![]() ![]() ![]() The inspector is assisted in his probings by the two-person Reykjavik Police team of U.S-educated criminology expert Sigurdur Óli and policewoman Elínborg (though the latter is torn in these pages between her duties as a cop and her need to promote a new cookbook she’s written, and which is launching nationally). All of Indridason’s Detective Erlendur novels so far involve cases rooted somehow in history, their dark secrets hidden in plain sight. They also illustrate what drives this policeman so tirelessly to ferret out the truth, even when it’s well hidden behind the shadows and fog of the past. ![]() Those previous tales help put the investigations of Reykjavik Detective Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson into the context of his personal demons and often troubled life. Like most novels that are included in a series, it helps if you’ve read the preceding works, in Indridason’s case: Jar City (re-titled Tainted Blood for UK release), Gold Dagger winner Silence of the Grave (2005) and Voices (2006), all of which have been translated so admirably by Bernard Scudder. Indridason’s latest release in the UK, The Draining Lake, is no exception. For this reviewer, the appearance of a newly translated novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason constitutes a major publishing event, and each fresh work of his that arrives at my door jumps straight to the top of my reading pile. ![]()
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