***Spoilers you have been warned*** I loved Jar City because of the dark bleak mood setting that’s described in Erlandur’s world. This one proves to be just the same. Coupled with a well written mystery that goes back into the past, this one lived up to the previous. The book goes back and forth...
What made this book enjoyable was how such an intricate web was spun throughout the novel giving the reader enough interest to keep reading. I was not sure what to expect from this book. Although I’ve heard good things about it I didn’t think I would be so engrossed and be flying through the pages t...
Inhalt:Ein Toter wird in einem milchig-blauen Wasser einer Lagune nahe Reykjavík entdeckt. Der Mann wurde offenbar ermordet. Kommissar Erlendur nimmt sogleich die Ermittlungen auf. Bei dem Opfer scheint es sich um einen Amerikaner von der benachbarten Militärbasis zu handeln. Dort erhält Erlendur je...
Ein Buch welches ich regelrecht verschlungen habe. Man fängt an zu lesen und ist sofort ganz tief in der Story drin, die gleich ganz tief und mit vielen Fragen beginnt. Es gibt nicht zuviele Protagonisten, alles war hier sehr schön übersichtlich und die Charaktere waren wirklich total authentisch un...
bookshelves: summer-2013, published-2005, series, mystery-thriller, e-book, iceland, translation Read from June 21 to 22, 2013 'ð'is a 'th' sound, much the same a dd in Welsh!5* Jar City3* HypothermiaCR Arctic Chill On an icy January day the Reykjavík police are called to a block of flats wher...
bookshelves: teh-brillianz, published-2000, mystery-thriller, iceland Read on November 14, 2010 Also known as Jar City, which is the name of the filmThe film before the book - okay, I'll reprimand myself later! A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart fr...
Thank you to the author, publisher and netgalley for the copy of this novel. A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is o...
I suppose I should finish this ... or at least skim the end to see who done it.... it is a bit 'meh', though... not nearly as good as the first two. And even those had at least a slight scent of 'stretching for effect'. One senses that the author is aware of not wanting to offend or make mistakes.O...
Decent police procedural, good characterization and plot. Author uses the Icelandic location to create an almost noirish feel - very atmospheric, though the book lacks tension.
When I was a teenager, I was a big fan of detective novels, to the effect that I was contemplating the possibility of joining the Police force. I was even conducting my own investigations. When I was around 14, I liked a boy from church who was older than me. I found out his name, where he lived, th...
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