- Paperback: 274 pages
- Publisher: Vintage (5 May 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099461633
- ISBN-13: 978-0099461630
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 358,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery'
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
... Tainted Blood is the SAME BOOK as Jar City.
The name of the book was changed to Jar City in conjunction with the release of the Icelandic film of the same name based on it.
No-one seems to have mentioned it on here, so I thought I should just in case you go and by them both.
The book and the film are excellent, by the way.
The name of the book was changed to Jar City in conjunction with the release of the Icelandic film of the same name based on it.
No-one seems to have mentioned it on here, so I thought I should just in case you go and by them both.
The book and the film are excellent, by the way.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Inspecteur Erlendur has to solve the murder of an elderly man, Holberg, who is found with a crushed skull in his own appartment. During the investigation Erlendur finds out that Holberg was a real monster whose past has now caught up with him. Erlendur's quest in the pouring Iceland autumn rain takes him via rapes, heartless policemen, illegitimate children and murder in the past to a solution that has everything to do with modern times. And in the meantime he has to cope with pain in his breast and a daughter that is on drugs.
A book from Iceland in the best tradition of the Scandinavian thrillers: a slightly chagrined police inspector and a lot of attention for the backgrounds of the crimes and victims. A skillful mixture of thriller and literature. Wonderful to read.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Tainted Blood is a wonderful introduction to Indridason's work. The novel is set in a grey, rainy Iceland, with a number of characters whose lives are damaged or flawed. Some parts are suitably depressing, and there is a streak of fatalism in the characters that is reminiscent of Henning Mankell's work.
I shall give none of the plot away, except to note that the Icelandic location proves to be important - part of the plot would be implausible anywhere else. The two leading detectives make a well-matched pair, and Erlandur's relations - or lack of them - with his ex-wife and children are a recurrent theme in the novel. A pat on the back too for the excellent translation; I speak no Icelandic, so I cannot tell whether it is accurate, but it manages to convey differences between characters' backgrounds in the dialogue and to give the strong impression that the book was written in English in the first place.
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A refreshing dip in the Slough of Despond
I feel it incumbent upon me by reason of the sheer weight of tradition to say that while the current name of this book is "Tainted Blood" (a blandly generic title), it was... Read more
Published 21 months ago by L. E. Cantrell
Gloomy and yet uplifting
For me, another new author to enjoy, another new crime setting. It's not often Iceland features on the crime/thriller bookshelves but Indridason brings this small island into focus... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Michael Watson
A cold hard read
It's a translation. Let's remember that when we go on about the cold, doomy style of writing. The same applies to most Scandacrime. Read more
Published on 17 Jan 2010 by Gargoyle
Liking the glooms
There is a very definite geographical feel to crime writing coming out of cold Scandinavia and Polar regions. Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by Lady Fancifull
A very good PP, and not grisly, for an unusual change
This offering is welcome news indeed.
I had purchased in the UK and read Indridason's "Silence of the Grave" and "Voices", and found them to be above average (say,... Read more
I had purchased in the UK and read Indridason's "Silence of the Grave" and "Voices", and found them to be above average (say,... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2009 by WB, Zeno
love this
I saw the film based on this (Jar City) and loved it so decided to give it a whirl. I loved it, it reads well, the central character is interesting which always helps in... Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2009 by lovemurakami
Tainted read
I read 'Tainted Blood' after high recommendations from someone, and was left very disappointed. I found the plot muddy, dragging and hardly interesting at all, with an author I... Read more
Published on 13 Aug 2008 by Josephine Huys
Maybe 3.5 stars would be right.
It's a bit of a slow-burner but still an okay read. I really enjoy a good crime novel and sadly found this to be a little tame. Read more
Published on 30 May 2008 by SJSmith
A First Class Author
Arnaldur Indridason is undoubtedly a first class writer. This is in fact the first book which he wrote and very enjoyable read. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by R. J. Stanley
a rival to Mankell
A first rate piece of Crime writing that avoids many of the cliches inherent in the genre and is strong enough stand outside of Crime, appealing to any fans of good fiction. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2005 by do re me
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