Description
Book SynopsisTHE QUICK
A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light.
THE DEAD
Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform.
THE FORGOTTEN
Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not.
THE SEARCHER
Erlendur Sveinsson is a newly promoted detective with a battered body, a rogue CIA operative and America’s troublesome presence in Iceland to contend with. In his spare time he investigates a cold case. He is only starting out but he is already up to his neck.
'His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' – Harlan Coben
Trade ReviewThe prince of gloom * New York Times *
One of the greats of modern crime fiction * Sunday Times *
The king of Icelandic crime fiction * Financial Times *
One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction -- Joan Smith * Sunday Times *
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical * Harlan Coben *
