BOOKS FROM ICELANDJar City
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Set in Iceland
Male author
Description:
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. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector 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 fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' Val McDermid 'A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age' Independent FROM CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD-WINNING CRIME WRITER ARNALDUR INDRIDASON
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(5 months ago) |
17 Jun, 2024
The body of a 70-year-old man who was struck on the head with a glass ashtray is found in a flat in Norðurmýri. The only clues are a photograph of a young girl's grave and a cryptic note left on the body. Detective Erlendur discovers that the victim was accused of a violent rape some forty years earlier but was never convicted. The novel won the Scandinavian crime writers' Glass Key award in 2002 for best Nordic crime fiction novel.
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(4 months ago) |
14 Jul, 2024
A classic detective book, murder, and who did it, but this was with a twist of the past of the murdered man. He has a rather sordid past and the detectives on case need to dig deep to find out who the murderer is. Written originally in icelandic and based in and around Reykavic it mentions on lots of occasions the rain and the bad weather, so wrap up warm for this one.
We learn about the corruption in the police 40 years before the murder.
The title is also unusual but as you read through you learn what is Jar City and it might give you the shivers.
Grim and noir.
Not something I would have read if it were not for this Read The World challenge.
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