Silence of the Grave

A Thriller

Reykjavík Thriller (Volume 2)

Arnaldur Indridason

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Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it. Was the skeleton a man or a woman, a victim or a killer, and is this a simple case of murder or a long-concealed act of justice? As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together.
 
Like the chilly Nordic mysteries of Henning Mankell and Karen Fossum, Arnaldur Indridason delivers a stark police procedural full of humanity and pathos, a classic noir from a very cold place.

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"[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

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Pat  rated it  
Feb 14, 2012
I love Scandinavian crime/thrillers. The characters are so much more real and human.
This is a haunting story of tragic events that occurred during WWII. Erlendur and his team are investigating the discovery of some old bones and unravel the story - the narrative skips between the present and ...more
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Carolyn  rated it  
Dec 5, 2011
Any doubts about Arnaldur's talent as a wonderful novelist are absolutely dispelled in this multi themed book. On the simplest level, it is a detective thriller in which Erlendur and the team are investigating the origin of human bones found in a new building project. It quickly transpires that th ...more
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Jennifer  rated it  
Aug 23, 2011
Detective Erlendur is a man as frozen as the chilly, bleak Icelandic landscape he inhabits. Haunted by the death of his brother who disappeared in a storm when they were just boys, never finding his body has eaten away at him ever since. Unable to move on from what happened, he abandoned his family ...more
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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.

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Silence of the Grave
A Thriller
Reykjavík Thriller (Volume 2)
Arnaldur Indridason

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Picador
August 2007
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780312427320
ISBN10: 0312427328
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 304 pages, Includes two maps
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October 2006
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ISBN: 9780312340711
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