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Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason, the "undisputed King of the Icelandic thriller." —The Guardian (UK)
Synopsis:
A frozen body is discovered in the icy depths of Langjökull glacier, apparently that of a businessman who disappeared thirty years before. At the time, an extensive search and police investigation yielded no results—one of the missing man’s business associates was briefly held in custody, but there wasn’t enough evidence to charge him.
Now the associate is arrested again and Konrad, the retired policeman who originally investigated the disappearance, is called back to reopen the case that has weighed on his mind for decades.
When a woman approaches him with new information that she obtained from her deceased brother, progress can finally be made in solving this long-cold case.
In The Darkness Knows, the master of Icelandic crime writing reunites readers with Konrad, the unforgettable retired detective from The Shadow District. This is a powerful and haunting story about the poisonous secrets and cruel truths that time eventually uncovers.
Review:
As you know if you've read this blog for any length of time, I like bringing you mysteries from non-English speaking countries. Frequently they are ones that aren't making the NYT Top 20, so you may not be aware of the authors, yet the books I find are pretty amazing! This is another one of those books that offers you a new look at mystery!
Following the previous book this am, this is another detective that has retired, who gets called back into a previous case, when the suspects will only talk to him, and then he is confronted with new info that could have led the investigation in a different direction. Now he has doubts- where they blinded by facts and didn't investigate enough? What has the newly discovered body still have to tell them? It's an interesting look at rush to judgement, and how human emotions can play into an investigation, and a page turner you can't put down!
About the Author:
ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. Strange Shores was nominated for the 2014 CWA Gold Dagger Award.
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