Voices: A Reykjavik Thriller (Reykjav¡k Thriller)

Voices: A Reykjavik Thriller (Reykjav¡k Thriller)
by Arnaldur Indridason

Voices: A Reykjavik Thriller (Reykjav¡k Thriller)
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Author: Arnaldur Indridason
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-02
ISBN: 0312428065
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Picador

Book Reviews of Voices: A Reykjavik Thriller (Reykjav¡k Thriller)

Book Review: Welcome to Reykjavik
Summary: 5 Stars

This is a great book. It engaged my interest from the beginning through the final, 313th, page. It's the fourth Arnaldur Indridason novel that I've read. I would be hard pressed to compare this with the other three. Perhaps there's more contemplation and less action than in the others.

The central story is that of a hotel doorman/handyman who lives in a dingy little room in the hotel basement. About a week before Christmas, dressed as Santa, he is stabbed to death in his room. He was getting ready to serve as Santa at a hotel party.

Leading the police team investigating the murder is Inspector Erlendur, Indridason's star. Erlender does not roam far in this book; he checks into a room at the hotel and uses it as his base. He gets to know several of the hotel employees.

I don't want to say too much more. I don't want to spoil this excellent mystery. The reader learns a lot about the victim, whose life took a pivotal turn when he was twelve, some thirty-six years before his death.

There are many fascinating twists and turns, particularly at the end. Indridason is a master at character development. His prose is stark and powerful.

Highly recommended

Summary of Voices: A Reykjavik Thriller (Reykjav¡k Thriller)

Inspector Erlendur Returns In this Award-winning International Bestseller.

The Christmas rush is at its peak in a grand Reykjavík hotel when Inspector Erlendur is called in to investigate a murder. The hotel Santa has been stabbed to death, and Erlendur and his fellow detectives find no shortage of suspects between the hotel staff and the international travelers staying for the holidays. As Christmas Day approaches, Erlendur must deal with his difficult daughter, pursue a possible romantic interest, and untangle a long-buried web of malice and greed to find the murderer. Voices is a brutal, soulful noir from the chilly shores of Iceland.

 

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