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  • Published: 4 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9781448189809
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

Reykjavik Nights




The loner Erlendur has recently joined the police force as a young officer and is immediately drawn into the blackness of Reykjavik's underworld.

THE LIVING

Erlendur has recently joined the police force as a young officer and immediately sinks into the darkness of Reykjavik's underworld. Working nights, he discovers the city is full of car crashes, robberies, drinkers and fighters. And sometimes an unexplained death.

THE LOST

A homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. But few people care. Or when a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes. Both cases go cold.

THE SEARCHER

Two lost people from two different worlds. Erlendur is not an investigator, but his instincts tell him their fates are worth pursuing. How could they be linked?

IN THE HEART OF THE NIGHT

Inexorably, he is drawn into the blackness of the city’s underbelly, where everyone is in the dark or on the run.

'One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction' - Sunday Times

'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' - Harlan Coben

  • Published: 4 September 2014
  • ISBN: 9781448189809
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

About the author

Arnaldur Indridason

Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.

The Shadow District – the first book in the Reykjavík Wartime Mystery series – won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world’s most lucrative crime fiction prize.

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Praise for Reykjavik Nights

One of the greats of modern crime fiction

Sunday Times

The king of Icelandic crime fiction

Financial Times

An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical

Harlan Coben

One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction

Joan Smith, Sunday Times

A real pleasure

Mark Sanderson, Evening Standard

The slow-burn solving of the mystery is intriguing enough, but fans will find the portrait of his young protagonist…far more fascinating… A real pleasure

Scotland on Sunday