The ultimate guide to arnaldur indridason books and movies. He is the only author to win the glass key award for best nordic crime novel two years in. Indridasons quiet authority and moody prose are beautifully at play in erlendurs 11th case reykjavik nights, 2015, etc. Browse and shop for books, home decor, toys, gifts and more on indigo. Arnaldur indridasons reykjavik nights, and more the new. Born in 1961 in reykjavik, indridason pursued a degree in history from the university of iceland in 1996 and worked as a freelance writer before becoming a film critic for a local newspaper. His other crime novels in the series, jar city and voices, have also been published to highest acclaimu. I will not make any comments that may be spoilers if arnaldur were to see this site, i would like to give him a long round of applause, and thanks for creating a character who i have come to know and love. Arnaldur indridasons crime novel mrin also referred to as jar city or tainted blood was made into a film in 2006. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. He won the nordic crime novel award for tainted blood originally published in the uk under the title jar city and, in the following year, for its sequel, silence. Hiver arctique arnaldur indridason metailie ebook epub le. The draining lake by arnaldur indridason overdrive rakuten.
The author shines an intimate searching light on the seasoned, somewhat curmudgeon, erlendur, and a tragedy in his past that convinced him there. This one, though, is quite different from all the others. Building work in an expanding reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Im giving it a weak four stars, as i didnt find it so compelling. In a world of the pattersons who churn out new books telling similar stories seemingly every 56 months, what a pleasure to have discovered this series by indridason.
This acclaimed book by arnaldur indridason is available at in several formats for your ereader. Strange shores by arnaldur indridason is the eleventh in the series of reykjavik murder mysteries. The past in wartime reykjavik, iceland, a young woman is found strangled in the shadow district, a. Indridason s quiet authority and moody prose are beautifully at play in erlendurs 11th case reykjavik nights, 2015, etc. An inspector erlendur novel an inspector erlendur series arnaldur indridason on. An inspector erlendur novel arnaldur indridason, trans.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. He is best known for his inspector erlendur series. Strange shores by arnaldur indridason is the 9th procedural in the inspector erlendur series set amidst the frozen tundra of iceland available august 26, 2014. Books, best novels, detective, books to read, crime, pdf, author, entertainment. No matter what they publish, i automatically buy it. Aug 24, 2014 strange shores by arnaldur indridason is the 9th procedural in the inspector erlendur series set amidst the frozen tundra of iceland available august 26, 2014.
Arnaldur indridason s most recent novel available in english, strange shores, is the most thoughtful, subtle and sympathetic portrait of reykjavik police inspector erlendur sveinsson i have read. Written by arnaldur indridason, translated by victoria cribb sad news for fans of icelands arnaldur indridason. Strange shores is the seventh indridason book ive read. Now, his beloved protagonist inspector erlendur is back strange shor. To date, ten of the books in indridasons detective series have been translated into english. A young woman disappears from the frozen fjords of iceland. Arnaldur indridason is an icelandic writer of crime fiction. In her wake, this woman has left a tempest of lies, betrayal and revenge. Arnaldur indridason picador picador arnaldur indridason is already an international literary phenomand its easy to see why. Outside iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring erlendur and sigurdur oli, which are consistent bestsellers across europe. Strange shores arnaldur indridason a missing woman. Discount prices on books by arnaldur indridason, including titles like the shadow killer the flovent and thorson thrillers. He worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels.
Nicholas wroe interviews arnaldur indridason, whose macabre thrillers, starring his gloomy scandinavian inspector erlendur, are not only hugely. Strange shores 20 finalist 2014 international dagger award finalist 2015 barry award for best novel. The author arnaldur indridason is crime fiction writer whose books are published in 26 different countries and in 21 different languages. I also hope that arnaldur can write followups to strange shores with erlendur returning from the east. Order of inspector erlendur books inspector erlunder is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by icelandic novelist arnaldur indridason. He is on holiday something alluded to in the previous two books and now we finally find out what he has been doing. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
An international sensation, published in over twenty five countries around the world, arnaldur indridason attained instant fame in the englishspeaking mystery world after winning the gold dagger award for silence of the grave. Jar city 20002004, silence of the grave 20022005, voices 20032006, the draining lake 20042007, arctic chill 20052009, hypothermia 20072009, outrage 20082011, black skies 20092012, strange shores 20102012. Arnaldur indridason won the cwa gold dagger award for silence of the grave and is the only author to win the glass key award for best nordic crime novel two years in a row. The first instalment in the thrilling new crime series from worldwide bestseller arnaldur indridason. Arnaldur indridason isnt like other authors of nordic crime fiction. An inspector erlendur novel and millions of other books are available for instant access. Ason won the cwa gold dagger award for silence of the grave and is the only author to win the glass key award for best nordic crime novel two years in a row, for jar city and silence of the grave. Arnaldur indridasons most recent novel available in english, strange shores, is the most thoughtful, subtle and sympathetic portrait of reykjavik police inspector erlendur sveinsson i have read. I will not make any comments that may be spoilers if arnaldur were to see this site, i would like to give him a long round of applause, and thanks for creating a character who i. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Strange shores epub adobe drm can be read on any device that can open epub adobe drm files.
I just finished strange shores and was looking to share my thoughts when i saw these responses. Detective erlendur returns for the last time a young woman walks into the frozen fjords of iceland, never to be seen again. Strange shores by arnaldur indridason, victoria cribb. The past in wartime reykjavik, iceland, a young woman is found strangled in the shadow district, a rough and dangerous area of the city. An indepth guide to all the books in arnaldur indridason s detective erlendur series. Strange shores isbn 9781846557118 pdf epub arnaldur. Download strange shores audiobook by arnaldur indridason. Now, with the highly anticipated voices, this worldclass sensation treats american readers to another extraordinary inspector erlendur sveinsson thriller. Presented by the british crime writers association, previous. Now, his beloved protagonist inspector erlendur is back strange shores, a thrilling and beautifullywritten mystery that begins when a young woman disappears from.
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. The crimes he writes about arent particularly gruesome. But matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Download or stream strange shores by arnaldur indridason. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Arnaldur indridason books and biography waterstones. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read strange shores. The film of jar city was icelands entry for the academy award for best foreign film, and the film silence of the grave is in production with the same director. Murder in reykjavik by arnaldur indridason at indigo. Strange shores ebook written by arnaldur indridason. An icelandic detective and a member of the american military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. Arnaldur indridason was born in 1961, the son of an icelandic author. Arnaldur indridason took the international crime fiction scene by storm after winning englands cwa gold dagger award for silence of the grave.
Indridasons stories are highly atmospheric and at times very dark, often touching on serious issues within society. Arnaldur indridason paperback ebook audio download. Apr 19, 2015 arnaldur indridason isnt like other authors of nordic crime fiction. The film contraband, starring mark wahlberg, was based on an. Born on 28 january 1961, indridason started as a journalist before venturing into critiquing films for morgunblai and eventually writing books. Strange shores by arnaldur indridason overdrive rakuten.
An icelandic police detective probes a decadesold disappearance that resonates with a haunting incident from his own past. Arnaldur indridason is an iceland writer who specializes in the crime fiction genre. Inspector erlendur is the protagonist of this novel series written by the author arnaldur indridason. Jar city 20002004, silence of the grave 20022005, voices 20032006, the draining lake 20042007, arctic chill 20052009, hypothermia 20072009, outrage 20082011, black skies 20092012, strange shores 20102012 inspector erlendur. Inspector erlendur ventures to urdarklettur, near the remote fjords of his country, to investigate the probable murder of matthildur, a young woman whose disappearance several decades earlier was at first clouded by a contemporary tragedy involving some british sailors. Erlendur sveinsson is a detective in reykjavik, iceland and works alongside elinborg and sigurdur oli. A guide to arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur. Set in iceland, arnaldur indridasons awardwinning reykjavik murder mystery series features the enigmatic detective erlendur and his team. When examining icelandic noir, its impossible to ignore arnaldur indridason books and the contribution he has made to the genre.
Arnaldur received his degree in history from the university of iceland, then worked as a journalist, freelance writer and film critic. His villains arent excessively violent, nor are his victims. Ive always been in two minds about the availability of ebooks, but i am a convert since my preordered copy of strange shores appeared suddenly in my kindle last week. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting, and lyrical. Arnaldur indridason is an icelandic novelist of crime fiction. An inspector erlendur novel ebook written by arnaldur indridason. Arnaldur indridason is already an international literary phenomand its easy to see why.
Arnaldur indridasons reykjavik nights, and more the. A guide to arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur crime. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading strange shores. Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, detective erlendur is on the hunt. M inda strange shores by arnaldur indridason jake kerridge talks to the. I am reader in australia, far, far away from iceland but arnaldurs books are my very favourite translated crime fiction. Arnaldur indridason, whom the sunday times calls one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation, has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in reykjavik. And now, silence of the grave, the next in this stunning series has won the coveted golden dagger award. An inspector erlendur novel kindle edition by indridason, arnaldur. Strange shores is the last in the series featuring detective erlendur. Pdf jar city an inspector erlendur novel download ebook. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. This book focuses on the main detective, introduced to us in the first books, erlendur. The series of novel revolves around the country iceland which is full of drug addicts and violent fellows.
A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, the shadow district is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author arnaldur indridason. Or perhaps what i should say is that this book includes none of the interaction of the protagonist, erlendur, with his. Arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur books in order. Aug 15, 20 arnaldur indridason s most recent novel available in english, strange shores, is the most thoughtful, subtle and sympathetic portrait of reykjavik police inspector erlendur sveinsson i have read. An inspector erlendur novel by arnaldur indridason in chm, epub, txt download ebook.
Strange shores was nominated for the 2014 cwa gold dagger award. May 11, 2018 i also hope that arnaldur can write followups to strange shores with erlendur returning from the east. After wonderful novels like jar city, silence of the grave and hypothermia, one of the great detectives of nordic noir is bowing out, and it doesnt seem likely well see his fellow cop sigurdur oli in. Explore books by arnaldur indridason with our selection at.
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