Reviews
Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "Indridason, a well-seasoned writer, has created an intricate plot with a diverse cast of players, acutely probing the relationships within Iceland's tightly knit communities." -- The Seattle Times on The Darkness Knows " The Darkness Knows is a tragic tale...the intrepid Indridason reveals that the only escape from the past is death." -- The Times (UK) "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: " The Darkness Knows is a tragic tale...the intrepid Indridason reveals that the only escape from the past is death." -- The Times (UK) "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "In this rewarding gumshoe investigation focused on complex deceptions and unlikely coincidences, introspective Konrád faces his failures, both in marriage and policing here, and finds resolution, if not peace." -- Booklist "One characteristic of Scandinavian noir is the way that inhospitable weather plays a role in the story, and this has never been truer than in Arnaldur Indridason's The Darkness Knows . In the Icelandic crime-writing standard-bearer's invigoratingly atmospheric thriller, the frozen body of a man who's been missing since 1985 is found on the Langjökull glacier...a multifaceted thriller." -- Shelf Awareness "The Darkness Knows is slowly and deliberately plotted...Indridason is a consummate storyteller, one of the cream of the Nordic noir crop, and if methodical police procedurals are your thing, you have come to the right place." -- BookPage "Indridason, a well-seasoned writer, has created an intricate plot with a diverse cast of players, acutely probing the relationships within Iceland's tightly knit communities." -- The Seattle Times on The Darkness Knows " The Darkness Knows is a tragic tale...the intrepid Indridason reveals that the only escape from the past is death." -- The Times (UK) "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "The Darkness Knows is slowly and deliberately plotted...Indridason is a consummate storyteller, one of the cream of the Nordic noir crop, and if methodical police procedurals are your thing, you have come to the right place." -- BookPage "Indridason, a well-seasoned writer, has created an intricate plot with a diverse cast of players, acutely probing the relationships within Iceland's tightly knit communities." -- The Seattle Times on The Darkness Knows " The Darkness Knows is a tragic tale...the intrepid Indridason reveals that the only escape from the past is death." -- The Times (UK) "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The London Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "One characteristic of Scandinavian noir is the way that inhospitable weather plays a role in the story, and this has never been truer than in Arnaldur Indridason's The Darkness Knows . In the Icelandic crime-writing standard-bearer's invigoratingly atmospheric thriller, the frozen body of a man who's been missing since 1985 is found on the Langjökull glacier...a multifaceted thriller." -- Shelf Awareness "The Darkness Knows is slowly and deliberately plotted...Indridason is a consummate storyteller, one of the cream of the Nordic noir crop, and if methodical police procedurals are your thing, you have come to the right place." -- BookPage "Indridason, a well-seasoned writer, has created an intricate plot with a diverse cast of players, acutely probing the relationships within Iceland's tightly knit communities." -- The Seattle Times on The Darkness Knows " The Darkness Knows is a tragic tale...the intrepid Indridason reveals that the only escape from the past is death." -- The Times (UK) "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK), Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: "Indridason methodically builds a portrait of Iceland with a large cast of nuanced characters unsettled by past events...The intricate plot poignantly depicts community crosscurrents, past and present." -- Kirkus on The Darkness Knows "As fascinating as this caper is, it is Konrad's persona that holds the reader. A recent widow, with a checkered past, Konrad is greatly flawed." --David Rothenberg, WBAI/Radio on The Darkness Knows "Indridason is an international literary phenom." --Harlan Coben "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation." -- The Sunday Times (UK) "A haunting and elegant novel . . . a writer of astonishing gravitas and talent." --John Lescroart on The Shadow Killer "There's always a solid sense of history in Arnaldur Indridason's moody Icelandic mysteries. With his usual delicate touch, Indridason weaves in just enough folklore to remind us that a nation can never live down its legends." -- New York Times Book Review on The Shadow District "The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller." -- The Guardian (UK)
