This book in the Inspector Erlendur series by Arnaldur Indridason doesn’t even have Erlendur in it. I see that’s why later covers of his novels bear the subheading ” A Reykjavik Thriller” rather than  “An Inspector Erlendur Novel”. But no matter, the absence of Erlendur is explained, as at the end of the last one he had set off to the east of Iceland to once again go in search of his brother. Though we do learn near the end of this installment that he […]

The next book in the Reykjavik thriller series featuring the morose detective Erlendur centers around a suicide that may not have been a simple suicide and a couple of 30 year old missing persons cases. This is an interesting chapter in the continuing saga of Erlendur because he completely goes off on his own to investigate these mysteries. As it is not part of an official investigation, he has no warrants or the like and has to convince witnesses and authorities alike to even talk to […]

It’s the middle of January and bitterly cold when Erlendur, Sigurdur Oli and Elinborg are called to investigate a murder. A young Thai boy is found stabbed to death, the blood from his wound frozen beneath him. Not only is there the shock and despair of a young life cut tragically short, they have to wonder if the crime was racially motivated. As it turned out, the real motive was much, much worse. But I am getting ahead of myself. That this case involves a boy […]

I think this is my favorite book so far in Arnaldur Indidason’s Inspector Erlendur series. Everything and everyone is moving forward in this installment, for better or worse. At the heart of the investigation is Erlendur’s personal specialty; the unending mysteries and pain brought on by missing persons cases. An earthquake caused the naturally occurring fissures in Lake Kleifarvatn to enlarge and the lake is draining at an alarming rate. A research scientist is out checking equipment in the dry lake bed and discovers a skeleton. […]