29/365: The Shiver in the Arctic by Christoffer Peterson

The Shiver in the Arctic by Christoffer Peterson Rating: ★★★★ Series: Greenland Missing Persons #3 Publication Date: August 18, 2020 Genre: mystery: modern (1980-present) Pages: 137 ReRead?: No Project: Project 365 As the temperature plummets and the residents of a remote village shelter during a particularly vicious winter storm, Constable Petra Jensen picks up the pieces of an old case to pass the time until the temperature rises. The Shiver in the Arctic is the third in a new series of Greenland Missing Persons novellas set in the harsh, unpredictable Arctic, rich in tradition, myth and culture.

This is the third in a continuing series of novellas set in Greenland featuring Constable Petra Jensen, the only constable assigned to the “missing persons desk.” When she is sent to one of the far-flung parts of Greenland right when a winter storm is hitting the island, she ends up stranded in a hotel with a group of American tourists.

The Americans have returned to Greenland two years after the disappearance of one of their friends, on their last trip to Greenland. One of the men proposes that Petra solve the disappearance. She spends the night interviewing them one at a time, until she takes a break between interviews and someone tries to murder her.

Petra’s investigative technique here is basically the one used by Hercule Poirot: ask questions of witnesses, listen to the answers, and think until she figures it out. And she does figure it out.

There are a total of 31 of the Petra Jensen novellas, and the first four are available for free through the KU library. The remainder cost between $2.99 and $4.99. So far I’ve really enjoyed the three that I’ve read.