Crime in Colder Climes

Mysteries and thrillers are great summer reading, and those set in cold climates make the thrills even more chilling. So as the mercury rises, check out one of these titles and keep cool by the pool!

	A Cold Day in Paradise by Steve Hamilton Retired Detroit cop Alex McKnight thought he had left his old life behind him when he moved to a cabin on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He quickly discovers that old crimes follow him, in the form of gambling, murder, and mysterious communications from an impossible correspondent – a man he helped put away for life in prison. More about the book
	A Cold, Red Sunrise by Stuart Kaminsky At a remote Siberian weather station, a young woman has been killed – and so has the Comissar sent to investigate her death. While Inspector Porfiry Rostikov investigates this complex case, the reader is treated to a profile of Siberia, a desolate locale long the home of prisoners, dissidents, and now murderers. More about the book
	Forty Words for Sorrow by Giles Blunt In the middle of winter, a young Chippewa girl has gone missing in Algonquin Bay, a remote town in the farthest reaches of Ontario. Police detective John Cardinal is haunted by the case, and his obsession leads him to a grim discovery – a serial killer preying on young children. More about the book
	Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Deep within the ice on a frigid island off the coast of Chile, a huge meteorite has been discovered. A billionaire collector has mounted a mission to bring the find up from the depths and back to a museum in U.S., but the closer the meteorite gets to the surface, the more dead bodies pile up. More about the book
	In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer–Fleming In the upstate New York town of Miller’s Kill, someone leaves a baby on the doorstep of the Episcopal church in the middle of winter. As the church’s new female rector and the town’s police chief investigate the mystery of the foundling child, they discover dark secrets long hidden, including a murder that will shock the congregation and the entire town. More about the book
	Under the Snow by Kerstin Ekman To investigate the death of a local artist and teacher, police constable Torsson must travel across a frozen lake to one of Sweden’s most remote villages. The locals are so tight-lipped and uncooperative that Torsson is about to rule the death accidental when a villager speaks up and opens a new door onto this death and possibly others. More about the book
	Whiteout by Greg Rucka U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko’s beat is Antarctica, a cold, desolate place where she has found a peaceful existence…until someone kills a researcher at a weather station. As she tracks the killer across the continent, she discovers dark secrets, and more bodies, hidden deep in the ice. More about the book