NYT > World News Iceland’s Murder Rate Is Off the Charts (in Its Books, at Least) Par : Amelia Nierenberg 24 août 2026 à 09:32 The Nordic nation has almost no homicides, yet crime fiction is its favorite literary genre. That means writers face a challenge: making murder feel believable. © Sigga Ella for The New York TimesCrime novels on display in a bookstore in Reykjavik, Iceland.