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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!

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Questão 1 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Liza Marklund

  • Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

  • Arnaldur Indriðason

  • Henning Mankell

Explicação

Questão 2 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Arkady Renko

  • Alexei Korolev

  • Erast Fandorin

  • Porfiry Petrovich

Explicação

Questão 3 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • UK

  • Sweden

  • Denmark

  • Finland

Explicação

Questão 4 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • USA

  • UK

  • Iceland

  • Canada

Explicação

Questão 5 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Annika Bengtzon

  • Lisbeth Salander

  • Rebecka Martinsson

  • Irene Huss

Explicação

Questão 6 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • the Met

  • AFP

  • FBI

  • RCMP

Explicação

Questão 7 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

  • Arnaldur Indriðason

  • Davíð Stefánsson

  • Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir

Explicação

Questão 8 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Minnesota

  • Maine

  • Alaska

  • Oregon

Explicação

Questão 9 de 10

10

Oslo Inspector Konrad Sejer has been through more than his share of cold winters. Who is Sejer's creator?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Karin Fossum

  • Karin Alvtegen

  • Karin Slaughter

  • Karin Sveen

Explicação

Questão 10 de 10

10

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?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Peter Robinson

  • Giles Blunt

  • Robert Crais

  • Stan Jones

Explicação