Synopses & Reviews
THE MOST GRIPPING ENTRY YET IN ARNALDUR INDRIDASON'S CELEBRATED INSPECTOR ERLENDUR SERIES.
Arnaldur Indriðason, whom The Sunday Times calls “one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation,” has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavík. In Black Skies, Indriðason further cements his position as one of todays top international crime writers.
A man is making a leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of his forehead. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Inspector Erlendurs colleague Sigurdur Óli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, Ólis relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the department is compromised. When a favor to a friend goes wrong and a woman dies before his eyes, Óli has a murder investigation on his hands.
From the villas of Reykjavíks banking elite to a sordid basement flat, Black Skies is a superb story of greed, pride, and murder from one of Europes most successful crime writers.
Review
Praise for Arnaldur Indriðason:
“Whats Icelandic for ‘we have ourselves a winner?”—Newsday
“Keeps readers guessing until the very last pages.”—The Washington Post Book World
“A superb series…Expertly handled.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“A remarkable series.”—The New York Times Book Review
About the Author
Arnaldur Indridason won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row. The film of Jar City was Icelands entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and the film Silence of the Grave is in production. The film Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg, was based on an Icelandic film written by Indriðason. He lives in Reykjavík, Iceland.