VJ Books Presents Author Arnaldur Indridason!
Arnaldur Indridason (Arnaldur Indridason), born 28 January 1961, has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years - topping bestseller lists year after year. At one week in the summer of 2003, his crime novels occupied the top five spots in the Icelandic bestseller list and in the year 2004 his books were seven of the ten most popular titles borrowed in Reykjavik City Library.
Having worked for many years as a journalist and critic for an Icelandic newspaper, he began writing novels. Arnaldur published his first book, Sons of Dust (Synir duftsins) in 1997 and many believe that that publication marked the start of a new wave of Icelandic crime fiction. He has been praised by American crime writer
Harlan Coben: 'The best new series I've read this year comes from Iceland. Arnaldur Indridason is already an international literary phenom -- and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical. I can't wait for the next.'
Arnaldur's books have been published in 26 countries and have been translated into German, Danish, English, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Arnaldur received the Glass Key award, a literature prize for the best Nordic crime novel, in 2002 and 2003. He won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 2005 for the novel Silence of the Grave.
In his latest novel, The Girl By the Bridge, an elderly couple is worried about their granddaughter. They know she's been smuggling drugs, and now she's gone missing. Looking for help, they turn to Konrad, a former policeman whose reputation precedes him. But digging into the past reveals much more than anyone set out to discover, and a little girl who drowned in the Reykjavik city pond unexpectedly captures everyone's attention.
A brilliant, chilling tale of broken dreams and children who have nowhere to turn.
The Girl by the Bridge
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The Darkness Knows
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The Shadow Killer
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Reykjavik Nights
First 1st UK Edition
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Black Skies
First 1st UK Edition
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Operation Napoleon
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Arnaldur Indridason Bibliography
The Young Erlendur Cases
- The Great Match - 2011
- Oblivion (Kamp Knox) - 2014
Detective Konrad
- The Darkness Knows - 2021
- The Girl by the Bridge - 2023
Detective Erlendur Series
- Sons of Dust - 1997
- Silent Kill - 1998
- Jar City - 2000
- Silence of the Grave - 2001
- Voices - 2003
- The Draining Lake - 2004
- Arctic Chill - 2005
- Hypothermia - 2007
- Outrage - 2008
- Black Skies - 2009
- Strange Stories - 2010
- Reykjavik Nights - 2014 (UK)
Flovent and Thorson Thrillers
- The Darkness Knows - 2017
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The Girl by the Bridge - 2023
Other Novels
- Bettę - 2003
- Operation Napoleon - 2011
Arnaldur Indridason Awards
- Glass Key Award - Best Nordic Crime Novel - 2002 & 2003
- CWA Gold Dagger Award - 2005
- RBA International Prize for Crime Writing - 2013
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