Inspector Erlendur Series by Arnaldur Indriðason

3.80 · 192 ratings
  • Maandagskinderen (Inspector Erlendur #1)
    #1

    Maandagskinderen (Inspector Erlendur #1)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1997

    In Reykjavík pleegt de veertigjarige patiënt Daniel zelfmoord in een inrichting. Vrijwel gelijktijdig komt een bejaarde man bij een brand om het leven. De oude man heeft Daniël in de jaren zestig lesgegeven en blijkt hem kort voor zijn dood een aantal keren bezocht te hebben.Aan inspecteur Erlendur en zijn collega's de taak om de achtergronden van beide zaken te onderzoeken. Ook de broer van Daniel begint naspeuringen te doen. Onafhankelijk van elkaar komen ze tot gruwelijke conclusies.

  • Jar City (Inspector Erlendur #3)
    #3

    Jar City (Inspector Erlendur #3)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 1997

    When a lonely old man is found murdered in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl’s grave. Inspector Erlendur, who heads the investigation team, discovers that many years ago the victim was accused, though not convicted, of an unsolved crime... more

  • Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur #4)
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    Silence of the Grave (Inspector Erlendur #4)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings · published 2001

    Inspector Erlendur returns in this gripping Icelandic thriller When a skeleton is discovered half-buried in a construction site outside of Reykjavík, Inspector Erlendur finds himself knee-deep in both a crime scene and an archeological dig. Bone by bone, the body is unearthed, and the brutalizing history of a family who lived near the building site comes to light along with it... more

  • Voices (Inspector Erlendur #5)
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    Voices (Inspector Erlendur #5)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2002

    Arnaldur Indridason took the international crime fiction scene by storm after winning England's CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave. Now, with the highly anticipated Voices, this world-class sensation treats American readers to another extraordinary Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson thriller.The Christmas rush is at its peak in a grand Reykjavík hotel when Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson is called in to investigate a murder... more

  • The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur #6)
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    The Draining Lake (Inspector Erlendur #6)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2004

    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... more

  • Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur #7)
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    Arctic Chill (Inspector Erlendur #7)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2005

    On an icy January day, the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found in the garden: a young, dark-skinned boy, frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound in his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was a tragic accident. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation with little to go on but the news that the boy’s Thai half-brother is missing... more

  • Outrage (Inspector Erlendur #9)
    #9

    Outrage (Inspector Erlendur #9)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2008

    In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs of a break-in or any struggle. A woman's purple shawl, found under the bed, gives off a strong and unusual aroma. A vial of narcotics found in the victim's pocket among other clues soon lead Erlendur's colleagues down a trail of hidden violence and psychological brutality, and of wrongs that will never be fully righted.

  • Black Skies (Inspector Erlendur #10)
    #10

    Black Skies (Inspector Erlendur #10)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2009

    A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason. Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers... more

  • Strange Shores (Inspector Erlendur #11)
    #11

    Strange Shores (Inspector Erlendur #11)

    Arnaldur Indriðason

    Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2010

    Published now in twenty-six countries around the world, Inspector Erlendur joins Maigret, Morse, Wallander, and a handful of other world-famous policemen who provide must-reading for suspense fans everywhere.In this latest puzzle, Inspector Erlendur learns of the baffling story of Matthildur, a local woman who went missing years earlier on the night of a violent storm... more

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