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Arctic Chill: A Thriller (Reykjavik Thriller) by Arnaldur Indridason
Translated by Bernard Scudder & Victoria Cribb;
Review by Mel Jacob
Minotaur Books Hardcover  ISBN/ITEM#: 9780312381035
Date: 15 September 2009 List Price $24.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Article /

Dark and cold as an Icelandic winter, Indriđason's Arctic Chill features Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson of the Reykjavik Police. When a young half-Thai boy is found dead, Erlendur and his colleagues swing into action. They interview neighbors and relatives. The boy's older brother, Niran, cannot be found. Erlendur and the mother fear for his safety.

From official release/information:

Product Description: 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 Ice land'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.

(Source: Minotaur Books)

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