![]() ‘Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense of place and themes that transcend it it confirms Indriðason as one of those crime writers who rises above genre, combining suspense with moving insights into the human condition.’ Sunday Times ‘An absorbing story which confirms Indriðason’s place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction.’ Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph ‘Indriðason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last.’ Sunday Express ‘A haunting, compassionate work’ The Observer ![]() ![]() The bones have been weighed down with an old radio transmitter: is this a clue to the victim, and the killer’s identity?ĭetective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold War, and with a young man who walked out of his family home one day, never to return.Īs the mystery deepens, Erlendur and his team must unravel a story of international espionage, murder and betrayal. SynopsisĪ skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. This book is included in The Icelanders Cometh crowdfunding campaign run by the Jolabokaflod Book Campaign to raise money for UK libraries to spend on titles translated into English by Icelandic authors to mark World Book Night and UNESCO’s World Book and Copyright Day. Jolabokaflod Christmas Book Flood | Recommending reading ![]() ![]() Education, teaching studies and self-help.Fantasy, science fiction, myth and legend. ![]()
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