#4 Inspector Erlendur

Silence of the Grave

Arnaldur Indriðason
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Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it. Was the skeleton a man or a woman, a victim or a killer, and is this a simple case of murder or a long-concealed act of justice? As Erlendur tries to crack this cold case, he must also save his drug-addicted daughter from self destruction and somehow glue his hopelessly fractured family back together.
Genres: MysteryCrimeFictionThrillerNordic NoirScandinavian LiteratureMystery ThrillerDetectiveAudiobookSuspense
280 Pages

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