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The Draining Lake
Arnaldur Indridason
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Description for The Draining Lake
Paperback. A skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. The bones have been weighed down with an radio transmitter: is this a clue to the victim, and the killer's identity? Detective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold War. Translator(s): Scudder, Bernard. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FF; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 280.
A REYKJAVIK MURDER MYSTERY.
A skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. The bones have been weighed down with an old radio transmitter: is this a clue to the victim, and the killer's identity?
Detective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold War, and with a young man who walked out of his family home one day, never to return.
As the mystery deepens, Erlendur and his team must unravel a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099542216
SKU
V9780099542216
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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 16 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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Draining Lake
A haunting, compassionate work
Observer
Indridason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last
Sunday Express
An absorbing story which confirms Indridason's place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction
Sunday Telegraph
Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense ... Read more
Observer
Indridason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last
Sunday Express
An absorbing story which confirms Indridason's place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction
Sunday Telegraph
Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense ... Read more