Name: The Shadow Killer
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Author: Arnaldur Indridason
ISBN: 9781784704391

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Physical Book

Author

Arnaldur Indridason

Publisher

Random House Uk

Synopsis "The Shadow Killer "

The crime: Reykjavík, August 1941. When a travelling salesman is found murdered in a basement flat, the police initially suspect a member of the Allied occupation force. The suspect: Flóvent, Reykjavík’s sole detective, is joined by the young military policeman Thorson. Their investigation focuses on a family of German residents, the retired doctor Rudolf Lunden and his estranged son Felix, who is on the run, suspected of being a spy. The ex-lover: Flóvent and Thorson race to solve the case before US Counterintelligence can take it out of their hands. As evidence emerges of dubious experiments carried out on Icelandic schoolboys in the 1930s, Thorson becomes increasingly suspicious of the role played by the murdered man’s former girlfriend, Vera, and her British soldier lover.'The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller.' - Guardian'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical.' - Harlan Coben

Arnaldur Indridason

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He is the author, among other crime novels, of Jar City, which received the Glass Key Award for the best Nordic crime novel in 2002, and Voices, winner of the Martin Beck Award for the best crime novel translated into Swedish. With The Draining Lake he won the Gold Dagger, establishing him as a benchmark for the best European crime narrative. He has also won the French Critics' Prize for Best Crime Novel and the RBA Prize for Crime Fiction. A successful writer, his works have sold over 18 million copies and have been translated into more than 40 languages.

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