The Ice Pick
The Ice Pick (Ísöxin) is awarded to the translator and author 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).
2022
Bjarni Jónsson: Kalmann (Kalmann) by Joachim B. Schmidt
Other Nominated books
Árni Óskarsson: Örvænting (Zashchita Luzhina) by Vladímír Nabokov
Ísak Harðarson: Spegilmennið (Spegelmannen) by Lars Kepler
Jón Hallur Stefánsson: Dauðahliðið (The Midnight Line) by Lee Child
Ingunn Snædal: Þögla ekkjan (Den tavse enke) by Sara Blædel
2021
Halla Kjartansdóttir: Þerapistinn (Terapeuten) by Helene Flood
Other Nominated books
Ísak Harðarson: Eldum björn (Koka björn) by Mikael Niemi
Nanna B. Þórsdóttir: Eplamaðurinn (Mercedes-snittet) by Hanne Mette Hancock
Nanna B. Þórsdóttir: Blekkingarleikur (Deadly Charade) by Kristina Ohlsson
Sigurður Karlsson: Snerting hins illa (Mefiston kosketus) by Max Seeck
2020
Hilmar Hilmarsson: 1793 by Niklas Natt och Dag
other Nominated books
Brynja Cortes Andrésdóttir: Annabelle by Lina Bengtsdotter
Hrafnhildur Guðmundsdóttir: Múttan (La Daronne) by Hannelore Cayre
Ísak Harðarson: Feilspor (Felsteg) by Maria Adolfsson
Uggi Jónsson: Gauksins gal (The Cuckoo's Calling) by Robert Galbraith
2019
Friðrik Rafnsson. Þrír dagar og eitt líf (Troi jours et une vie) by Pierre Lemaitre
other Nominated books
Þórdís Bachmann: Glerstofan (The Glass Room) by Anne Cleeves
Nanna B. Þórsdóttir: Líkblómið (Ligblomsten) by Anne Mette Hancock
Elín Guðmundsdóttir: Mínus átján gráður (Arton grader minus) by Stefan Ahnhem
Einar Arnar Stefánsson: Stúlkan með snjóinn í hárinu (Flickan med snö i håret) by Ninni Schulman
2018
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Sonurinn (Sønnen) by Jo Nesbø
other Nominated books
Friðrik Rafnsson: Barnagæla (Chanson douce) by Leila Slimani
Árni Óskarsson: Ég er að spá í að slútta þessu (I'm Thinking of Ending Things) by Ian Reid
Friðrika Benónýsdóttir: Konan í glugganum (The Woman in the Window) eftir A.J. Finn
Sigrún Ástríður Eiríksdóttir: Ósýnilegi verndarinn (El guardián invisible) eftir Dolores Redondo
2017
Snjólaug Bragadóttir: Hrafnamyrkur (Raven Black) by Anne Cleeves
other Nominated books
Magnea J. Matthíasdóttir: Speglabókin (The Book of Mirrors) by E. O. Chirovici
Snjólaug Bragadóttir: Hrafnamyrkur (Raven Black) by Ann Cleeves
Ingunn Snædal: Hjónin við hliðina (The Couple Next Door) by Shari Lapena
Þórdís Bachmann: 13 tímar (13 uur) by Deon Meyer
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Löggan (Politi) by Jo Nesbø
2016
Ragna Sigurðardóttir: Konan í myrkrinu (Daglicht) by Marion Pauw
other nominated books
Þórdís Bachmann: Hin myrku djúp (Hidden Depths) by Ann Cleeves
Sigurður Karlsson: Kólibrímorðin (Kolibri) by Kati Hiekkapelto
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Meira blóð (Mere blod) by Jo Nesbø
Eiríkur Brynjólfsson: Sjöunda barnið (Det syvende barn) by Erik Valeur
2015
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Blóð í snjónum (Blod på snø) by Jo Nesbø
other nominated books
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Afturgangan (Gjenferd) by Jo Nesbø
Friðrik Rafnsson: Alex (Alex) by Pierre Lemaitre
Bjarni Jónsson: Konan í lestinni (The Girl on the Train) by Paula Hawkins
Elín Guðmundsdóttir: Syndlaus (I grunden utan skuld) by Viveca Sten
2014
Friðrik Rafnsson: Sannleikurinn um mál Harrys Quebert (La Vérité sur l’affaire Harry Quebert) by Joël Dicker
other nominated books
Sigurður Karlsson: Að gæta bróður míns (Veljeni vartija) by Antti Tuomainen
Bjarni Gunnarsson: Brynhjarta (Panserhjerte) by Jo Nesbø
Bjarni Jónsson: Hún er horfin (Gone Girl) by Gillian Flynn
Ævar Örn Jósepsson: Manneskja án hunds (Människa utan hund) by Håkan Nesser