Hypothermia (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries 6)

Hypothermia (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries 6)

by Arnaldur Indridason (Author)

Synopsis

One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage by Lake Thingvellir. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, Maria, had never recovered from the loss of her mother two years earlier and had a history of depression. But when Karen, the friend who found her body, approaches Erlendur and gives him the tape of a seance that Maria had attended, his curiosity is aroused. Driven by a need to find answers that even he does not fully understand, Erlendur embarks on an unofficial investigation to find out why the woman's life ended in such an abrupt and tragic manner. At the same time he is haunted by the unresolved cases of two young people who went missing thirty years before, and, inevitably, his discoveries raise ghosts from his own past.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Oct 2010

ISBN 10: 009955173X
ISBN 13: 9780099551737

Media Reviews
one of the most haunting crime novels you can expect to read: unsentimental, yet informed throughout by Indridason's extraordinary empathy with human suffering * The Times *
Indridason has a remarkable understanding of grief and its persistence ... Indridason combines psychological acuteness with great stylistic economy and a pleasing place * Independent *
...an insightful human story, beautifully written and translated... * Literary Review *
The meat of Hypothermia remains satisfying stuff * Metro *
Our love affair with Scandinavian crime continues with the latest instalment of Indridason's award-winning Icelandic murder mystery series * Daily Express *
Author Bio
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Oli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.