Christoffer Petersen

Authentic Arctic Crime books and Thrillers

Luui

The Baffin Bay Stomp

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I’ve been very fortunate to have the support of a number of readers who wanted more stories, so much so when the opportunity came to get “into” the stories, they made it happen. The Baffin Bay Stomp is one of those stories.

This short story features Luui, and a brave new character by the name of Graham Williams. In a nutshell, there is a death aboard a cruise ship visiting Qaanaaq, and Luui being Luui is aboard (naturally) and lends a hand (typically) to the local police investigation. Graham is collateral damage. 🙂

The Baffin Bay Stomp defies credulity, of course, but was a lot of fun to write.

Chris

 

Yule at Aurora Station – 4th Advent, Part 4

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The final installment of Yule at Aurora Station is LIVE!

The story concludes in typically dramatic style and then continues over the last few days from the fourth Advent Sunday to Christmas Eve.

Has Luui saved Christmas?

Is there hope for the Arctic?

And what happens next?

Grab your copy today and find out!

You might prefer the complete edition, also available via Payhip or Amazon.

Yule at Aurora Station – 3rd Advent, Part 3

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And we’re live with Yule at Aurora Station, Part 3!

Things are heating up for Luui in the far north, as the stakes get higher and the magic bigger, badder (if that’s a word), and beyond her control.

Yule at Aurora Station is a fantastic blend of Greenlandic myth, climate change, greed, and friendship. I’ve gone all in with beasts and spirits and I’m good with that. I’m just not entirely sure how Luui is going to get out of this one.

Will she save Christmas?

Honestly, with everything that’s going on, Christmas is the least of her worries!

If you’re joining me on this journey each Advent Sunday, or waiting to grab the entire story once it is done (something Jane prefers), I just want to say thanks. I’ve added bonus material in the form of another desktop wallpaper.

Oh, and slight spoiler alert, someone from Luui’s past turns up in this one.

Yule at Aurora Station – 2nd Advent, Part 2

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It’s ready! The second installment of Yule at Aurora Station is live on Payhip!

Before I tease a little about the story, let me just add that I am selling the stories on Payhip first to try out a range of possibilities I don’t have when selling on other platforms.

For example, you can get 25% off your purchase if you share the sale on social media.

Also, and even more exciting from my point of view, I can add bonus (digital) material to the sale. So, with Yule at Aurora Station, for example, I am adding a JPEG download of the artwork (6000×3000) suitable for desktop wallpaper.

I can’t do this on other platforms. So while I realise that for some readers who often buy my books on other platforms (thank you!) it might be a bit irritating to buy from a new platform, I’m hoping that the discounts and the bonus material will make up for that.

I will be releasing the bundled Yule at Aurora Station in one volume, about 100+ pages, later in December for $2.99. But if you want to read along each advent, and grab the bonus material, then I hope you might be tempted with Payhip.

But. back to the story!

Luui, as you might have guessed, is in trouble.

No spoilers, but if you grabbed the free copy of Part 1 (now with additional bonus material which you can grab, even if you already downloaded it) you’ll know Luui is protecting the last known female polar bear in the Arctic, together with the help of her tiny friends Kalaagi and his sister, Naaluk, and the big, friendly helper spirit Âmo.

Yes, it’s that kind of story!

But hey, it’s a Christmas story.

That’s my excuse, and I’m sticking with it!

Anyway, polar bears, a container cabin, resupply via parachute, and a nefarious big corporation hunting for the bear … or Luui … I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

Well, and here’s the kicker, you’ll have to read it to find out. 🙂 But like any Christmas story, it will be resolved by Christmas Eve!

I’ll leave you with the promise of the next installment “dropping” on the third Advent Sunday this Christmas: December 12. You can always check the Yule at Aurora Station page on this website for updates.

Merry Christmas! (Kind of early, but hey…)

Chris

Advent Eve

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It really is a thing – Advent Eve. Rather, it’s the night before the first Advent of Christmas 2021.

Full confession, I’m not religious. I did find my baptism certificate the other day, but that’s as close as I get.

So the whole Advent “thing” is really just extended Christmas for me.

It’s also something that has stuck from Greenland.

December is incredibly dark in northern Greenland. In Uummannaq we had an hour or so of grey twilight. In Qaanaaq we had nothing. If there was no snow or ice on the ground to reflect the moonlight, we had less than nothing. One Christmas it rained, and the snow melted, resulting in super dark.

Not pleasant.

What is pleasant in Greenland over Christmas is the way every house – every house – has a coloured paper star with a light bulb hanging in the window. There are more lights, candles, decorations of all kinds all over the villages and settlements.

In the towns too, but I spent most of my winters in the more remote parts of Greenland.

Greenlanders celebrate Christmas with light to push back the dark. And then, at Christmas, there’s even more cause for celebration as we know the light is on its way back. It’ll take some time, but just knowing it’s coming is a huge boost to winter morale.

So, I hope you’ll celebrate with me this Advent Eve because tomorrow I’ll post the first of Luui’s Advent stories.

I’ll be back tomorrow with a link for the first part of Yule at Aurora Station.

Chris

The Magic Fifty

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Magic

© Christoffer Petersen, 2021

She was nearly six when Petra introduced Luui to Constable David Maratse.

“He’s grumpy,” Petra said, kneeling beside the shaman’s daughter.

“Grumpy?”

“Quiet, not happy.”

Luui frowned at Maratse. She extended her tiny fist, and then, poof, she splayed her fingers. Maratse’s eyes creased in a smile.

“Magic,” Luui said.

Notes …

This 50 word story is one of my favourites. Back in 2020, I set myself the challenge of writing 50 fifty word stories (title thankfully exempt from the wordcount) and Magic was one of them. No, I didn’t turn 50 that year. I’m still clinging on to the 40s. 🙂 You can find out more on the page for The Greenland 50.

Chris