Cold Weather Mysteries

a list by Leah Smith, librarian and avid reader

Winter and autumn are my favorite times of the year. These tales transport me to cold weather even if it’s a sweltering day in July.

onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Smillas_Sense_of_Snow');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0385315147'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Smillas_Sense_of_Snow');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0385315147'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Smilla's Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg Amazon readers say: "Please give me a chance to tell you why I liked it." "A soft,searching study of one loner's belief of true justice." "Exquisite and dreamlike." "Weird, but good." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Smillas_Sense_of_Snow');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Smillas_Sense_of_Snow');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0385315147'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 480 page paperback \|$10.20 \|178 reviews This book also appears on Snow Books a.k.a. A Book List that Snow-Balled


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312986769'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312986769'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">In the Bleak Midwinter by Julia Spencer-Fleming Amazon readers say: "Don't start this one unless you have the time to finish it!" "Great start to a great series." "A truly remarkable multi-award winning debut." "Fast-paced debut novel." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/In_the_Bleak_Midwinter');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312986769'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 384 page paperback \|$6.99 \|52 reviews This book also appears on Mysteries Solved by Clergy. Really.


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Tenderness_of_Wolves');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1416571302'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Tenderness_of_Wolves');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1416571302'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney Amazon readers say: "Excellent and gripping." "A tale of love and devotion." "Very interesting novel." "A visit to another place and time." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Tenderness_of_Wolves');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Tenderness_of_Wolves');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/1416571302'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 400 page paperback \|$10.20 \|44 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Winters_Child');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446617598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Winters_Child');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446617598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Winter's Child by Margaret Maron onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Winters_Child');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Winters_Child');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446617598'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 352 page paperback \|$6.99 \|21 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Blue_Deer_Thaw_A_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312978855'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Blue_Deer_Thaw_A_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312978855'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Blue Deer Thaw: A Mystery by Jamie Harrison Amazon readers say: "Dry humor and a good mystery." "Loveable characters, zany characters & a fun plot." "Ho-hum, another masterpiece from Jamie Harrison." onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Blue_Deer_Thaw_A_Mystery');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Blue_Deer_Thaw_A_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0312978855'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 288 pages, used, starting at $0.99 \|11 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/A_Cold_Day_for_Murder');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/042513301X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/A_Cold_Day_for_Murder');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/042513301X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/A_Cold_Day_for_Murder');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/A_Cold_Day_for_Murder');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/042513301X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 208 page paperback \|$6.99 \|19 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Degrees_of_Separation_A_Jessie_Arnold_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0451223705'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Degrees_of_Separation_A_Jessie_Arnold_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0451223705'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Degrees of Separation: A Jessie Arnold Mystery by Sue Henry onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Degrees_of_Separation_A_Jessie_Arnold_Mystery');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Degrees_of_Separation_A_Jessie_Arnold_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0451223705'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 272 page paperback \|$6.99 \|6 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Music_of_What_Happens');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553572059'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Music_of_What_Happens');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553572059'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Music of What Happens by John Straley onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Music_of_What_Happens');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Music_of_What_Happens');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0553572059'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 272 page paperback \|$7.50 \|1 review


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Icy_Clutches');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446400408'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Icy_Clutches');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446400408'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Icy Clutches by Aaron J. Elkins onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Icy_Clutches');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Icy_Clutches');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0446400408'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 310 pages, used, starting at $0.01 \|4 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Death_of_a_Winter_Shaker');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/038079201X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Death_of_a_Winter_Shaker');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/038079201X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Death of a Winter Shaker by Deborah Woodworth onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Death_of_a_Winter_Shaker');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Death_of_a_Winter_Shaker');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/038079201X'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 224 pages, used, starting at $0.01 \|4 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Nordic_Nights');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0373263643'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Nordic_Nights');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0373263643'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Nordic Nights by Lise McClendon onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Nordic_Nights');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Nordic_Nights');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0373263643'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 256 pages, used, starting at $0.01 \|5 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Alpine_Pursuit_An_Emma_Lord_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345447921'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Alpine_Pursuit_An_Emma_Lord_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345447921'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">The Alpine Pursuit: An Emma Lord Mystery by Mary Daheim onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Alpine_Pursuit_An_Emma_Lord_Mystery');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/The_Alpine_Pursuit_An_Emma_Lord_Mystery');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0345447921'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 288 page paperback \|$6.99 \|4 reviews


onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Murder_in_a_Cold_Climate');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0670828890'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">	onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Murder_in_a_Cold_Climate');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0670828890'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;">Murder in a Cold Climate by Scott Young As an interesting aside, the author, Scott Young, was the father of musician Neil Young. I was so taken with his two "cold weather" mysteries that I sent him a fan letter and he wrote back. onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Murder_in_a_Cold_Climate');" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> onClick="javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview('/to_amazon/Cold_Weather_Mysteries/Murder_in_a_Cold_Climate');" onMouseOver="window.status='http://amazon.com/dp/0670828890'; return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''; return true;"> 256 pages, used, starting at $0.01

Know any books we should add to the list above? .