Here’s a virtual getaway with literary sleuths. You don’t
have to stand in airport lines or lose luggage. Just lose your mind in these
books and try to figure out whodunit. Suggestions are from Entertainment Weekly
Canadian Arctic - White Heat by
M.J.McGrath. Meet Kiglatuk, an Inuit hunter and guide and visit the ice between
Greenland and the North Pole
Chile – The Neruda Case by Roberto
Ampuero. Drink wine and spout poetry while solving a mystery
Brazil – Blood of the Wicked by Leighton
Gage. Forget the Olympics. Check out the gritty affairs in the back
alleys ( warning -graphic violence)
Iceland – Jar City by Erlendur
Sveinsson. Wander around Reykjavik
Spain – Death Rites by Alicia Gimenez
Bartlett. Strong quirky cops in Barcelona. Run with the bulls or fight crime
Botswana – The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by
Alexander McCall Smith. Vivid sense of place and Precious Ramotswe leads the
way
Sweden – The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg.
Seaside town and murder afoot
United Kingdom – The Blackhouse by Peter May.
There’s more to England than just Sherlock Holmes. Follow Fin Macleod in
the Outer Hebrides. Bodies swept up on the beach and more
Australia - Bad Debts by Peter Temple.
Trouble down under for Jack Irish.
Escape and enjoy
