Voices
Arnaldur Indridason took the international crime fiction scene by storm after winning England's CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave. Now, with the highly anticipated Voices, this world-class sensation treats American readers to another extraordinary Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson...
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Arnaldur Indridason took the international crime fiction scene by storm after winning England's CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave. Now, with the highly anticipated Voices, this world-class sensation treats American readers to another extraordinary Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson thriller. The Christmas rush is at its peak in a grand Reykjavík hotel when Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson is called in to investigate a murder. The hotel Santa has been stabbed, and Erlendur and his detective colleagues have no shortage of suspects between hotel staff and the international travelers staying for the holidays. But then a shocking secret surfaces. As Christmas Day approaches, Erlendur must deal with his difficult daughter, pursue a possible romantic interest, and untangle a long-buried web of malice and greed to find the murderer. One of Indridason's most accomplished works to date, Voices is sure to win him a multitude of new American suspense fans.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780312358716 (0312358717)
Publish date: October 2nd 2007
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 313
Edition language: English
Series: Reykjavík Murder Mystery (#5)
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...
Happy to read another entry in the series. I enjoy Inspector Erlendur. I enjoy the setting (Iceland). I enjoy the mysteries. If you've read the Scandinavian mysteries, this series fits right in there. The setting is gloomy, the gritty world is just under the surface, detectives are flawed. And yet, ...
I'm afraid I just don't find these characters very interesting.
I don't know if it's just that the translation is terrible or if the original was just as awful. The writing is stilted and the story doesn't flow smoothly. There's a lot of "he" but it takes paragraphs before "he" is defined. It makes it tough to read and try to figure out what is going on and wh...
During the run-up to Christmas, Erlendur and his team are called in to investigate the murder of a doorman, who was found in his Santa costume, at a large Rejkjavik hotel. This was another exceptional crime novel by Arnaldur Indriðason. Very dark and introspective, the plot focuses on family relat...
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