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Author
Series
Inspector Erlendur volume 1
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2006, 2005]
Physical Desc
289 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat, and the police have no obvious leads. The man lived alone and had no family, and of his only two friends, one is serving time for an array of petty crimes and psychotic violence, and the other hasn't been heard of for twenty-five years. Erlendur and his colleague Sigurdur -li head the investigation team. They find a computer filled with downloaded pornography, and in a desk, the photograph of a young...
Author
Series
Inspector Erlendur volume 2
Publisher
Picador
Pub. Date
[2007], c2005
Physical Desc
293 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple. Whilst Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, his case unearths many other tales of family pain....
Author
Series
Inspector Erlendur volume 3
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
313 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 is desperate to keep the murder under wraps and his reputation intact. Detectives Erlendur and Sigurdur Oli discover that the dead man had had a childhood brush with fame and that two old 45s on which he had sung have...
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harvill Secker
Pub. Date
2012, 2009
Physical Desc
330 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
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 in mind. Meanwhile, with Detective Erlendur absent, his baseball-loving colleague Sigurdur Oli is in the spotlight. A school reunion has left Sigurdur Oli dissatisfied with life in the police force. Iceland is enjoying an economic boom and...
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