The Draining Lake: A Thriller (Reykjavik Thriller)
Inspector Erlendur returns in this international BestsellerFollowing an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls, revealing a skeleton. Inspector Erlendur's investigation takes him back to the Cold War era, when bright, left-wing students in Iceland were sent to study in...
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Inspector Erlendur returns in this international BestsellerFollowing an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls, revealing a skeleton. Inspector Erlendur's investigation takes him back to the Cold War era, when bright, left-wing students in Iceland were sent to study in the "heavenly state" of Communist East Germany. Teeming with spies and informants, though, their "heavenly state" becomes a nightmare of betrayal and murder. Brilliantly weaving international espionage and a chilling cold case investigation, The Draining Lake is Arnaldur Indridason at his best.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312428587 (0312428588)
ASIN: 0312428588
Publish date: 2009-09-01
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
The Inspector Erlendur series is more enjoyable with each installment as Erlendur becomes slightly less opaque, yet his relationships with coworkers and his children no less complicated. This most recent novel overlaps a tale of Icelanic and European students attending a Communist State-run colleg...
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