Silence of the Grave by Arnaldur Indridason
Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple. Whilst Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, his case unearths many other tales of family pain. The hills have more than one tragic story to tell: tales of failed relationships and heartbreak; of anger, domestic violence and fear; of family loyalty and family shame. Few people are still alive who can tell the story, but even secrets taken to the grave cannot remain hidden forever.
"'Here is a new voice that demands to be listened to'" -- Reginald Hill "'Slow and complex, the novel builds to a moving conclusion'" Irish Times 20050709 "'a writer worth seeking out'" Sunday Telegraph 20050612
Arnaldur Indridason was born in 1961, the son of an Icelandic author. Having worked for many years as a journalist and critic for an Icelandic newspaper, he began writing novels. At one week in the summer of 2003, his crime novels occupied the top five spots in the Icelandic bestseller list.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099469544 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099469545 |
| Title | Silence of the Grave |
| Author | Arnaldur Indridason |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2010-09-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Prizes | Winner of CWA Gold Dagger for Fiction 2005 |
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