Black Skies by 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.
Essential Scandi-fiction * Sunday Express *
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see whyHis novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical * HARLAN COBEN *
Satisfying and topical... Brilliant stuff -- Maxine Clark * Eurocrime *
Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books -- Michael Carlson * Crime Time *
Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever * Sydney Sun Herald *
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see whyHis novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical * HARLAN COBEN *
Satisfying and topical... Brilliant stuff -- Maxine Clark * Eurocrime *
Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books -- Michael Carlson * Crime Time *
Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever * Sydney Sun Herald *
Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Óli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger. The Shadow District – the first book in the Reykjavík Wartime Mystery series – won the Premio RBA de Novela Negra, the world’s most lucrative crime fiction prize. Victoria Cribb studied and worked in Iceland for many years. She has translated more than 25 novels from the Icelandic and, in 2017, she received the Orðstír honourary translation award for services to Icelandic literature. Victoria Cribb has spent the last twenty-five years immersed in Iceland's language and literature. After reading Old Icelandic at Cambridge, she took an MA in Scandinavian Studies at University College London and a BPhil in Icelandic at the University of Iceland, before working in Iceland for a number of years as a publisher, journalist and translator. Since 2002 she has lived in London, working as a freelance translator, and currently also teaches Icelandic at University College London and in Cambridge. Her translations include The Blue Fox by Sjón and three novels in collaboration with Olaf Olafsson, as well as countless other works of fiction and non-fiction, published in books, anthologies and magazines. At present she is translating the latest crime novel by Arnaldur Indridason.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099563372 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099563371 |
| Title | Black Skies |
| Author | Arnaldur Indridason |
| Series | Reykjavik Murder Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for The Petrona Award 2013 (UK) |
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