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Reykjavik Nights - (Inspector Erlendur) by Arnaldur Indridason (Paperback)

Reykjavik Nights - (Inspector Erlendur) by  Arnaldur Indridason (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>In <i>Reykjavik Nights</i>, a stunning prequel to his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlendur series, Arnaldur Indriðason gives his devoted fans a real shock. <p/></b>Erlendur is a young officer assigned to traffic duties. He is not yet a detective. He works nights. Reykjavík's nights are full of car crashes, robberies, fights, drinking, and sometimes an unexplained death. <p/>One night a homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. Then a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes and both cases go cold. <p/>But Erlendur's instincts tell him that the fates of these two victims are worth pursuing. He is inexorably drawn into a world where everyone is either in the dark or on the run.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Slowly but surely gathers powerful, <b>page-turning momentum</b>. This installment stands on its own, but it's all the more impressive for giving new insight into Erlendur." --<i>Publishers Weekly (starred) on Reykjavik Nights</i> <p/>"Indridason's prequel unfolds with the same precision, economically depicted characters and authenticity as his Inspector Erlendur novels, but a livelier energy replaces the middle-aged Erlendur's noir melancholy." --<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"Indridason has crafted a stellar prequel to his popular series, offering both insight into Erlendur's gloom and a glimpse of what he was like before the cloud settled in fully." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Will thrill fans." --<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"What's Icelandic for 'we have ourselves a winner?" --<i>Newsday</i> <p/>"Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction." --<i>Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Keeps readers guessing until the very last pages." --<i>Washington Post Book World</i> <p/>"Like his protagonist, Indridason is calm, methodical and unassuming. With Reykjavik's nights as a backdrop, what starts out as a modest tale of an unfortunate death develops into a deeply involving tale of chronic neglect, drug addiction, spousal abuse and the unsavory nature of fate." --<i>Chicago Tribune, Crime Fiction Roundup on Reykjavik Nights</i> <p/>"Indridason and Stieg Larsson have produced two of the best crime novels of the year." --<i>The Independent (UK)</i> <p/>"Every one of these writers is good [Hakan Nesser, Kjell Eriksson, Karin Fossum], but in my book, Arnaldur Indridason is even better." --<i>Joe Queenan, Los Angeles Times</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON</b> won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for <i>Silence of the Grave </i>and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for <i>Jar City </i>and <i>Silence of the Grave</i>. <i>Strange Shores</i> was nominated for the 2014 CWA Gold Dagger Award.

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