Arnaldur indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The body of a young girl is found on the grave of jon sigurdson shortly after the. He is the winner of the glass key award in 2002 and 2003 and has also won the 2005 cwa gold dagger award for silence of the grave. Keeper is a dark yet captivating murder mystery about toxic relationships from a fresh new voice in crime fiction. Please note that as an amazon associate, i earn money from qualifying purchases. The links beside each book title will take you to amazon, who i feel are the best online retailer for books where you can read more about the book, or purchase it. He holds a united kingdom citizenship and is a british national. Alexander mccall smith also known as sandy was born in 24th august in 1948.
Arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur books in order. Indridasons stories are highly atmospheric and at times very dark, often touching on serious issues within society. Arnaldur indridason is an icelandic novelist of crime fiction. He is also the winner of the highly respected and world famous cwa gold dagger award for the top crime novel of the year in the english language, silence of the grave. To date, ten of the books in indridasons detective series have been translated into english. Born in 1961 in reykjavik, indridason pursued a degree in history from the university of iceland in 1996 and worked as a freelance writer before becoming a film critic for a local newspaper. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Chat with a librarian chat with a librarian, opens a new window. He is best known for his inspector erlendur series. From gold dagger awardwinning author arnaldur indridason comes a reykjavik. The 19 best nonfiction books of 2015 these are the essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction reads that we absolutely loved in 2015. Set in iceland, arnaldur indridasons awardwinning reykjavik murder mystery series features the enigmatic detective erlendur and his team. A complex character, chainsmoking, harddrinking and uncompromising, harry hole is for many readers the ultimate detective. He was born in africa, bulawayo rhodesia present day zimbabwe.
Icelandic author and writer of crimefiction, arnaldur indridason is well known and equally well regarded for his unique brand of suspense, intrigue and realism. A guide to arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur crime. Dead good the home of killer crime books, drama and film. Order of inspector erlendur books inspector erlunder is the protagonist in a series of crime fiction novels by icelandic novelist arnaldur indridason. Below is a list of arnaldur indridasons books in order of when they were originally published. Buy jar city reykjavik murder mysteries 1 by indridason, arnaldur isbn. Erlendur sveinsson is a detective in reykjavik, iceland and works alongside elinborg and sigurdur oli. Created by icelandic author arnaldur indridason pictured above. A series of murder mystery books starring the icelandic detective erlendur sveinsson and his colleagues elinborg and sigur. A guide to arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur.
The ninth and tenth novels in the series do not feature erlendur myrka centres around elinborg and svortuloft around sigur. The series has won numerous awards, including the nordic glass key and the cwa gold. Operation napoleon arnaldur indridason in 1945, a german bomber crashlands in. Authors biography, overview and order of arnaldur indridason books. The ultimate guide to arnaldur indridason books and movies. Arnaldur indridason author, victoria cribb translator.
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