The Ice Pick

The Ice Pick (Ísöxin) is awarded to the author and translator of the best crime novel translated to Icelandic each year. The award is given by Iceland Noir – The International Crime Fiction Festival, The Icelandic Association of Translators and Interpreters, and The Icelandic Crime Society. Nominations are announced on Raymond Chandler‘s birthday, July 23rd. Chandler introduced the ice pick as a murder weapon in the crime story The Little Sister (1949).

2017

Nominations

E. O. Chirovici and translator Magnea J. Matthíasdóttir: Speglabókin (The Book of Mirrors)
Ann Cleeves and translator Snjólaug Bragadóttir: Hrafnamyrkur (Raven Black)
Shari Lapena and translator Ingunn Snædal: Hjónin við hliðina (The Couple Next Door)
Deon Meyer and translator Þórdís Bachmann: 13 tímar (13 uur)
Jo Nesbø and translator Bjarni Gunnarsson: Löggan (Politi)

2016

Marion Pauw and translator Ragna Sigurðardóttir: Konan í myrkrinu (Daglicht)

Nominations

Ann Cleeves and translator Þórdís Bachmann: Hin myrku djúp (Hidden Depths)
Kati Hiekkapelto and translator Sigurður Karlsson: Kólibrímorðin (Kolibri)
Jo Nesbø and translator Bjarni Gunnarsson: Meira blóð (Mere blod)
Erik Valeur and translator Eiríkur Brynjólfsson: Sjöunda barnið (Det syvende barn)

2015

Jo Nesbø and translator Bjarni Gunnarsson: Blóð í snjónum (Blod på snø)

Nominations

Jo Nesbø and translator Bjarni Gunnarsson: Afturgangan (Gjenferd)
Pierre Lemaitre and translator Friðrik Rafnsson: Alex (Alex)
Paula Hawkins and translator Bjarni Jónsson: Konan í lestinni (The Girl on the Train)
Viveca Sten í þýðingu Elín Guðmundsdóttir: Syndlaus (I grunden utan skuld)

2014

Joël Dicker and translator Friðrik Rafnsson: Sannleikurinn um mál Harrys Quebert (La Vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert)

Nominations

Antti Tuomainen and translator Sigurður Karlsson: Að gæta bróður míns (Veljeni vartija)
Jo Nesbø and translator Bjarni Gunnarsson: Brynhjarta (Panserhjerte)
Gillian Flynn and translator Bjarni Jónsson: Hún er horfin (Gone Girl)
Håkan Nesser and translator Ævar Örn Jósepsson: Manneskja án hunds (Människa utan hund)