|
This item may be
Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  This title in other editionsSilence of the Graveby Arnaldur Indridason
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Downtrodden Detective Erlendur and his team must once again investigate Reykjavik's hidden past to unravel a case of human nastiness. Construction work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. But things are never that simple. While Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, his case unearths many other tales of family pain. The hills have more than one tragic story to tell: tales of failed relationships and heartbreak; of anger, domestic violence and fear; of family loyalty and family shame. Few people are still alive who can tell the story, but even secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever. Alive with tension and atmosphere, and disturbingly real, this is an outstanding continuation of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries. Review:"In Indridason's excellent second mystery (after 2005's Jar City), a skeleton, buried for more than 50 years, is uncovered at a building site on the outskirts of Reykjavk. Who is it? How did he or she die? And was it murder? The police wonder, chief among them the tortured, introspective Inspector Erlendur, introduced in Jar City. While an archeologist excavates the burial site, several other narratives unfold: a horrifying story of domestic abuse set during WWII, a search for missing persons that unearths almost-forgotten family secrets involving some of the city's most prominent citizens, and Erlendur's own painful family story (his estranged, drug-addicted daughter is in a coma, after miscarrying her child). All these strands are compelling, but it's the story of the physical and psychological battering of a young mother of three by her husband that resonates most. And the denouement of this astonishingly vivid and subtle novel is unexpected and immensely satisfying. Indridason has won the CWA Golden Dagger Award. Author tour. (Oct.)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:"The author raises the same ghosts in Silence of the Grave, applying his austere style to a crime of such emotional breadth and sociological complexity that it acquires the sweep and consequence of epic storytelling." New York Times Review:"Like the long, cold Scandinavian winters, this novel features much darkness, yet as in the Icelandic sagas the author has studied, there is some hope amidst much pain and suffering." Library Journal Review:"[A] resonant psychological crime novel rich in unflinching observations about family relationships." Kirkus Reviews Review:"With a narrative that jumps between the 1940s and the present....Indridason has definitely vaulted onto the A-list of Scandinavian crime authors." Booklist Synopsis:Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team must once again look into Reykjavik's hidden past to unravel a case of human nastiness. Alive with tension and atmosphere, and disturbingly real, this is an outstanding continuation of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries. Synopsis:Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award
Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it. Was the skeleton a man or a woman, a victim or a killer, and is this a simple case of murder or a long-concealed act of justice? As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together.
Like the chilly Nordic mysteries of Henning Mankell and Karen Fossum, Arnaldur Indridason delivers a stark police procedural full of humanity and pathos, a classic noir from a very cold place. Synopsis:Silence of the Grave Winner of the CWA Golden Dagger Award Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder
Praise for Indridasons previous novel featuring Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson, Jar City
“Classic mystery fiction, both compassionate and thrilling. Indridason is about to become one of the brightest stars in the genres dark skies.” - John Connolly, author of Dark Hollow
“A great crime novel . . . excellent.” - The Baltimore Sun
“Riveting. Look for Indridason to appear on critics shortlists for best new author, best mystery novel, and so forth.” - BookPage
“Fans of mystery in general and Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum can only exult.” - Library Journal (starred review) “No wonder Arnaldur Indridason won so many awards. Hes a great storyteller, and American readers will overwhelmingly agree.” - C. J. Box, Anthony Award-winning author of Out of Range
“Reminiscent of Simenon.” - Reginald Hill, author of Dialogues of the Dead
“Gripping. . . . There is a Ross Macdonald element to all this . . . recalls Madeleine Nabb and Donna Leon.” - Booklist About the AuthorArnaldur Indridason won the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel for both Jar City and Silence of the Grave. He lives in Reykjavík. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 2 comments:
View all 2 commentsProduct Details
|
|||
|
|
||||
|
Follow us on...
|
||||
Don't Miss
