Silence of the Grave: An Inspector Erlendur Novel

Autor: Indridason, Arnaldur

Ausgabe: Reprint

Seitenzahl: 293

Artikelnummer: 9780312427320

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 21-08-2007

Einzelheiten: Kurzbeschreibung When a skeleton is unearthed at a Reykjavik building site, Inspector Erlendur and his colleagues set out to unravel a complex decades-old crime that may have ties to his own troubled family history. By the author of Jar City . Reader's Guide available. Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Pressestimmen "[Indridason applies] his austere style to a crime of such emotional breadth and sociological complexity that it acquires the sweep and consequence of epic storytelling. . . . Inspector Erlendur is one of the most compassionate detectives to come this way in a long time." --The New York Times "The best new series I've read this year comes from Iceland. Arnaldur Indridson is already an international literary phenom--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting, and lyrical. I can't wait for the next." -- Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Promise Me Klappentext Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team must once again look into Reykjavik'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 Reykjavik Murder Mysteries. Buchrückseite "Silence of the Grave"Winner of the CWA Golden Dagger Award Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder Praise for Indridason's previous novel featuring Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson, "Jar City" " " "Classic mystery fiction, both compassionate and thrilling. Indridason is about to become one of the brightest stars in the genre's dark skies." - John Connolly, author of "Dark Hollow" "A great crime novel . . . excellent." - "The ""Baltimore"" Sun" "Riveting. Look for Indridason to appear on critics' shortlists for best new author, best mystery novel, and so forth." - "BookPage" "Fans of mystery in general and Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum can only exult." - "Library Journal" (starred review) "No wonder Arnaldur Indridason won so many awards. He's a great storyteller, and American readers will overwhelmingly agree." - C. J. Box, Anthony Award-winning author of "Out of Range" " " "Reminiscent of Simenon." - Reginald Hill, author of "Dialogues of the Dead" "Gripping. . . . There is a Ross Macdonald element to all this . . . recalls Madeleine Nabb and Donna Leon." - "Booklist" Über den Autor und weitere Mitwirkende Arnaldur Indridason won the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel for both Jar City and Silence of the Grave. He lives in Reykjavík.

EAN: 9780312427320

Modell: 9780312427320

Languages: Englisch

Binding: Taschenbuch

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