. She is from the Swedish far-north town of Kiruna, where a few of her cases take place. Who is Larsson's creation?
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Annika Bengtzon
Lisbeth Salander
Rebecka Martinsson
Irene Huss
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Scott Young's Matthew 'Matteesie' Kitologitok, who's based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, is more than used to the cold. He's Inuit, and also a member of Canada's national police force. What's the name of that force?
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the Met
AFP
FBI
RCMP
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Reykjavík Inspector Erlendur knows far too much about bitter cold; he lost his brother in a terrible blizzard and has never really healed from that trauma. Who created Erlendur?
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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
Arnaldur Indriðason
Davíð Stefánsson
Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir
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Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak is a member of the Aleut people of this far-north US state so she's quite accustomed to bitter winters. Where does she live?
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Minnesota
Maine
Alaska
Oregon
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Oslo Inspector Konrad Sejer has been through more than his share of cold winters. Who is Sejer's creator?
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Karin Fossum
Karin Alvtegen
Karin Slaughter
Karin Sveen
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Alaska State Trooper Nathan Active lives and works in Chukchi, Alaska, where it's easier to get around by snowmobile and plane than it is by car. Who is Active's creator?