Joachim B. Schmidt
Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain
(Kalmann und der schlafende Berg)
Switzerland
BOOK
Kalmann is in trouble—or so it seems, as he’s sitting in an FBI office in Washington. All he wanted was to visit his American father. But his father abandons him, and Kalmann finds himself on a flight back to snowy Iceland. But peace is not waiting for him there either. A murder has occurred, with links stretching all the way to the U.S.—and it involves nothing less (and nothing more fitting) than the Cold War. And who must solve this explosive case? None other than Kalmann himself—the eccentric, slightly unhinged self-proclaimed sheriff from the northernmost village in Iceland.
Published by Prostor, 2024
AUTHOR
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Joachim B. Schmidt (*1981) is a Swiss author and journalist who grew up in the canton of Graubünden. After visiting Iceland, he fell in love with the country, moved to Reykjavík in 2007, started a family, and became an Icelandic citizen. He writes novels and short stories, maintains a travel blog, and works as a tour guide. His books are often set in Iceland’s rugged landscape and mix tension with dark humor. Kalmann (2020, Czech 2023) and its sequel Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain (2023) are no exception.
TRANSLATION
Marta Eich
