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Silence of the Grave, by Arnaldur Indridason

Silence of the Grave
by Arnaldur Indridason
Vintage, 2006


 

Coldest of Cold Cases... That's Damn Cool

The CWA seal on the cover of Arnaldur Indridason's novel Silence of the Grave is no "refreshment puff." Indridason may be from a small and icy island, but his crime fiction is worthy of worldwide attention.

Silence of the Grave involves a middle-aged detective named Erlendur and his two partners, Sigurđur Óli and Elínborg, in a crime in modern Reykjavík.

An archeological mystery, like Tana French's In the Woods, Erin Hart's Lake of Sorrows or Peter Clenott's Hunting the King....

To be completed soon!

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Critical Mick says:

Critical Mick's Random Iceland Stuff

Mis-type one letter and Ireland becomes Iceland. So! Arnaldur Indridason's novel shows that there's good crime fiction set in Iceland. What else is there?
 
The Atom Station, by Halidór Laxness.

Halidór Laxness was Iceland's great novelist. He won the Nobel Prize in 1955. Kevin Stevens rates his work highly.
 
Sigur Ros are a musical revolution from Iceland.

Sigur Ros are a musical revolution from Iceland. Post-rock, post-jazz, post everything that came before. A collection of tricky noises that gel somehow into complete brilliance.
 
Heaven.

Click the pic to view (free, but 30+ MB) the video for a song called "Heaven." Live is the name of the band, and they have shaken earth with at least three masterpieces. My little sister turned me on to them, many years ago! Mute the sound if you don't want to be turned on to them, too, and just enjoy a breathtaking short film shot in Iceland.

No Bjorks were harmed in the writing of this review.
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