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Jar City

The thrilling first installation of the Reykjavic Murder Mystery Series

Arnaldur Indridason author Bernard Scudder translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:7th May '09

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'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' - Val McDermid

An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat.

A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind.


DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM?


Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime.

An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat.

A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind.


DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM?


Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years...
'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' Val McDermid

'A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age' Independent

FROM CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD-WINNING CRIME WRITER ARNALDUR INDRIDASON

A chilling read * The Times *
Highly recommended...thoroughly gripping...impressively moving * Time Out *
A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age. This careful, sparsely-written book operates at a deeper level than most crime fiction * Independent *

ISBN: 9780099541837

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 22mm

Weight: 248g

352 pages