Voices
How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life
$31.89
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2009
Summary
A tense, atmospheric and disturbing novel from one of Europe’s greatest crime writers.
A REYKJAVIK MURDER MYSTERY.
It is a few days before Christmas and a Reykjavik doorman and occasional Santa Claus, Gudlauger, has been found stabbed to death in his hotel room in a sexually compromising position. It soon becomes apparent that both staff and guests have something to hide, but it is the dead man who has the most shocking secret.
Detective Erlendur soon discovers that th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099546627 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099546620 |
| Author: | Arnaldur Indridason, Bernard Scudder |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Reykjavik Murder Mysteries |
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Critics Review
Gripping, authentic, haunting… The best new series I’ve read this year comes from Iceland. Arnaldur Indridason is already a literary phenomenon - and it’s easy to see why … I can’t wait for the next – Harlan CobenKeeps you guessing right until the end * Mail on Sunday *Once again Indridason demonstrates that the best Scandinavian crime writers can hold their own against their British and American rivals * Spectator *Outstanding * Irish Times *Morosely, intelligently, Erlendur unravels the mystery. With Voices, Indridason proves that his Gold Dagger victory for Silence of the Grave last year was no fluke * The Times *
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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