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’All four crime novels have been received very well by Danish and Greenlandic reviewers and readers - and I'm particularly happy about the positive feedback and praise I get when I meet people. It happens everywhere: on the street in Nuuk, on a plane to Uummannaq, at the airport in Kangerlussuaq, at book fairs and at small and large events in Greenland as well as in Denmark. At international literary fora such as 'Newcastle Noir', 'Hans Olav Lahlums Crime Festival' in Norway and 'Iceland Noir' people show great interest in the Arctic, for instance in relation to my participation in panels and interviews, and when I meet collegue writers and others working with literature.’
/Nina
 
Media and Bloggers 

‘One can, without spoilers, say that the modern-day Greenlandic society is portrayed precise and unremarkable. Nina von Staffeldt knows her characters and their 
ordinary lives, and she knows the history of Greenland 
well enough that she can rearrange it to fit the crime ..
.The persisting unsolvable conflict between Danish and Greenlandic [politics, culture and languages, edt.] plays its customary role, when well-educated people work together professionally; they cleverly balance the narrow line without falling to either side. Frozen Evidence is a likeable book and a classic, solid crime novel.’
Weekendavisen

‘The national power play and the classical crime novel’s ”closed space crime” unite in Nina von Staffeldt’s Frozen Evidence... ‘
Jyllands-Posten

‘Wonderful crime novel – especially for all those just the least bit smitten with love of Greenland.’
bibliotek.dk
 
‘The book is well-written and comes alive with its great love of Greenland, its realism and the calmness that balances with the ominous plot. In Greenland you take your time. You drink coffee (lots and lots of coffee). You enjoy nature. And you are sceptic of the Danes’ and other foreigners’ well-meaning patronizing …’
Politiken