Arnaldur Indridason
Silence of the Grave
A Reykjavik Thriller
Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder
Praise for Books by Arnaldur Indridason
“His novels are gripping,
authentic, haunting and lyrical." --Harlan
Coben
“(Indridason applies) his austere style to a crime of such emotional
breadth and sociological complexity that it acquires the sweep and consequence
of epic storytelling…” – The New York
Times Book Review on Silence of the Grave
Silence of the Grave
As a result of discovering Arnaldur Indridason and his creation, Inspector Erlendur, I have made it my goal to travel to Iceland in this lifetime.
Silence of the Grave
won the Glass Key for best Nordic
crime novel and Britain’s top crime fiction award, the Crime Writers’ Association Gold
Dagger. The discovery of a shallow grave at a construction site leads Erlendur to dig deep into Iceland’s past to solve this mystery. The history of Iceland is filled with many tragic stories: of failed relationships and heartache, of domestic
violence and fear, of family loyalty and shame. As Erlendur deals with a crime that occurred 60 years ago, he also
confronts the demons from his own past that haunt him over the course of this
crime fiction series. This personal struggle is mirrored in the glacial presence that
is Iceland.
Arnaldur Indridason
Prior to becoming a novelist, Arnaldur Indridason worked as a journalist and film critic for Morgunblaðið . He is best known for the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries. The series has been published in 26
countries and translated into over 20 languages.
Arnaldur Indridason
rarely gives interviews, however I located a profile by Jake Kerridge in The
Telegraph on the publication of Indridason’s
thriller Strange Shores in 2013:
The Telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/Arnaldur-Indridason-interview
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10283048/Arnaldur-Indridason-interview.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10283048/Arnaldur-Indridason-interview.html
Reykjavik Murder Mysteries
You can see an overview of the books by Arnaldur Indridason on the Crime Fiction Lover website:
Crime Fiction Lover.com/2014/01/a-guide-to-arnaldur-indridasons-detective-erlendur
http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/01/a-guide-to-arnaldur-indridasons-detective-erlendur/
http://www.crimefictionlover.com/2014/01/a-guide-to-arnaldur-indridasons-detective-erlendur/
Cinema
In 2006, Indridason’s crime thriller, Jar City, was made into a film; here is the link to the YouTube
video:
The Guardian
raved about the movie Jar City: "'It's a typical
Iceland murder,' murmurs one cop at the crime scene. 'Messy and pointless.'
This almost offhand comment …strikes a note of dread, indicating the start of a
bleakly existential policier centred around Inspector Erlendur played, in a marvellous performance of
unwavering equability, by Ingvar Eggert
Sigurdsson.”
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