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Black Skies
Arnaldur Indridason
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Description for Black Skies
Paperback. Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers. Translator(s): Cribb, Victoria. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble.
After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers. He readily agrees, only to arrive to find one of the pair lying in a pool of blood. When the victim dies in hospital, Sigurdur Oli is faced with investigating a murder without revealing his own reasons for being present at the murder scene.
Moving from the villas of Reykjavík's banking elite to a sordid basement flat, Black Skies is a superb story of greed, pride and murder from one of Europe's most successful crime writers.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099563372
SKU
V9780099563372
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About Arnaldur Indridason
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger. The Shadow District – the first book in the Reykjavík Wartime Mystery series – won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world’s most lucrative crime fiction prize.
Reviews for Black Skies
Essential Scandi-fiction
Sunday Express
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical
HARLAN COBEN
Satisfying and topical... Brilliant stuff
Maxine Clark
Eurocrime
Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books
Michael Carlson
Crime Time
Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever
Sydney Sun Herald
Sigurdur Oli is a troubled cop. He’s a bit spiky. He loves American football and baseball. When it comes to music, he likes rock. He’s very male. He recently split up with his fiancée. He doesn’t have a great relationship with is mum, but he’s dogged. You might not like him in person but he’s great to read about
William Leith
Evening Standard
Sunday Express
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical
HARLAN COBEN
Satisfying and topical... Brilliant stuff
Maxine Clark
Eurocrime
Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books
Michael Carlson
Crime Time
Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever
Sydney Sun Herald
Sigurdur Oli is a troubled cop. He’s a bit spiky. He loves American football and baseball. When it comes to music, he likes rock. He’s very male. He recently split up with his fiancée. He doesn’t have a great relationship with is mum, but he’s dogged. You might not like him in person but he’s great to read about
William Leith
Evening Standard