'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' - Val McDermid

Informationen zum Autor Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger. The Shadow District the first book in the Reykjavík Wartime Mystery series won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize. Klappentext The dead don't talk - unless you know how to listen. In Reykjavík, an old man is found murdered with a cryptic note left on his body. Detective Erlendur begins unravelling a decades-old case that never closed. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years... 'A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age' Independent 'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' Val McDermid Zusammenfassung An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime.

Autorentext

Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.

The Shadow District the first book in the Reykjavík Wartime Mystery series won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world's most lucrative crime fiction prize.

Klappentext

The dead don't talk - unless you know how to listen.

In Reykjavík, an old man is found murdered with a cryptic note left on his body. Detective Erlendur begins unravelling a decades-old case that never closed. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years...

'A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age' Independent
'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' Val McDermid

Zusammenfassung
An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime.