Stefán Máni

The dark prince of Nordic noir

About Stefán

Live to write, write to live

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Books

The Grímsson detective series

H. Grímsson is clairvoyant and frequently sees the grim shadow of death before it approaches. This intimacy of death has saved his skin in the past, but it is not a gift he bears lightly.

The Bull and the Girl

Two tourist girls find themselves stranded in the remote parts of east Iceland when their car breaks down. They head to a nearby farm, Uxavellir, which at first seems to be abandoned. There is no one in sight, only the paranoid bark of a dog inside the house.

The Shadows

The story is a psychological thriller about Kolbrún (Kolla) and Tímóteus (Timmi), who are going on a hiking trip in the fall, crossing a barren Icelandic highland.

Memento Mori

Odinn R. Elsuson, a hardened criminal, finds himself one day in the possession of a mysterious undelivered letter.

Wolfheart – Synopsis

The book is about Alexander, a 19 year old high-school drop out in Reykjavík. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets and falls in love a 17 year old girl, Védís. Everything becomes more complicated when he notices changes in his body after a night he can not remember. He wakes up in a strange place and is met there by a group of men who claim that he is a werewolf – like them. Now, everything happens quickly and his unexciting life as a coke-truck driver gets full of unexpected events.

Awards and nominations

A list of the prizes and honours Stefán Máni has received for his work.

2007

  • The Ship wins the Drop of blood, the Icelandic prime award for crime fiction*

2010

  • Noir Océan is selected the crime fiction of the year in France by renowned literary magazine Liré

2012

  • The House (a Grímsson Series title) wins the Drop of blood, the Icelandic prime award for crime fiction*

2014

  • Cruelty (a Grímsson Series title) wins the Drop of blood, the Icelandic prime award for crime fiction*
  • Présages (a Grímsson Series title) wins the Prix Des Lecteurs at the 10th Festival Du Polar in Villeneuve Lez Avignon in France


And nominated for The Glass Key, the famous Scandinavian award for crime fiction

Agent:

Ethan Ellenberg, New York