{"product_id":"kalmann-9781913394684","title":"Kalmann","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This atmospheric crime thriller laced with humor--described by some as an Icelandic \u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003cb\u003eis set in the village of Raufarhöfn in\u003cbr\u003e the far north of the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kalmann Odinsson is the self-appointed Sheriff of his town. Day by day, he\u003cbr\u003e treks the wide plains which surround the almost deserted village, hunts\u003cbr\u003e Arctic foxes and lays bait in the sea -- to catch the gigantic Greenland\u003cbr\u003e sharks he turns into the Icelandic fermented delicacy, hákarl. There is\u003cbr\u003e nothing anyone needs to worry about. Kalmann has everything under control.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInside his head, however, the wheels sometimes spin backwards. One winter, \u003cbr\u003e after he discovers a pool of blood in the snow, the swiftly unfolding\u003cbr\u003e events threaten to overwhelm him. But he knows that his native wisdom and\u003cbr\u003e pure-hearted courage will see him through. There really is no need to\u003cbr\u003e worry. How can anything go wrong with Kalmann in charge? He knows\u003cbr\u003e everything a man needs to know about life - well, almost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoachim B. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e, born in 1981, emigrated from Switzerland to Iceland in 2007. He is the author of several novels and short stories and is also a journalist and columnist. Schmidt who is Swiss and Icelandic lives in Reykjavik with his wife and their two children. Foreign language rights to \u003ci\u003eKalmann\u003c\/i\u003e have been sold in eight countries so far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bitter Lemon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554243481874,"sku":"9781913394684","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6dda2b23-8129-475f-8d3f-c22c045c7bdf.jpg?v=1731710339","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kalmann-9781913394684","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}