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THE MOST GRIPPING ENTRY YET IN ARNALDUR INDRIDASON'S CELEBRATED INSPECTOR ERLENDUR SERIES. Arnaldur Indridason, whom The Sunday Times calls one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation, has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavik. In Black Skies, Indridason further cements his position as one of today's top international crime writers. A man is making a leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of his forehead. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Inspector Erlendur's colleague Sigurdur Oli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, Oli's relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the department is compromised. When a favor to a friend goes wrong and a woman dies before his eyes, Oli has a murder investigation on his hands. From the villas of Reykjavik's banking elite to a sordid basement flat, Black Skies is a superb story of greed, pride, and murder from one of Europe's most successful crime writers.

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Praise for Arnaldur Indridason: What's Icelandic for 'we have ourselves a winner?' -- Newsday A commanding new voice . . . Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction. --Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review Keeps readers guessing until the very last pages. -- Washington Post Book World Indridason and Stieg Larsson have produced two of the best crime novels of the year. -- The Independent (UK) Everyone one of these writers is good [Hakan Nesser, Kjell Eriksson, Ake Edwardson, Helen Tursten, Karin Fossum], but in my book, Arnaldur Indridason is even better. --Joe Queenan, Los Angeles Times

... a sophisticated and complex thriller. <i>Kirkus</i></p> A remarkable series. <i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p>

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Arnaldur Indridason won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row. The film of Jar City was Iceland's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and the film Silence of the Grave is in production. The film Contraband, starring Mark Wahlberg, was based on an Icelandic film written by Indridason. He lives in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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