Hart van vuur en ijs is het aangrijpende levensverhaal van de getalenteerde kunstenares Karitas Jónsdóttir, en speelt zich af in IJsland, Parijs en Rome. Op een uitzonderlijke invoelende manier wordt beschreven welke offers Karitas moet brengen om haar kunst te kunnen uitoefenen. Memorabele karakters maken hun opwachting in deze emotionele roman, die geen lezer onberoerd zal laten.
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.
Eine isländische Amour fou, die mitten ins Herz trifft Samanta, vernunftbegabt und kontrolliert, ist überzeugter Single. Ihre heimliche Schwäche sind altindische Liebesgedichte, die sie übersetzt. Doch dann begegnet ihr die wirkliche Liebe in Gestalt des jungen Managers Hans Örlyggson. Wie Fische umschwimmen die beiden einander über Jahre hinweg und können doch nicht voneinander lassen. Erst spät, zu spät vielleicht, lernt Samanta den Zauber dieser Liebe schätzen. „Ein größeres Plädoyer für die Liebe kann es eigentlich nicht geben.“ (Brigitte)
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