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A skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. The bones have been weighed down with an radio transmitter: is this a clue to the victim, and the killer's identity? Detective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold War.

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A haunting, compassionate work * Observer *
Indridason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last * Sunday Express *
An absorbing story which confirms Indridason's place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction * Sunday Telegraph *
Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense of place and themes that transcend it; it confirms Indridason as one of those crime writers who rises above genre, combining suspense with moving insights into the human condition * Sunday Times *
Indridason pieces together a convincing plot, while exploring universal issues of political idealism and shattered dreams * Daily Mirror *

The Draining Lake

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    A Paperback / softback by Arnaldur Indridason, Bernard Scudder

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 7 October 2010
      ISBN-13 9780099542216
      978-0099542216
      ISBN-10 0099542218
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      Crime & Thrillers

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A skeleton is found half-buried in a dried out lake. The bones have been weighed down with an radio transmitter: is this a clue to the victim, and the killer's identity? Detective Erlendur is called in to investigate and discovers that there may be a connection with a group of students who were sent to study in East Germany during the Cold War.

      Trade Review
      A haunting, compassionate work * Observer *
      Indridason manages to keep the reader guessing about the identity of both killer and victim right to the last * Sunday Express *
      An absorbing story which confirms Indridason's place among the leading writers of Nordic crime fiction * Sunday Telegraph *
      Beautifully written and translated, the novel has both a strong sense of place and themes that transcend it; it confirms Indridason as one of those crime writers who rises above genre, combining suspense with moving insights into the human condition * Sunday Times *
      Indridason pieces together a convincing plot, while exploring universal issues of political idealism and shattered dreams * Daily Mirror *

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