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  • Published: 15 August 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448191192
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 8 hr 47 min
  • Narrator: Saul Reichlin

Strange Shores




A missing woman. A missing boy. Detective Erlendur returns – for the last time

A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge.

Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose disappearance in a snow-storm when they were children has coloured his entire life. He is looking for answers.

Slowly, the past begins to surrender its secrets. But as Erlendur uncovers a story about the limits of human endurance, he realises that many people would prefer their crimes to stay buried.

  • Published: 15 August 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448191192
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • Length: 8 hr 47 min
  • Narrator: Saul Reichlin

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 Strange Shores

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

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

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

One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation

Sunday Times

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

Radio Times

Tragic and compelling

Joan Smith, Sunday Times

Thoroughly absorbing

Vince Cable, New Statesman

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

Michael Carlson, Crime Time

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

Sydney Sun Herald

Essential Scandi-fiction

Sunday Express

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

HARLAN COBEN