The Draining Lake
$32.18
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2010
Summary
A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger - haunting, gripping and provoking.
A REYKJAVIK MURDER MYSTERY.
A skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. The bones have been weighed down with an old radio transmitter - is this a clue to the victim, and the killer’s identity?
Detective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099542216 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099542218 |
| Author: | Arnaldur Indridason, Bernard Scudder |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2010 |
| Weight: | 268g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Reykjavik Murder Mysteries |
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Critics Review
A haunting, compassionate work * Observer *Indridason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last * Sunday Express *An absorbing story which confirms Indridason’s place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction * Sunday Telegraph *Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense of place and themes that transcend it; it confirms Indridason as one of those crime writers who rises above genre, combining suspense with moving insights into the human condition * Sunday Times *Indridason pieces together a convincing plot, while exploring universal issues of political idealism and shattered dreams * Daily Mirror *A beautiful, sad, haunting tale of lost love and lost illusion, regret and betrayal * The Times *A very good read which involves the reader deeply in the lives and the events of the story * Crimesquad.com *
About The Author
Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason (Author)
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 li, 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 Reykjavik Wartime Mystery series - won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world’s most lucrative crime fiction prize.
Bernard Scudder (Translator)
Bernard Scudder’s translations from Icelandic encompass sagas, ancient and modern poetry, leading contemporary novels, plays and art history. He died in 2007.
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