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Jar City

A Reykjavik Thriller

byArnaldur Indriðason

Genres: Mystery Crime Police Procedurals

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy intricate mysteries and police procedurals set in unique cultural contexts.

Topics JusticeBetrayalHuman Nature

MoodSuspenseful, Mysterious

ViolenceModerate

Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson heads up the investigation into the killing of a solitary man, found murdered in his Reykjavik apartment, only to discover that the victim has only two friends, one in prison and one missing for twenty-five years, and that the dead man had been accused but not convicted of a rape forty years earlier. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Language

Published on

19/09/2006

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780312426385

Price Comparison

Hugendubel

Paperback

19.49 €

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