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Snowed In! Mysteries and Thrillers for the Wicked Cold
Snow is one of those natural phenomena that relies greatly on context. Sometimes a heavy snowfall is pretty and calming and suggests that all is well in our beautiful universe. But other times it will kill you.
Below we've gathered 21 books on the theme of getting snowed in, with an eye toward the lethal side of things. You’ll find a good selection of crime fiction, mysteries, and thrillers, along with some straight-up horror and a few random curveballs.
As with real estate generally, the most important element in these stories is location, location, location. Snowed in at a comfortable chalet with a fireplace, an attractive partner, and plenty of booze? That’s good snow! Snowed in at a haunted hotel, former sanatorium, or Donner Pass? Less awesome.
Happy reading!
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Dec 21, 2021 02:14AM
Good selection of books.
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These books make me shiver, especially The Shining.
And another for the list (I don't normally do this, but hey, why not):SWEETHEARTS by Elle Mitchell
Shortened synopsis: "Twenty-nine years after finding Laura Hurst in a frozen lake, Ada Bailey decides it's time to revisit Lynn Pond and confront the past. But Silynn holds more than memories."
From a Goodreads review—"A slow-burn thriller with lyrical prose, complicated characters, and chilling twists."
Inspector Kari Vaara series, a Finnish mystery-thriller by an Edgar winning author, James Thompson - there are four novels: Snow Angels, Lucifer's Tears, Helsinki White, and Helsinki Blood.Snowblind (Dark Iceland #1) by Ragnar Jónasson (6 books in series)
The Darkness Knows (Detective Konrad #1) by Arnaldur Indriðason
Inspector Erlendur series by Arnaldur Indriðason
Frozen Assets (Officer Gunnhilder #1) by Quentin Bates (7 books in series)
RavenT wrote: "Inspector Kari Vaara series, a Finnish mystery-thriller by an Edgar winning author, James Thompson - there are four novels: Snow Angels, Lucifer's Tears, Helsinki White, and Helsinki Blood.Snowbl..."
Just added Snowblind to my TBR pile. It was on another list for Mysteries set in isolated locations. Can't wait to read!
Great list. I follow a blog who mentioned some of these. I'm in the boiling hot weather in Sydney, this might add some much needed cold!
Amazing list!! I would definitely add Rock Paper Scissors and The Shuddering.
I want to pick one of these to read for my winter vacations, which one should i start with?
Also "The Soul Breaker" by Sebastian Fitzek about a group of people in an exclusive psychiatric clinic who find themselves locked in with a psychopath who doesn't kill but break his victims.
Most of the books in this list are recent publications. Books from the golden age of detective stories are missing like:An English Murder - Cyril Hare
Mystery in White - J. Jefferson Farjeon
