Black Skies

Name: Black Skies
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Arnaldur Indriđason
ISBN: 9781470379544

Author: Arnaldur Indriđason, Victoria Cribb

Series: Inspector Erlendur #8

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/17/2013

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, International Crime & Mystery, Suspense & Thriller, Noir

Synopsis

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. Arnaldur Indriđason, 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 Reykjavík. In Black Skies, Indriđason 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. "A sophisticated and complex thriller."—Kirkus

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on June 27, 2021

In this tenth book in the "Inspector Erldendur" series, a different member of the investigative team - Detective Óli - looks into the murder of a woman who engages in 'wife-swapping' activities. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Though nominally an Inspector Erlendur novel the detective in t......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on July 06, 2012

Arnaldur was quoted in an interview recently as saying: "I have no understanding of financial markets but I understand that people can be greedy." For an author who claims little understanding, he has probably written a more lucid and accurate account of the reasons behind Iceland's 2008 crash than an......more

Goodreads review by Viencienta on August 16, 2021

Seguimos sin Erlendur, y la verdad es que se nota, aunque menos que en la anterior. El caso, pese a no ser el más top, esta bien enredado y pese a que los entresijos de la banca no me interesan nada, no dejan de ser un buen reflejo de la realidad, al menos la de ese momento. Y Andresito, pobre miser......more

Goodreads review by Amos on April 13, 2023

Another wonderfully melancholic work by the incomparable Mr Indridason. A meditation on the evils we commit against each other and the life-altering echoes said evils leave behind....whether we realize it or not. Hot DAMN, this cat can write!! 4 Gloom Steeped Stars......more

Goodreads review by Tanja on December 30, 2015

Since I reserve 1* rating for books I hate, this gets 2. Huge disappointment and total waste of time. I bought this book before I had a falling out with the author's works and it took me a long time before I picked it up. I wish I hadn't. I wish I'd just let it go unread. It is bleak, depressing and......more