Jar city / Arnaldur Indriđason ; translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder.
By: Arnaldur Indriðason.
Contributor(s): Scudder, Bernard.
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BookPublisher: New Delhi : London ; Vintage Books, Harvill Press, c2004Description: 338 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780099541837 (pbk.); 1843431017 (pbk. : alk. paper).Uniform titles: Mýrin. English Subject(s): Police -- Iceland -- Reykjavik -- Fiction | Reykjavík (Iceland) -- FictionGenre/Form: Detective and mystery stories.DDC classification: 839.6934 Online resources: Publisher description Summary: 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 taken from publisher site.
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Indian Institute of Management Udaipur C10/3 | Fiction | 839.6934 IA (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available |
Originally published: Reykavik : Edda Publishing, c2000.
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 taken from publisher site.
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