- Hardcover: 344 pages
- Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd (3 Feb 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0307356825
- ISBN-13: 978-0307356826
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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`What is it with those Scandinavians? For many years they have been producing crime novels of the most chilling and engrossing nature. However, one man stands out for his sense of highly believable drama, suspense and an almost effortlessly simple, yet captivating delivery. He is Arnaldur Indridason...one of the brightest sparks on the international crime writing circuit.' ****
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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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Terrific,
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This review is from: Arctic Chill (Paperback)
This captivating novel is Indridason's fifth to be
translated into English from Icelandic,and featuring the singular Detective Erlendur , backed by his colleagues Sigurdur Oli and Elinborg.It confirms the author's status as one of the leading writers of crime/ police procedural novels. When a 10 year old half-Thai boy is found stabbed on frozen ground outside his flat,Erlendur wonders whether there could be a racial motive to the murder.As we follow the fascinating investigations,the crime opens a national debate into the consequences of multi-culturalism in Iceland, and the author's descriptions of the harsh climate,pose questions as to the effect of this on the Icelandic psyche. Meanwhile the death of the young boy opens up for Erlendur memories of the traumatic death of his own young brother. This is a wonderfully easy to read novel,ably assisted by excellent translation.It is about as good as crime writing gets.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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Another classy outing for Erlandur,
By Mick Nagle (Wrecclesham, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Arctic Chill (Paperback)
If you haven't yet joined the Indridason fanclub - I'd recommend reading the Erlandur books in order (first one is Tainted Blood), because. although the stories sit well on their own, there are themes and threads that develop through the series. There's a strong similarity to the Wallender books of Hening Mankell - in particular the underlying sense of a man struggling to find his place in a world whose values are changing - but in my view Indridason stands out from any of his Scandinavian contemporaries for the quality of writing. He has a very simple style but a fantastic sense of narrative structure and characterisation; very understated (exceptionally well translated), and with a minimum of anachronistic plot devices. Highly recommend for anyone who enjoys Mankell, Rankin, Jo Nesbo or Stieg Larson
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Murder, Iceland and Globalisation,
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This review is from: Arctic Chill (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries) (Paperback)
The fifth in the Reykjavik Murder Mystery series follows Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli as they hunt for the killer of an Icelandic/Thai boy outside his home. This book has none of the international intrigue or twist per page count of other Scandinavian thrillers out there. Instead, this title follows the investigation slowly as any possible lead is explored, which is where this title sets itself apart from the rest.
Through the investigation we not only start to get a better understanding of Sigurdur Oli's character, through him revealing some of his past, but we also get a little bit more about a small country facing up to the pitfalls of globalisation and how the people of Iceland are responding and worrying about cultural dilution, race relations etc. This is not a thrill a second crime novel, but a slow paced investigation and thoughtful exploration of a small country and its response to the fast changing, inter-connected world in which we live. More Martin Beck than Harry Hole. Excellent.
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