But in the end, jar city seemed to be more of a character study than a mystery, and as a result the climax was a. Arnaldur indridason is the author of jar city, silence of the grave, voices, the draining lake, and arctic chill. In the uk, the title was changed to tainted blood when the paperback edition was released. Arnaldur indridasons crime novel mrin also referred to as jar city or tainted blood was made into a film in 2006. But i think its a fairly safe bet to say that if you like swedish writer henning mankell youll like indridason. Indridasons stories are highly atmospheric and at times very dark, often touching on serious issues within society. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading jar city. The ultimate guide to arnaldur indridason books and movies.
Todesrosen by arnaldur indridason and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This is an excellent, realistic tale about the darker edges of icelandic society. Jar city i enjoy reading mysteries set in other countries, and iceland is a more interesting country than most. Jar city by arnaldur indridason, 9780099541837, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Absent from jar city are the annoying comic book cardboard supercharacters with super model looks and ph. To date, ten of the books in indridasons detective series have been translated into english. Your suggestion is a useful one but it probably isnt the authors responsibility. Arnaldur indridason however, at present do not have any information. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read jar city. Jar city is the first novel in arnaldur indridasons inspector erlunder series. George guidall when a lonely old man is murdered in his apartment, the only clues are a mysterious note and a photograph of a grave. His books have since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. An indepth guide to all the books in arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur series, set in iceland.
His book jar city was turned into a film with the same title. I love arnaldur indridason s icelandic thrillers and cant get enough of the books. Indridason is about to become one of the brightest stars in the genres dark skies. A guide to arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur. Buy jar city reykjavik murder mysteries 1 by indridason, arnaldur isbn. Jar city is the first book in the series starring detective erlendur available in english. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the inspector erlendur series, books. Jar city is classic mystery fiction, both compassionate and thrilling. The novel starts out during world war ii, when a german bomber crashes in iceland during a blizzard. Erlender is the most human police detective ive had the pleasure to encounter in literature. Here together for the first time in a fabulous ebook bundle are the first three books in the popular inspector erlendur series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In the summer of 2003 indridason occupied the top five places in the icelandic bestseller lists and the following year his books made up seven of the 10 most borrowed from the reykjavik library. Reykjavik born on the 28th of january, 1961, arnaldur indridason was the son of indrioi porsteinsson, another icelandic author of great repute.
Since i havent read them in order, jar city is the third book ive read in the erlendur detective series. Jar city, indridasons first book, has been available in the uk for a while, but is finally available on the other side of the pond. Like he knew at once it was a human bone, when he took it from the baby who was sitting on the floor chewing it. An inspector erlendur novel kindle edition by indridason, arnaldur, bernard scudder. Jar city from gold dagger awardwinning author arnaldur indridason comes a reykjav k thriller introducing inspector erlendurwhen a lonely old man is found dead in his reykjav k flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girls grave. His books have since sold over million copies worldwide. If you like arnaldur indridason books, youll love jo nesbo.
Jar city by arnaldur indridason penguin books new zealand. Written by arnaldur indridason, audiobook narrated by george guidall. With a cinematic treatment of his book myrin, which was to become jar city, this popularity looks set carry on building both nationally and internationally. Operation napoleon is a standalone thriller novel by arnaldur indridason and translated by victoria cribb. Jar city is the first in a new and exciting series of crime novels from the land of the saga, and was a runaway success in iceland. This novel features inspector erlandur, a middleaged man with a lifetime of disappointments and pain and residual bitterness to show for it who also has an intense passion for getting at truth. Set in iceland, arnaldur indridasons awardwinning reykjavik murder mystery series features the enigmatic detective erlendur and his team. I usually take those comparisons plastered all over book jackets with a lorryload of salt. Jar city, silence of the grave, voices ebook written by arnaldur indridason.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If you like inspector erlendur books, youll love inspector sejer. Jar city was also published under the title tainted blood. Jar city is a fairly breezy thriller, offering some nice atmosphere holbergs home, in particular and some decent encounters and tension, though all in all its a pretty superficial affair. He won the cwa gold dagger award for silence of the grave and is the only author to win the glass key award for best nordic crime novel two years in a. Arnaldur is considered one of the most popular writers in iceland in recent years topping bestseller lists time and again. He won the nordic crime novel award for jar city and won again for its sequel, silence of the grave, which also won the prestigious gold dagger award.
When examining icelandic noir, its impossible to ignore arnaldur indridason books and the contribution he has made to the genre. Arnaldur indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. The international intrigue book group will meet tonight to discuss jar city by arnaldur indridason. The novel starts out during world war ii, when a german bomber crashes in iceland. Jar city arnaldur indridason, author, bernard scudder, translator, trans.
Arnaldur indridason audio books, best sellers, author. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. After reading the larsson trilogy and all of nesbos books, i thought id give indridason a chance and im glad i did. John connolly, author of dark hollow theres much to glean about the people of iceland from this erudite and compelling story. I love arnaldur indridasons icelandic thrillers and cant get enough of the books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Author arnaldur indridasons erlendur, the grizzled and crimehardened cynic, leads a solitary life only a step away from the criminals he pursues, bringing to mind martin cruz smiths arkady renko or. It was the first in the detective erlendur series to be translated into english in 2004. Arnaldur indridasons detective erlendur books in order. It has only 320,000 people living on a bleak and rugged island in the north atlantic, but its a fully modern society with a high level of educational and cultural achievement and has produced at least two fine mystery writers, one of whom is arnaldur.
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