Strange Shores

Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books

Michael Carlson, Crime Time

A fascinating story and the resolution of Mattildur's disappearance feels authentic and believable. Readers who like retribution in their crime novels may find Erlunder's balanced, free-from-judgemental approach difficult to comprehend, but to me this was one of the most appealing aspects of the novel… I couldn't think of a more perfect way to say goodbye to one of my favourite fictional characters

Reading Matters

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

Harlan Coben

The king of Icelandic crime fiction is not resting on his laurels, as the valedictory Strange Shores proves... An elegiac but compelling last bow

Financial Times

Arnaldur Indridason is one of the greats of modern crime fiction… Tragic and compelling

Joan Smith, Sunday Times

Be warned: if you've ever spent time with this marvellous Scandi crime character, you'll be hard pressed to hold back a tear

Metro

Be warned: if you’ve ever spent time with this marvelous Scandi crime character, you’ll be hard pressed to hold back a tear

Siobhan Murphy, Metro

One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation

Sunday Times

Essential Scandi-fiction

Sunday Express

As ever, Indridason’s writing combines a keen sense of place with an astringent investigation of the human psyche

Radio Times

Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever

Sydney Sun Herald

Tragic and compelling

Joan Smith, Sunday Times

The novel is gripping. Erlendur is arguably Nordic fiction’s unhappiest and loneliest but most intriguing detective… It’s a sad disturbing book, chilling both in its setting and in the depths of human angst is explores

Marcel Berlins, The Times

Thoroughly absorbing

Vince Cable, New Statesman

This final chapter in the Erlendur series stalks the human heart unremittingly

Kerry Fowler, Sainsbury's Magazine