The Draining Lake
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A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet.In the wake of an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake drops suddenly, revealing the skeleton of a man half-buried in its sandy bed. It is clear immediately that it has been there for many years. There is a large hole in the skull. Yet more mysteriously, a heavy communication device is attached to it, possibly some sort of radio transmitter, bearing inscriptions in Russian.The police are called in and Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli begin their investigation, which gradually leads them back to the time of the Cold War when bright, left-wing students would be sent from Iceland to study in the 'heavenly state' of Communist East Germany.The Draining Lake is another remarkable Indridason mystery about passions and shattered dreams, the fate of the missing and the grief of those left behind.
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Though not my favorite of the series - the fact that the flashbacks took place in Germany rather than Iceland BUMMED ME OUT - this is still quite an ambitious and engaging read. Indridason excels at these multilayered crime narratives with different timelines and rich characters. It's also possible that I was experiencing series fatigue when I read it, so I might have to give it another try sometime.
Series
11 primary books14 released booksInspector Erlendur is a 14-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Arnaldur Indriðason, Adriaan Faber, and 5 others.
Series
11 primary booksInspector Erlendur [English Translation Order] is a 11-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1997 with contributions by Arnaldur Indridason, Arnaldur Indriðason, and 4 others.
