A dark-skinned young boy is found dead, frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The boy’s Thai half-brother is missing; is he implicated, or simply afraid for his own life? While fears increase that the murder could have been racially motivated, the police receive reports that a suspected paedophile has been spotted in the area.Detective Erlendur’s investigation soon unearths the tension simmering beneath the surface of Iceland’s outwardly liberal, multi-cultural society while the murder forces Erlendur to confront the tragedy in his own past.

A pacy, tragic and thrilling murder mystery set in Reykjavik, by the Gold Dagger Award-winning Arnaldur Indridason.About the AuthorArnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur Oli, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.ReviewsWhat is it with those Scandinavians? For many years they have been producing crime novels of the most chilling and engrossing nature. However, one man stands out for his sense of highly believable drama, suspense and an almost effortlessly simple, yet captivating delivery. He is Arnaldur Indridason… one of the brightest sparks on the international crime writing circuit **** * Mirror *An utterly absorbing detective story. In Erlendur – morose, grouchy, but hugely likeable all the same – Indridason has created a character in the Morse/Rebus mould who could stand comparison with either * Scotsman *Trenchantly written…stripped-down, sinewy prose * Independent *Indridason is as interested in exploring the personalities and the relationships between them as he is in unravelling the mystery…a rounded, suprerior example of the genre * Sunday Telegraph *Its humanity and insight make it truly memorable * Sunday Times *Book InformationISBN 9780099542322Author Arnaldur IndridasonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint VintagePublisher Vintage PublishingWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 21mm