Cold Weather Mysteries

a list by Leah Smith, librarian and avid reader
filed under Mystery and Personal Favorites

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

 
 
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

 

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