# Silence of the Grave: An Inspector Erlendur Novel - Paperback

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by **Arnaldur Indridason** (Author)

**Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award**

Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it. Was the skeleton a man or a woman, a victim or a killer, and is this a simple case of murder or a long-concealed act of justice? As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together.

Like the chilly Nordic mysteries of Henning Mankell and Karen Fossum, Arnaldur Indridason delivers a stark police procedural full of humanity and pathos, a classic noir from a very cold place.

### Front Jacket

Downtrodden detective Erlendur and his team must once again look into Reykjavik's hidden past to unravel a case of human nastiness. Alive with tension and atmosphere and disturbingly real, this is an outstanding continuation of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries.

### Back Jacket

Silence of the GraveWinner of the CWA Golden Dagger Award  
Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder  
Praise for Indridason's previous novel featuring Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson, "Jar City"  
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"Classic mystery fiction, both compassionate and thrilling. Indridason is about to become one of the brightest stars in the genre's dark skies."  
\- John Connolly, author of "Dark Hollow"  
"A great crime novel . . . excellent."  
\- "The ""Baltimore"" Sun"  
"Riveting. Look for Indridason to appear on critics' shortlists for best new author, best mystery novel, and so forth."  
\- "BookPage"  
"Fans of mystery in general and Henning Mankell and Karin Fossum can only exult."  
\- "Library Journal" (starred review)  
"No wonder Arnaldur Indridason won so many awards. He's a great storyteller, and American readers will overwhelmingly agree."  
\- C. J. Box, Anthony Award-winning author of "Out of Range"  
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"Reminiscent of Simenon."  
\- Reginald Hill, author of "Dialogues of the Dead"  
"Gripping. . . . There is a Ross Macdonald element to all this . . . recalls Madeleine Nabb and Donna Leon."  
\- "Booklist"

### Author Biography

**Arnaldur Indridason** won the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel for both _Jar City_ and _Silence of the Grave_. He lives in Reykjavík.

**Number of Pages:** 304

**Dimensions:** 0.81 x 8.26 x 5.52 IN

**Publication Date:** August 21, 2007

## Details

- **Price:** 29.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Crime, Fiction, International Crime & Mystery, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Price Written on Book, Thrillers

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