Outrage
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4.5 • 12 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Indridason returns triumphantly to his worldwide bestselling Reykjavik Murder Mystery series.
"An international literary phenomenon--and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical."
— Harlan Coben
In a flat near Reykjavik city centre, a young man lies dead in a pool of blood although there are no signs of a break-in or any struggle. A woman's purple shawl, found under the bed, gives off a strong and unusual aroma. A vial of narcotics found in the victim's pocket among other clues soon lead Erlendur's colleagues down a trail of hidden violence and psychological brutality, and of wrongs that will never be fully righted.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
El nborg, Inspector Erlender's female detective colleague, takes charge of a case in Indridason's subpar seventh Icelandic thriller (after 2009's Hypothermia). When El nborg and her team investigate the murder of Run lfur, an inoffensive young man whose half-dressed, butchered body was found in his Reykjav k flat, they find a date rape drug, Rohypnol, on his person and later, during the autopsy, stuffed down his throat. El nborg's search for answers leads her to the victim's village, where she discovers that old sins can cast long shadows and outrage can induce a person to take extraordinary and uncharacteristic measures. While Indridason provides his usual insights into Icelandic society and culture, lucky breaks mark much of the plodding police work, and the meandering forays into El nborg's personal life the demands of raising three children, the pleasure she takes in cooking may make her more human but don't add much of interest.
