Question 1
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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?
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Liza Marklund
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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
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Arnaldur Indriðason
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Henning Mankell
Question 2
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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?
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Arkady Renko
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Alexei Korolev
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Erast Fandorin
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Porfiry Petrovich
Question 3
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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?
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UK
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Sweden
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Denmark
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Finland
Question 4
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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?
Question 5
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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?
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Annika Bengtzon
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Lisbeth Salander
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Rebecka Martinsson
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Irene Huss
Question 6
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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?
Question 7
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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?
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Yrsa Sigurðardóttir
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Arnaldur Indriðason
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Davíð Stefánsson
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Elín Ebba Gunnarsdóttir
Question 8
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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?
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Minnesota
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Maine
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Alaska
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Oregon
Question 9
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Oslo Inspector Konrad Sejer has been through more than his share of cold winters. Who is Sejer's creator?
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Karin Fossum
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Karin Alvtegen
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Karin Slaughter
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Karin Sveen
Question 10
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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?
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Peter Robinson
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Giles Blunt
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Robert Crais
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Stan Jones