{"product_id":"9781250111425","title":"Reykjavik Nights : An Inspector Erlendur Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eReykjavik Nights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Arnaldur Indridason\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eReykjavik Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, a stunning prequel to his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlendur series, Arnaldur Indriðason gives his devoted fans a real shock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eErlendur is a young officer assigned to traffic duties. He is not yet a detective. He works nights. Reykjavík’s nights are full of car crashes, robberies, fights, drinking, and sometimes an unexplained death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne night a homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. Then a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes and both cases go cold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Erlendur’s instincts tell him that the fates of these two victims are worth pursuing. He is inexorably drawn into a world where everyone is either in the dark or on the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Slowly but surely gathers powerful, \u003cb\u003epage-turning momentum\u003c\/b\u003e. This installment stands on its own, but it's all the more impressive for giving new insight into Erlendur.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred) on Reykjavik Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Indridason's prequel unfolds with the same precision, economically depicted characters and authenticity as his Inspector Erlendur novels, but a livelier energy replaces the middle-aged Erlendur's noir melancholy.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Indridason has crafted a stellar prequel to his popular series, offering both insight into Erlendur's gloom and a glimpse of what he was like before the cloud settled in fully.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Will thrill fans.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What's Icelandic for ‘we have ourselves a winner?” —\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction.” —\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Keeps readers guessing until the very last pages.” —\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like his protagonist, Indridason is calm, methodical and unassuming. With Reykjavik's nights as a backdrop, what starts out as a modest tale of an unfortunate death develops into a deeply involving tale of chronic neglect, drug addiction, spousal abuse and the unsavory nature of fate.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune, Crime Fiction Roundup on Reykjavik Nights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Indridason and Stieg Larsson have produced two of the best crime novels of the year.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Independent (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Every one of these writers is good [Hakan Nesser, Kjell Eriksson, Karin Fossum], but in my book, Arnaldur Indridason is even better.” —\u003ci\u003eJoe Queenan, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250111425\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40633986547918,"sku":"9781250111425","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7fbee02a-b4fa-4a06-a8b0-24860fab2b59.jpg?v=1638929773","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250111425","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}