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Jar City

By: Arnaldur Indridason
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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A man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat. There are no obvious clues apart from a cryptic note left on the body and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Delving into the dead man's life Detective Erlendur discovers that 40 years ago he was accused of an appalling crime, but never convicted. Had his past come back to haunt him?

As Erlendur struggles to build a relationship with his unhappy daughter, his investigation takes him to Iceland's Genetic Research Centre, where he uncovers disturbing secrets that are even darker than the murder of an old man.

Jar City is the first book in the series starring Detective Erlendur available in English

©2000 Arnaldur Indridason 2000, 2004. English translation copyright © Bernard Scudder 2004 (P)2014 Isis Publishing Ltd, Random House Audiobooks Crime Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Great story and narration. On to the next one in series. Glad to have discovered this author

Very enjoyable

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Dark and grim like the autumnal October rain falling relentlessly on the poor souls that try to live their life as best they can...But maladies, evil and life's cruel surprises await them
Masterfully written and narrated. It will give you just the tiniest ray of hope in the finale.

Perfect Icelandic Thriller

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This one didn’t quite land for me, though the characters were a standout. The story felt flat, specially because I expected more from an Icelandic setting, but the plot was obvious from early on. That said, the characters deserve five stars: layered, believable, and genuinely engaging. The narration, was good, but it leaned too heavy on the shouting and it became distracting. I also struggled to keep track of the Icelandic names, though that’s on me and not on the book.

Strong characters couldn’t save the story

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boring with a stiff, expressionless narrator. no character development, plot had no twists. very pedestrian.

worse than watching paint dry

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