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Black Skies

Black Skies

by Arnaldur Indridason (Author), Arnaldur Indridason (Author), Arnaldur Indridason (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $3.25
Synopsis

A man is making a crude leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a 'death mask', once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves, and he has revenge in mind. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Sigurdur Oli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, his relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the CID is compromised after he agrees to visit a couple of blackmailers as a favour to a friend, and walks in just as a woman is beaten unconscious. When she dies, Sigurdur Oli has a murder investigation on his hands. Moving from the villas of Reykjavik's banking elite to a sordid basement flat, "Black Skies" is a superb story of greed, pride and murder from one of Europe's most successful crime writers.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 336
 Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 21 Jun 2012
ISBN 10: 1846555817
ISBN 13: 9781846555817
Book Overview: From high life to low life, bankers to blackmailers: the international phenomenon Arnaldur Indridason returns with a thrillingly contemporary new mystery.

Media Reviews
Blackmail and murder stalk Indridason's latest dispatch from the icy volcanic nation -- Henry Sutton Mirror An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical HARLAN COBEN The plot is a satisfying and topical one... Brilliant stuff -- Maxine Clark Eurocrime A perfect horror story -- Julia Handford Sunday Telegraph In a stormily atmospheric mystery, grotesque crimes coincide with foreshadowings of doom Independent, i
Author Bio
ARNALDUR INDRIDASON worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. 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. His most recent novel is Outrage.