The Draining Lake

A Thriller

Reykjavík Thriller (Volume 4)

Arnaldur Indridason

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Inspector Erlendur returns in this international Bestseller

Following an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls, revealing a skeleton. Inspector Erlendur's investigation takes him back to the Cold War era, when bright, left-wing students in Iceland were sent to study in the "heavenly state" of Communist East Germany. Teeming with spies and informants, though, their "heavenly state" becomes a nightmare of betrayal and murder. Brilliantly weaving international espionage and a chilling cold case investigation, The Draining Lake is Arnaldur Indridason at his best.

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"[A] remarkable series."--The New York Times Book Review

"Indridason keeps readers guessing . . . until the very last pages of this moody investigation."--The Washington Post Book World

"The missing-persons theme and the exploration of Icelandic history and society remain the trademarks of this outstanding series; this time the addition of international espionage will remind readers of Henning Mankell in The White Lioness and The Dogs of Riga."--Booklist

"This is exceptional fiction that transcends its genre."--Library Journal

"An  undiluted pleasure . . . This series places Indridason at the center of the best of contemporary crime fiction. He is a master storyteller and has a real gift for evoking the complex humanity at the heart of the most dour-seeming individuals."--The Guardian (UK)

"A book as subtle and moving as it is suspenseful."--The Wall Street Journal

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Andrew  rated it  
Jan 31, 2012
I don't really get the big deal with Scando crime fiction, but I do like Arnaldur Indradason's Erlendur novels. Lots of references to (horrible sounding) Icelandic food (boiled sheeps head?), characters who spend their lives in never-ending gloom, and well worked plots which keep you interested to t ...more
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Jennifer  rated it  
Sep 12, 2011
The Draining Lake, in my opinion, is the best of the Reykjavík books featuring the gloomy police detective Erlendur.

Right from the start you are gripped by the discovery of a body in a drained lake that has an old radio transmitter attached to it. Who that person is and how he came to b ...more
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Ron  rated it  
Mar 10, 2011
I can't get enough Erlendur and my third in the series did not disappoint. The characters--Erlendur's children (Eva & Sindri), his partners (Sigurdur Oli & Elinborg), the old crusty ex-cop Marion Briem, and more recently Erlendur's love interest Valgerdur--Indridason sculpts have completely sucked m ...more
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ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON 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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The Draining Lake
A Thriller
Reykjavík Thriller (Volume 4)
Arnaldur Indridason

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Picador
September 2009
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ISBN: 9780312428587
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5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 336 pages
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September 2008
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