Arnaldur Indridason
Author of Jar City
About the Author
Arnaldur Indriðason was born in Reykjavík January 28, 1961 and writes crime fiction. He is the son of writer Indriði G. Þorsteinsson. Arnaldur graduated with a degree in history from the University of Iceland in 1996. Arnaldur's first published book, Sons of Dust (Synir duftsins) in 1997, is show more the first in the Detective Erlendur series. Arnaldur's books have been published in twenty-six countries and have been translated into Russian, Polish, German, Greek, Danish, Catalan, English, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Croatian, Romanian and French. He won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award in 2005 for the novel Silence of the Grave. Arnaldur lives in Reykjavík with his wife and three children. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Arnaldur Indridason
Les Parias 10 copies
Nordermoor / Todeshauch: Zwei Fälle für Kommissar Erlendur in einem E-Book (Kommissar Erlendur Sammelband 2) (German… (2015) 3 copies
Menschensöhne / Todesrosen: Zwei Fälle für Kommissar Erlendur in einem E-Book (Kommissar Erlendur Sammelband 1)… (2013) 3 copies
Der König und der Uhrmacher: Ein historischer Roman vom isländischen Bestsellerautor. "Mitreißend, kenntnisreich und… (2024) 2 copies
Kältezone 2 copies
Nordermoor 1 copy
La Femme de l'ombre 1 copy
Kongen og urmageren 1 copy
Plaże cudów 1 copy
Het uurwerk 1 copy
¿Te engañará a ti también? 1 copy
Associated Works
Goed fout : fragmenten uit misdaadverhalen van bekroonde auteurs — Contributor — 2 copies
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher, Bestseller-Sonderband - Hab Acht auf meine Schritte. Ein guter Jahrgang. Gletschergrab (2008) 2 copies
Waiting for a workaround — some editions — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Indriðason, Arnaldur
- Legal name
- Indriðason, Arnaldur
- Other names
- Arnaldur Indriðason,
Arnaldur Indridason,
Indridason, Arnaldur - Birthdate
- 1961-01-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Country (for map)
- Iceland
- Birthplace
- Reykjavík, Iceland
- Places of residence
- Reykjavik, Iceland
- Education
- University of Iceland (History)
- Occupations
- journalist
film critic (1986-2001)
crime novelist - Organizations
- Morgunblaðið
- Awards and honors
- Glasnyckeln (2002)
Glasnyckeln (2003)
Svenska Deckarakademin (2005)
Blóðdropinn (2008)
Suomen dekkariseura (2009) - Short biography
- Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before writing novels. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Oli, which are consistent bestsellers. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key, and the CWA Gold Dagger for Silence of the Grave.
Members
Reviews
Voices (Reykjavik Murder Mysteries 3) by Arnaldur Indridason
I love Erlendur, I love his sad abysmal life. The mystery is more about him than anything else.
Re read this, first read in 2010. Erlunder is a strange man and I think I will go back and do the series (I have read Tainted Blood) even though there is much flak out there that he is mostly absent in the last book.
Liked the setting a lot and the detective was not so bad but the plot was a bit much.
Immigration from Asia is surprisingly common in Iceland, as is varieties of resentment. When a boy is found stabbed in an icy lot near his apartment block, what is puzzling is the motive. Erlander and his team dig into the school culture, while the murdered boy's brother hides from their inquiries.
Very good in its complications, as well as its portraits of immigrant and other families.
Very good in its complications, as well as its portraits of immigrant and other families.
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Statistics
- Works
- 56
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 18,380
- Popularity
- #1,192
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 941
- ISBNs
- 1,057
- Languages
- 25
- Favorited
- 78
