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In Reykjavík Nights, a stunning prequel to his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlendur series, Arnaldur Indriđason gives his devoted fans a real shock.
Erlendur is a young officer assigned to traffic duties. He is not yet a detective. He works nights. Reykjavík’s nights are full of car crashes, robberies, fights, drinking, and sometimes an unexplained death.
One night a homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. Then a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes and both cases go cold.
But Erlendur’s instincts tell him that the fates of these two victims are worth pursuing. He is inexorably drawn into a world where everyone is either in the dark or on the run.
“Indriđason has crafted a stellar prequel to his popular series, offering both insight into Erlendur’s gloom and a glimpse of what he was like before the cloud settled in fully.”—Booklist
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“In this riveting prequel set in late-1960s Reykjavík, Indridason plumbs the backstory of his series lead, somber Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson…His obsession with Hannibal and what happened to him foreshadows the concerns of the more mature Erlendur in books set years later…The investigation slowly but surely gathers powerful, page-turning momentum. This installment stands on its own, but it’s all the more impressive for giving new insight into Erlendur.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction.”
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“Keeps readers guessing until the very last pages.”
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“Indridason and Stieg Larsson have produced two of the best crime novels of the year.”
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“Narrator George Guidall is at his very best as he narrates this prequel to the highly regarded mystery series featuring Inspector Erlendur…Guidall captures the kindness and persistence of the young man…Listeners join the police as they experience the humor, sorrow, and terror of day-to-day crime…Guidall captures all the tragedy of Hannibal’s story, so it’s all the more satisfying when his killers are revealed.”
— AudioFile
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About the Authors
Arnaldur Indridason won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. The Draining Lake won the 2009 Barry Award for Best Novel.
Arnaldur Indriðason won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. He was awarded the prestigious RBA International Prize for Crime Writing in 2013 for Shadow Channel. The film of Jar City, now available from Netflix, was Iceland’s entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and the film of Silence of the Grave is in production with the same director. The film Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg, is based on an Icelandic film written by Indriðason, who lives in Reykjavik, Iceland.
About George Guidall
George Guidall, winner of more than eighty AudioFile Earphones Awards, has won three of the prestigious Audie Award for Excellence in Audiobook Narration. In 2014 the Audio Publishers Association presented him with the Special Achievement Award for lifetime achievement/ During his thirty-year recording career he has recorded over 1,700 audiobooks, won multiple awards, been a mentor to many narrators, and shown by example the potential of fine storytelling. His forty-year acting career includes starring roles on Broadway, an Obie Award for best performance off Broadway, and frequent television appearances.