Coletta Bürling Knihy

Wenn Sie »Die Eismalerin« mochten, dann werden Sie »Die Farben der Insel« lieben! Die Fortsetzung der »Eismalerin« von Kristín Marja Baldursdóttir Die Malerin Karitas lebt allein und zurückgezogen in einem kleinen Dorf an der Küste. Ihre Kinder sieht sie nur selten, Sigmar, ihren Mann, fast gar nicht. Auch ihre künstlerische Karriere will nicht voranschreiten, zu unverständlich und düster wirken ihre Bilder auf die Dorfbevölkerung. Doch Anfang der fünfziger Jahre ändert sich die Lage. Karitas reist nach Paris, um dort neue Inspirationen für ihre Kunst zu erhalten. Zurück in Island findet sie endlich die Anerkennung, die sie verdient. Kann sie Sigmar jetzt auch an ihrem Leben teilhaben lassen?

A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet. In the wake of an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake drops suddenly, revealing the skeleton of a man half-buried in its sandy bed. It is clear immediately that it has been there for many years. There is a large hole in the skull. Yet more mysteriously, a heavy communication device is attached to it, possibly some sort of radio transmitter, bearing inscriptions in Russian. The police are called in and Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Olii begin their investigation, which gradually leads them back to the time of the Cold War when bright, left-wing students would be sent from Iceland to study in the 'heavenly state' of Communist East Germany. The Draining Lake is another remarkable Indridason mystery about passions and shattered dreams, the fate of the missing and the grief of those left behind.

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