Reykjavík Nights

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Random House
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448189809

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Reykjavik Nights by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

THE LIVING Erlendur has recently joined the police force as a young officer and immediately sinks into the darkness of Reykjavik's underworld. Working nights, he discovers the city is full of car crashes, robberies, drinkers and fighters. And sometimes an unexplained death. THE LOST A homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. But few people care. Or when a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes. Both cases go cold. THE SEARCHER Two lost people from two different worlds. Erlendur is not an investigator, but his instincts tell him their fates are worth pursuing. How could they be linked? IN THE HEART OF THE NIGHT Inexorably, he is drawn into the blackness of the city’s underbelly, where everyone is in the dark or on the run. 'One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction' - Sunday Times 'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' - Harlan Coben

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780099563341

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Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

A missing woman. A missing boy. Detective Erlendur returns - for the last time A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of Iceland, never to be seen again. But Matthildur leaves in her wake rumours of lies, betrayal and revenge. Decades later, somewhere in the same wilderness, Detective Erlendur is on the hunt. He is looking for Matthildur but also for a long-lost brother, whose disappearance in a snow-storm when they were children has coloured his entire life. He is looking for answers. Slowly, the past begins to surrender its secrets. But as Erlendur uncovers a story about the limits of human endurance, he realises that many people would prefer their crimes to stay buried.

Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781641715867

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Rick Steves Iceland by Rick Steves Pdf

From vast glaciers to steaming volcanic lakes, experience the land of the midnight sun with Rick Steves. Inside Rick Steves Iceland you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending a week or more exploring Iceland Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the stunning northern lights to hidden hikes and cozy bookstores How to connect with culture: Soak in hidden hot springs, sample smoked fish, and chat with locals in welcoming rural towns Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places to eat, sleep, and relax Self-guided walking tours of lively Reykjavík and incredible museums as well as mile-by-mile scenic driving tours Detailed maps for exploring on the go Useful resources including a packing list, a historical overview, and helpful Icelandic phrases Over 500 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Complete, up-to-date information on Reykjavík, the Ring Road, the Reykjanes Peninsula, the Golden Circle, the South Coast, the Westman Islands, West Iceland, the Eastfjords, and more Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Iceland. Expanding your trip? Try Rick Steves Scandinavia or Rick Steves Scandinavian & Northern European Cruise Ports.

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781846558122

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Reykjavík Nights by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

THE LIVING Erlendur has recently joined the police force as a young officer and immediately sinks into the darkness of Reykjavik's underworld. Working nights, he discovers the city is full of car crashes, robberies, drinkers and fighters. And sometimes an unexplained death. THE LOST A homeless man Erlendur knows is found drowned. But few people care. Or when a young woman on her way home from a club vanishes. Both cases go cold. THE SEARCHER Two lost people from two different worlds. Erlendur is not an investigator, but his instincts tell him their fates are worth pursuing. How could they be linked? IN THE HEART OF THE NIGHT Inexorably, he is drawn into the blackness of the city’s underbelly, where everyone is in the dark or on the run. 'One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction' - Sunday Times 'An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' - Harlan Coben

Author : Friðgeir Einarsson,Kristín Eiríksdóttir,Þórarinn Eldjárn,Einar Már Guðmundsson,Björn Halldórsson,Fríða Ísberg,Auður Jónsdóttir,Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir,Andri Snær Magnason,Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson
Publisher : Comma Press
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781912697557

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The Book of Reykjavik by Friðgeir Einarsson,Kristín Eiríksdóttir,Þórarinn Eldjárn,Einar Már Guðmundsson,Björn Halldórsson,Fríða Ísberg,Auður Jónsdóttir,Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir,Andri Snær Magnason,Ágúst Borgþór Sverrisson Pdf

Reluctant to observe a new family tradition, a boy finds himself stranded outside a graveyard on the night before Christmas... Three farming brothers, forced to relocate to the city by poor harvests, discover an unexpected demand for their green-fingered talents... Residents of a new apartment block are woken in the early hours by the eerie sound of a table saw that once operated on the building’s grounds... Iceland is a land of stories; from the epic sagas of its mythic past, to its claim today of being home to more writers, more published books and more avid readers, per head, than anywhere in the world. As its capital (and indeed only city), Reykjavik has long been an inspiration for these stories. But, as this collection demonstrates, this fishing-village-turned-metropolis at the farthest fringe of Europe has been both revered and reviled by Icelanders over the years. The tension between the city and the surrounding countryside, its rural past and urban present, weaves its way through The Book of Reykjavik, forming an outline of a fragmented city marked by both contradiction and creativity. Includes a foreword written by award-winning Icelandic author Sjón. Translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb, Philip Roughton, Lytton Smith, Meg Matich and Larissa Kyzer. Published with the support of the Icelandic Literature Center.

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473522015

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Oblivion by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

THE QUICK A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light. THE DEAD Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform. THE FORGOTTEN Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not. THE SEARCHER Erlendur Sveinsson is a newly promoted detective with a battered body, a rogue CIA operative and America’s troublesome presence in Iceland to contend with. In his spare time he investigates a cold case. He is only starting out but he is already up to his neck. 'His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' – Harlan Coben

Author : Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Publisher : Grove Press
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802149244

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Miss Iceland by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir Pdf

“Will appeal to readers of Elena Ferrante and Margaret Atwood . . . the unusual setting offers an interesting twist on the portrait of an artist as a young woman.” —Bookpage In 1960s Iceland, Hekla dreams of being a writer. In a nation of poets, where each household proudly displays leatherbound volumes of the Sagas, and there are more writers per capita than anywhere else in the world, there is only one problem: she is a woman. After packing her few belongings, including James Joyces’s Ulysses and a Remington typewriter, Hekla heads for Reykjavik with a manuscript buried in her bags. She moves in with her friend Jon, a gay man who longs to work in the theatre, but can only find dangerous, backbreaking work on fishing trawlers. Hekla’s opportunities are equally limited: marriage and babies, or her job as a waitress, in which harassment from customers is part of the daily grind. The two friends feel completely out of place in a small and conservative world. And yet that world is changing: JFK is shot. Hemlines are rising. In Iceland, another volcano erupts and Hekla meets a poet who brings to light harsh realities about her art—as she realizes she must escape to find freedom abroad, whatever the cost. Miss Iceland, a winner of two international book awards, comes from the acclaimed author of Hotel Silence, which received the Icelandic Literary Prize. “Only a great book can make you feel you’re really there, a thousand miles and a generation away. I loved it.” —Kit de Waal, author of My Name is Leon “[A] winning tale of friendship and self-fulfillment.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

Author : John Murray (publishers.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555053979

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A handbook for travellers in Denmark, with Sleswig and Holstein (and Iceland). 4th-6th ed by John Murray (publishers.) Pdf

Author : William George Lock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Iceland
ISBN : WISC:89073371445

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Guide to Iceland by William George Lock Pdf

Author : Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00047163

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A Handbook for Travellers in Denmark, with Schleswig and Holstein and Iceland by Murray Pdf

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Random House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473546059

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The Shadow District by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER 2018 The first instalment in the thrilling new crime series from worldwide bestseller Arnaldur Indridason THE PAST In wartime Reykjavík, a young woman is found strangled in a dangerous area known as ‘the shadow district’. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. THE PRESENT An elderly man is discovered dead on his bed, smothered with his own pillow. Konrád, a retired detective, finds old newspaper cuttings in the man’s home reporting the shadow district murder. It’s a crime Konrád remembers, having grown up in the same neighbourhood. A MISSING LINK Why, after all this time, would an old crime resurface? How are these events connected across the decades? And will Konrád’s link to the past help him solve the case and finally lay the ghosts of wartime Reykjavík to rest? ‘Arnaldur Indridason introduces a new hero... Beautifully told’ The Times ‘An international literary phenomenon’ Harlan Coben

Author : Þorsteinn Vilhjálmur Gíslason,Vilhjálmur Þ. Gíslason
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1954
Category : Reykjavík (Iceland)
ISBN : WISC:89032290520

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Facts about Reykjavík by Þorsteinn Vilhjálmur Gíslason,Vilhjálmur Þ. Gíslason Pdf

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250036841

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Black Skies by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

Arnaldur Indridason, whom The Sunday Times calls "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation," has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavik. In Black Skies, Indridason further cements his position as one of today's top international crime writers. A man is making a crude leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a "death mask," once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves, and he has revenge in mind. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Inspector Erlendur's colleague Sigurdur Óli unhappy with life in the police force. While Iceland is enjoying an economic boom, Óli's relationship is on the rocks and soon even his position in the department is compromised. When a favor to a friend goes wrong and a woman dies before his eyes, Oli has a murder investigation on his hands. From the villas of Reykjavík's banking elite to a sordid basement flat, Black Skies is a superb story of greed, pride, and murder from one of Europe's most successful crime writers. "A sophisticated and complex thriller." --Kirkus

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429963442

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Arctic Chill by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

In this new extraordinary thriller from Gold Dagger Award winner Arnaldur Indridason, the Reykjavik police are called on an icy January day to a garden where a body has been found: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation and soon unearth tensions simmering beneath the surface of Iceland's outwardly liberal, multicultural society. Meanwhile, the boy's murder forces Erlendur to confront the tragedy in his own past. Soon, facts are emerging from the snow-filled darkness that are more chilling even than the Arctic night.

Author : Arnaldur Indridason
Publisher : Random House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407052991

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Jar City by Arnaldur Indridason Pdf

An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind. DID THE DEAD MAN'S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM? Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man - dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years... 'A fascinating window on an unfamiliar world as well as an original and puzzling mystery' Val McDermid 'A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age' Independent FROM CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD-WINNING CRIME WRITER ARNALDUR INDRIDASON