Arctic Shorts Books in Order

As Greenland's winter gives way to the long summer, Constable David Maratse receives a call from inside a shipping container. This short mystery follows him responding to an unusual situation amid the changing Arctic season.

A hunter kills his brother during a bar fight, leaving Constable David Maratse to bring him home. In Greenland's harsh landscape, catching the fugitive also means trying to prevent him from taking his own life.

After a young couple brings home a newborn, Constable David Maratse takes responsibility for their difficult nine-year-old daughter. This Greenland story places a family's strain at the center of his work as he tries to prevent its collapse.

An unexpected flight brings an unwelcome visitor to a remote Arctic island and sets violence in motion. Constable David Maratse becomes caught in events with deeply personal consequences, linking his police work to a painful part of his history.

In Greenland's sunless winter, Constable David Maratse seeks help from a shaman to locate a missing child. The search brings policing and local traditions together as dark deeds threaten the community he is trying to protect.

Two ships collide during an international rescue exercise off Greenland's northeastern coast. Constables David Maratse and Petra Jensen must reach journalists trapped below decks, turning a planned operation into an urgent struggle to save lives.

A Cold War historian is found dead near an abandoned American base in Greenland. Constable David Maratse searches its ice tunnels for a suspect, facing a race to reach them before exposure claims another life.

A young father leaves a tuberculosis isolation ward at Christmas, risking his family's health. Constable David Maratse must find him before a hoped-for reunion exposes those he loves to the illness he is trying to escape.

A giant iceberg threatens a small Greenlandic settlement with a destructive wave. Constable David Maratse must persuade an elderly hunter and his wife to abandon their home before their attachment to it puts their lives at risk.

After a tragic car accident, Constable David Maratse withdraws to a remote hunters' cabin in Greenland. Away from his usual duties, he seeks a way to confront the aftermath and find relief from what has happened.

The theft of a Greenlandic national costume pattern puts its suspected taker at risk of expulsion from the community. Constable David Maratse must solve the case before a stolen object leads to a more lasting punishment.

An elderly artist disappears in Greenland's capital, prompting Constable David Maratse to take leave from work. His search becomes an effort to bring the man home before the pressures of city life do him lasting harm.

A body is discovered during an evangelical visit to a remote Greenlandic settlement. Constable David Maratse must identify the murderer before religious excitement obscures the evidence and allows the person responsible to escape accountability for the death.

A fishing invitation draws Constable David Maratse back into an old investigation. Before he can return to shore, he must revisit the case and acknowledge mistakes, turning a familiar activity into a confrontation with his professional past.

Thin ice prevents firefighters from reaching a burning house in a Greenlandic settlement. Constable David Maratse must organize an evacuation before strong winds carry the flames further, turning the Arctic conditions into obstacles to saving residents.

Two siblings discover a small plane on the Greenland ice and take something from it. Constable David Maratse must establish what they removed before the aircraft's owners arrive, turning their discovery into a police investigation.

A young girl's death shortly after eating mountain berries unsettles a Greenland community. Constable David Maratse investigates the cause, racing to establish what happened before residents take the law into their own hands in response.

A prized dog is killed just before a school's dog-sledge race in Greenland. Constable David Maratse investigates the death and searches for the culprit, with the possibility of further violence lending urgency to the case.

Constable David Maratse responds to a pregnant woman's suicide attempt in an isolated Greenland settlement. His investigation uncovers tiny graves hidden on the island, drawing him into disturbing secrets that extend beyond the immediate emergency.

A young woman collapses soon after arriving in an isolated Greenland settlement. As illness and fear spread, Constable David Maratse must impose quarantine, confronting the practical demands of protecting a remote community during a crisis.

Unexplained, ghostly noises disturb a Greenland village, prompting Constable David Maratse to investigate. This short mystery follows his police work within a remote community, where local traditions and the surrounding Arctic environment frame the case.

An elderly shaman is accused of kidnapping his teenage grandson in Greenland. Constable David Maratse searches for the boy, sorting through misleading accounts and family lies that obscure what happened and where the teenager has gone.

When a young hunter breaks the law, Constable David Maratse must pursue someone he considers a friend. The chase takes them across Greenland's sea ice toward an Arctic storm, testing Maratse's loyalty alongside his duty.

An American artist is troubled by ghosts connected to an earlier case while walking through Nuuk. Constable David Maratse is recalled to Greenland's capital to investigate, bringing his police work back into contact with the past.

A young woman’s body is discovered beneath a remote Greenland mountain, leaving Constable David Maratse searching for a killer. Enlisting a Ukrainian visitor’s help, he investigates a death against the pressures and isolation of the Arctic landscape.

A pregnant woman from David Maratse’s past arrives unexpectedly in northern Greenland, bringing unsettling stories and reviving old feelings. Their encounter draws the constable into a personal reckoning amid the demands of life in the far Arctic.

A severe storm isolates a small Arctic settlement from the outside world, threatening the people who depend on a connection to survive. Constable David Maratse refuses to leave them unreachable, risking everything to find a route through the disruption.