Morose Reykjavik cop Erlendur becomes fascinated with a depressed woman's suicide as tragedies in his own past resonate, ending with him taking up an unofficial investigation that uncovers more family trauma in Arnaldur Indridason's Hypothermia, part of his long-running police procedural series set in Iceland.
This is one of my favorite authors in the spate of gloomy Scandinavian imports that have reached these shores in recent years. Each novel features great characters that grow and change along with complex crime drama. The philosophical underpinnings of most of the mystery novels from Scandinavia offer a welcome change of pace from American crime fare. And it's not often you see a U.S. detective/protagonist tuck into a boiled sheep's head in jam.
The dead of winter probably wasn't the ideal time to pick up Indridason's latest, but when I see the newest one on the shelf I can't resist. This series starts with Jar City, recently made into a movie, and all entries so far come recommended. I thought this one was perhaps the best yet.
I borrowed this book from the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana, and read it at a good clip.
This is one of my favorite authors in the spate of gloomy Scandinavian imports that have reached these shores in recent years. Each novel features great characters that grow and change along with complex crime drama. The philosophical underpinnings of most of the mystery novels from Scandinavia offer a welcome change of pace from American crime fare. And it's not often you see a U.S. detective/protagonist tuck into a boiled sheep's head in jam.
The dead of winter probably wasn't the ideal time to pick up Indridason's latest, but when I see the newest one on the shelf I can't resist. This series starts with Jar City, recently made into a movie, and all entries so far come recommended. I thought this one was perhaps the best yet.
I borrowed this book from the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana, and read it at a good clip.
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