Category Archives: Arnaldur Indridason

The Inaugural Petrona Award Shortlist

Posted on 13/05/2013 by

The award has been created to honour the memory of Maxine Clarke who, blogging as Petrona, was tirelessly promoting Scandinavian crime fiction translated into English long before Stieg Larsson grabbed the world’s attention. This year’s shortlist was derived from Maxine’s … Continue reading →

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Review: Arctic Chill, by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on 26/10/2012 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe, para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder and Victoria Cribb, 2008. First published as Vetrarborgin in 2005. First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Harvill Secker. … Continue reading →

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Catching Up With Some Of My Favourite Writers

Posted on 30/09/2012 by

Two novels, which I’ve not read yet, by two of my favourite writers have been published recently in Spanish: Blood Safari by Deon Meyer (Safari sangriento, RBA 2012) and Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason (Invierno ártico, RBA 2012). I’ve downloaded … Continue reading →

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Review: Black Skies by Arnaldur Indriðason

Posted on 01/07/2012 by

Esta entrada es blingüe, desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano Translated by Victoria Cribb. Original title: Svörtuloft (2009). Kindle Edition. 470 KB. Vintage Digital, 2012. ASIN: B007MCALM6 Black Skies is the eight book in Reykjavik Murder Mysteries … Continue reading →

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Last In First Out

Posted on 21/06/2012 by

Despite my TBR mountain, wonder of our times, guess what I’ve just downloaded on my Kindle: Black Skies ( by Arnaldur Indridason translated by Victoria Cribb. Vintage Digital (21 June 2012). I’m currently reading, Stay tuned. Vintage

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Review: The Draining Lake, by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

Esta reseña es bilingüe. Para ver la versión en castellano desplazarse hacia abajo Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder. Original title: Kleifarvatn, 2004. First published in Great Britain in 2007 by Harvill Secker. Kindle Edition Vintage Digital (27 May … Continue reading →

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Coming Out Soon: Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on 30/04/2012 by

Book Description: From high life to low life, bankers to blackmailers: the international phenomenon Arnaldur Indridason returns with a thrillingly contemporary new mystery. A man is making a crude leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Outrage, by Arnaldur Indridason

Posted on 05/11/2011 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe; desplazarse por la ventana hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano Translated from the Icelandic by Anna Yates, 2011. First published with the title Myrká in 2008. First published in Great Britain in 2011 by … Continue reading →

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Traces of Humour in Nordic Crime Fiction

Posted on 13/08/2011 by

When reading Peter’s post at Detectives Without Borders Test detect traces of humor in Swedish crime novel immediately sprang to my mind another example from one of the bleakest voices in Nordic crime, Arnaldur Indridason: ‘In the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Voices by Arnaldur Indriðason

Posted on 06/08/2011 by

Esta entrada es bilingüe. Desplazarse hacia abajo para ver la versión en castellano. Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder. Original title: Röddin (2003). Vintage paperback, 2007. First published in Great Britain in 2006 by Harvill Secker. 344 pages. ISBN. … Continue reading →

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