??Now Iceland has its own Mankell.?
—Holger Kreitling,?ÿDie Welt?ÿ(Germany)
Last year?ÿJar?ÿCity?ÿintroduced international crime-writing sensation Arnaldur Indridason to rave reviews and a rousing welcome from American thriller fans. And now,?ÿSilence of the Grave,?ÿthe next in this stunning series has?ÿwon the coveted Golden Dagger Award. Presented by the British Crime Writers Association, previous winners of this award include John Le Carre, Minette Walters, Henning Mankell, and James Lee Burke.
In?ÿSilence of the Grave,?ÿa corpse is found on a hill outside the city, and Detective Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson and his team think the body may have been buried for some years.
While Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, slowly but surely he finds out the truth about another unhappy family. Few people are still alive who can tell the tale, but even secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever.?ÿ
Destined to be a classic in the world of crime fiction,?ÿSilence of the Grave?ÿis one of the most accomplished thrillers in recent years.