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Author
Series
Detective Konrad novels volume 1
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
314 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 of her mother two years earlier and had a history of depression. But when Karen, the friend who found her body, approaches Erlendur and gives him the tape of a séance that María had attended, his curiosity is aroused. Driven by a need to find answers,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
THE PAST. In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district,' a rough and dangerous area of the city. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. THE PRESENT. A 90-year-old man is discovered dead on his bed, smothered with his own pillow. Konrad, a former detective now bored with retirement, finds newspaper cuttings reporting the WWII shadow district murder in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
281 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Haunted by personal demons, Detective Erlunder decides to take a short leave of absence, putting a female detective, Elínborg, in charge while he is gone. When a troubling case lands on Elínborg’s desk, she’s quickly thrust into a violent and volatile situation with extremely high stakes. Soon, her investigation uncovers a twisted tale of double lives that may be connected to the unsolved disappearance of a young girl. The clock is ticking to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picador/Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
[2009, 2008]
Physical Desc
323 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Following an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls to reveal a skeleton half-buried in its sandy bed. It has clearly been there many years. There is a large hole in the skull. Yet more mysteriously, it is weighted down by a heavy radio transmitter bearing inscriptions in Russian. The police are called in and Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli begin their investigation. It takes them back to the Cold War era, when bright,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reykjavik, August 1941. When a traveling sales rep is found murdered in a Reykjavik flat, killed by a bullet from a Colt 45, the police initially suspect a member of the Allied occupation force. The British are in the process of handing over to the Americans and the streets of Reykjavik are crawling with servicemen whose relations with the local women are a major cause for concern. Flovent, Reykjavik's sole detective, is joined by the young military...
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