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Arctic Chill (Paperback)

by Arnaldur Indridason (Author), Bernard Scudder (Translator), Victoria Cribb (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Harvill Secker (4 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1846550653
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846550652
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 169,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, 18 Sep 2008
By Simon Clarke (Hackney London) - See all my reviews
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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.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another classy outing for Erlandur, 30 Sep 2008
By Mick Nagle (Wrecclesham, Surrey United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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
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11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Arctic let down!, 22 Oct 2008
By A. King "Serene" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having thoroughly enjoyed all the other books in Indridason's Erlendur series, this one was very disappointing. The previous books are marked by good plot and great writing. This one fails on both counts. The story line is promising enough. A schoolboy is found murdered and his mother, a Thai national who now lives in Iceland, spirits away the murdered boy's brother. From there on the book goes downhill all the way. The denouement is completely and utterly boring and the frequently occurring ingredient of the childhood fate of Erlendur's brother is well overcooked in this story. If there's a rotten apple in every series, this is it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life and Death
It is strange to think of Iceland as a multi-cultural society, but the fact that it has a fairly substantial immigrant population provides the background for this murder-mystery... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gloria Feit

2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to usual standard
With some regret I have to concur with several of the other reviewers. Indeed, the term 'flat' used by one of them best describes my assessment of this novel. Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. P. Mankin

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing effort from one of my favourite writers
I have loved all his previous books, but this one was as if it had been written whilst he was half asleep. Perhaps it's lost something in translation this time around. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mrs. Stephanie V. Herrera

4.0 out of 5 stars Better written and more realistic
I found Arctic Chill generally better written/translated than Indridason's previous works, less stilted and with fewer strange sentence constructions, making this work generally... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Amsterdamned

2.0 out of 5 stars A cold reception
After so many particularly successful novels,this one was rather flat and somewhat tedious.Sense of place remains good but central character was in danger of becoming a parody of... Read more
Published 8 months ago by John S. McDonald

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring narrative style.
This book was recomended to me by Amazon because I had read books by Stig Larrson and Jo Nesbo. Both great authors. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Nolind

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