Snowblind

I found this through a review which described it as being in the same vein as Agatha Christie. While the mystery, which centers on the secrets of a community drama troupe in a small, northern Icelandic town, isn't the most riveting, the atmosphere and culture of Iceland was enjoyable for this U.S. reader. Translated from Icelandic, the writing is pretty easy to follow and it doesn't seem like much is “lost in the translation.” But the very foreign names were harder for me to keep straight than American ones would be. A second book with the same characters and setting is available and I hope to read this one soon as well.