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Arnaldur Indridason

Author of Jar City

39+ Works 17,814 Members 919 Reviews 78 Favorited

About the Author

Arnaldur Indriðason was born in Reykjavík January 28, 1961 and writes crime fiction. He is the son of writer Indriði G. Þorsteinsson. Arnaldur graduated with a degree in history from the University of Iceland in 1996. Arnaldur's first published book, Sons of Dust (Synir duftsins) in 1997, is show more the first in the Detective Erlendur series. Arnaldur's books have been published in twenty-six countries and have been translated into Russian, Polish, German, Greek, Danish, Catalan, English, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Croatian, Romanian and French. He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award in 2005 for the novel Silence of the Grave. Arnaldur lives in Reykjavík with his wife and three children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Series

Works by Arnaldur Indridason

Jar City (2000) 2,952 copies
Silence of the Grave (2002) 2,370 copies
Voices (2003) 1,740 copies
The Draining Lake (2004) 1,644 copies
Arctic Chill (2005) 1,456 copies
Hypothermia (2007) 1,313 copies
Outrage (2008) 960 copies
Black Skies (2009) 722 copies
Strange Shores (2010) 658 copies
Operation Napoleon (1999) 637 copies
Reykjavik Nights (2012) 546 copies
The Shadow District (2017) 430 copies
Into Oblivion (2014) 401 copies
Sons of Dust (1997) 377 copies
The Shadow Killer (2015) 260 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Indriðason, Arnaldur
Legal name
Indriðason, Arnaldur
Other names
Arnaldur Indriðason,
Arnaldur Indridason,
Indridason, Arnaldur
Birthdate
1961-01-28
Gender
male
Nationality
Iceland
Country (for map)
Iceland
Birthplace
Reykjavík, Iceland
Places of residence
Reykjavik, Iceland
Education
University of Iceland (History)
Occupations
journalist
film critic (1986-2001)
crime novelist
Organizations
Morgunblaðið
Awards and honors
Glasnyckeln (2002)
Glasnyckeln (2003)
Svenska Deckarakademin (2005)
Blóðdropinn (2008)
Suomen dekkariseura (2009)
Short biography
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before writing novels. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Oli, which are consistent bestsellers. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key, and the CWA Gold Dagger for Silence of the Grave.

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Reviews

As most of the Erlendur novels, it’s a police procedural set in Iceland. This one starts with the discovery of a skeleton when a lake’s level drops. Nice back stories about Erlendur and his kids and new girlfriend. Eventually, they begin to look at individuals who went to college in E. Germany. A little espionage is part of the story. Interesting read. I enjoy this author quite a bit.
 
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Caspaulding | 70 other reviews | Mar 19, 2024 |
dark, with the twisted psychology that seems to predominate in icelandic and nordic mystery fiction
 
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cspiwak | 78 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
Dark and sad but so well written you cannot put it down.
The technique of not knowing the victim due to the slow archeological uncovering of the bones really worked
 
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cspiwak | 114 other reviews | Mar 6, 2024 |
Just couldn't finish this one.

I thought I'd give it a try as it sounded intriguing. A body is found in a glacier 30 years after the person had gone missing. Konrad, a retired detective, had been on the case looking for the missing person.

Not sure if it was the format on my tablet or what but this was just very hard to read. Couldn't tell where one conversation ended and the other started. Very wordy and, after the initial discovery of the body, slow.
 
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Statistics

Works
39
Also by
4
Members
17,814
Popularity
#1,235
Rating
½ 3.7
Reviews
919
ISBNs
1,029
Languages
24
Favorited
78

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