Outrage

In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood. There is no sign of a break-in: the only clues are a woman's purple shawl, found under the bed in the next room, and a vial of prescription drugs in the victim's pocket. With Detective Erlendur away in a remote part of Iceland, Detective Elinborg, who is already struggling to juggle family life and the relentless demands of her job, is assigned the case. Her investigation into the murdered man's past soon uncovers a squalid tale of double lives, drug dealers and the unsolved disappearance of a young girl many years before. From its explosive opening, "Outrage" leads down a trail of hidden violence, psychological brutality and of wrongs that will never be fully righted.

ISBN 1846556384   DEWEY 839.6935 ISBN13 9781846556388 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC23 Publisher Vintage   Pages 288 Imprint Harvill Secker   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 234 Publication date 13 Oct 2011   Width (mm) 153 Translator Anne Yates   Academic level General

Praise for Arnaldur Indrioason: #1 on the "Guardian"'s list of the 10 Best Modern European Crime Writers [2011] "Indrioason is one of the best of the new European authors coming into English, right up there with Henning Mankell and Karen Fossum."--Margaret Cannon, "The Globe and Mail" "Inspector Erlendur is one of the most compassionate detectives to come this way in a long time." --"The New York Times" "Indrioason is a master of atmosphere." --"The Vancouver Sun" "Indrioason has definitely vaulted onto the A-list of Scandinavian crime authors." --"Booklist"" ""This series places Indrioason at the centre of the best of contemporary crime fiction. He is a master storyteller, and has a real gift for evoking the complex humanity at the heart of the most dour-seeming individuals." --"The Guardian"

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