Crime Fiction from Iceland

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Arnaldur Indriðason (2005) Jar City: A Thriller

A gripping police procedural from Iceland, starring Inspector Erlendur Sveinnson from Reykjavik. He investigates the brutal killing of a pensioner, who seems to have raped several young women. This Nordic Novel Noir, casting a stoic veteran policemen and his broken family, leads to an intelligent exploration of genetically transmitted oncological diseases.

Arnaldur Indridason (2005) Silence of the Grave.

A corpse is found on a hillside in the outskirts of Reykjavik. The person has been dead at least 50 years. As Detective Erlendur and his team is investigating the events in the past they unravel a case of terrible human nastiness. Indridason's debut is a strange psychological thriller.

Zane Radcliffe (2005) The Killer's Guide to Iceland.

Callum Pope has fled his native Glasgow to make a fresh start in Iceland with Birna Sveinsdottir, a pretty glaciologist. As he moves in with Birna, her mother and Birna's eleven year-old daughter tensions begin to rise in the three-generation household of strong females.

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