Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow

Everything began with the death of Isaiah, a child terrified of heights mysteriously fallen from a roof.
It might have ended there except for frosty former scientist Smilla Jaspersen's increasing suspicion at the hurried autopsy, the inconsistencies in testimony, the dodged questions, and most of all-- the child's footprints in the snow. Jaspersen doesn't know what she'll find at the end of this rabbit hole, but her scientific speciality and the legacy of her Inuit upbringing stands her in good stead as she tries to unravel the mystery surrounding Isaiah's death. Her investigation leads her deep into the Arctic, but will she be able to uncover the truth before it is blanketed forever in snow?

Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow is a winner of the Silver Dagger award for crime writing, and has been adapted to both audiobook and DVD. This classic, melancholy and powerful tale is an excellent starting point for readers interested in nordic noir that appreciate a slow, thoughtfully crafted story. This book can be found at Central Coast Library.

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Written by Peter Høeg | Translated by Tiina Nunnally
First published in English by Random House, 1993.
Alternate title: Smilla's sense of snow
Original title: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne
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