Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. He has published several thrillers, but it is for his Reykjavík Murder Mysteries — the series featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli — that he is best known outside his native Iceland. He has won the Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel (both for Tainted Blood and for Silence of the Grave) and the Martin Beck Award for best crime novel translated into Swedish (for The Voice). In 2005, Silence of the Grave was awarded the coveted CWA Gold Dagger for best crime novel, an...
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Strange Shores
Hardcover | 304 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-711-8 (1-84655-711-9)
September 24, 2013 | $32.95
A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.
Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Hardcover | 304 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-711-8 (1-84655-711-9)
September 24, 2013 | $32.95
A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.
Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose...
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trade paperback.
Strange Shores
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-539-8 (1-84655-539-6)
September 24, 2013 | $22.00
A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.
Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-539-8 (1-84655-539-6)
September 24, 2013 | $22.00
A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.
Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose...
Also available as a
hardcover.
Black Skies
Trade Paperback | 464 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-956337-2 (0-09-956337-1)
July 23, 2013 | $17.95
A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason.
Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble.
After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 464 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-956337-2 (0-09-956337-1)
July 23, 2013 | $17.95
A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason.
Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble.
After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Outrage
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35943-8 (0-307-35943-3)
October 16, 2012 | $21.00
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35943-8 (0-307-35943-3)
October 16, 2012 | $21.00
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In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs of a break-in or any struggle. A woman's purple shawl, found under the bed, gives off a strong and unusual aroma. A vial of narcotics found in the victim's...
Black Skies
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-540-4 (1-84655-540-X)
July 30, 2012 | $22.00
Arnaldur Indridason has been crime writing's best-kept secret ... until now.
A man is making a crude leather mask with slits for eyes and mouth, and an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves. He has revenge...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-540-4 (1-84655-540-X)
July 30, 2012 | $22.00
Arnaldur Indridason has been crime writing's best-kept secret ... until now.
A man is making a crude leather mask with slits for eyes and mouth, and an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves. He has revenge...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Black Skies
Hardcover | 352 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-581-7 (1-84655-581-7)
July 9, 2012 | $32.95
Arnaldur Indridason has been crime writing's best-kept secret ... until now.
A man is making a crude leather mask with slits for eyes and mouth, and an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves. He has revenge...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Hardcover | 352 pages | Harvill Secker | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-1-84655-581-7 (1-84655-581-7)
July 9, 2012 | $32.95
Arnaldur Indridason has been crime writing's best-kept secret ... until now.
A man is making a crude leather mask with slits for eyes and mouth, and an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves. He has revenge...
Also available as a
trade paperback and a
trade paperback.
Operation Napoleon
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35939-1 (0-307-35939-5)
October 11, 2011 | $21.00
From the CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Reykjavík Murder Mystery series comes an international thriller sweeping from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
1945: A German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on...
Trade Paperback | 336 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35939-1 (0-307-35939-5)
October 11, 2011 | $21.00
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From the CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Reykjavík Murder Mystery series comes an international thriller sweeping from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
1945: A German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on...
Also available as an
eBook.
Outrage
Hardcover | 288 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35941-4 (0-307-35941-7)
July 5, 2011 | $29.95
Indridason returns triumphantly to his worldwide bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
"An international literary phenomenon--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical."
— Harlan Coben
In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Hardcover | 288 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35941-4 (0-307-35941-7)
July 5, 2011 | $29.95
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Indridason returns triumphantly to his worldwide bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
"An international literary phenomenon--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical."
— Harlan Coben
In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Outrage
eBook | pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35942-1 (0-307-35942-5)
July 5, 2011 | $13.99
Indridason returns triumphantly to his worldwide bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
"An international literary phenomenon--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical."
— Harlan Coben
In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
eBook | pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35942-1 (0-307-35942-5)
July 5, 2011 | $13.99
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Indridason returns triumphantly to his worldwide bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
"An international literary phenomenon--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical."
— Harlan Coben
In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
The Draining Lake
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954221-6 (0-09-954221-8)
November 1, 2010 | $21.95
A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet.
In the wake of an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake drops suddenly, revealing the skeleton of a man half-buried in its sandy bed. It is clear immediately that it has been...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954221-6 (0-09-954221-8)
November 1, 2010 | $21.95
A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet.
In the wake of an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake drops suddenly, revealing the skeleton of a man half-buried in its sandy bed. It is clear immediately that it has been...
Silence of the Grave
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954855-3 (0-09-954855-0)
November 1, 2010 | $21.95
Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team must once again investigate Reykjavík's hidden past to unravel a case of human nastiness. Alive with tension and atmosphere and disturbingly real, this is an outstanding continuation of the Reykjavík Murder Mysteries.
Building work in an expanding Reykjavík uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954855-3 (0-09-954855-0)
November 1, 2010 | $21.95
Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team must once again investigate Reykjavík's hidden past to unravel a case of human nastiness. Alive with tension and atmosphere and disturbingly real, this is an outstanding continuation of the Reykjavík Murder Mysteries.
Building work in an expanding Reykjavík uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this...
Also available as a
paperback.
Hypothermia
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-35782-3 (0-307-35782-1)
October 26, 2010 | $21.00
The latest installment in the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award–winning Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, María, had never recovered from the loss...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 320 pages | Vintage Canada | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-35782-3 (0-307-35782-1)
October 26, 2010 | $21.00
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The latest installment in the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award–winning Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, María, had never recovered from the loss...
Also available as an
eBook.
Operation Napoleon
eBook | 256 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35940-7 (0-307-35940-9)
October 19, 2010 | $13.99
From the CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Reykjavík Murder Mystery series comes an international thriller sweeping from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
1945: A German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on...
eBook | 256 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective; Fiction
978-0-307-35940-7 (0-307-35940-9)
October 19, 2010 | $13.99
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From the CWA Gold Dagger-winning author of the Reykjavík Murder Mystery series comes an international thriller sweeping from modern Iceland to America and Nazi Germany at the end of World War II.
1945: A German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Hypothermia
eBook | 320 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-37376-2 (0-307-37376-2)
February 12, 2010 | $13.99
The latest installment in the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award–winning Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, María, had never recovered from the loss...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
eBook | 320 pages | Random House Canada | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-307-37376-2 (0-307-37376-2)
February 12, 2010 | $13.99
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The latest installment in the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger Award–winning Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, María, had never recovered from the loss...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Voices
Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954662-7 (0-09-954662-0)
January 11, 2010 | $19.95
The third novel in the award-winning Reykjavik Murder Mysteries.
The Christmas rush is under way in a big Reykjavik hotel when the police are called to the scene of a murder. The hotel doorman (and long-time resident of its basement) has been stabbed to death. With the hotel fully booked, the manager...
Written by Arnaldur Indridason
Trade Paperback | 368 pages | Vintage Books | Fiction - Mystery & Detective
978-0-09-954662-7 (0-09-954662-0)
January 11, 2010 | $19.95
The third novel in the award-winning Reykjavik Murder Mysteries.
The Christmas rush is under way in a big Reykjavik hotel when the police are called to the scene of a murder. The hotel doorman (and long-time resident of its basement) has been stabbed to death. With the hotel fully booked, the manager...
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