May 2, 2016

Hypothermia

Hypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason

Summary: Inspector Erlendur has spent his career evading the phantoms of his past, and now he finds himself twice haunted―first, at a séance attended by the victim of a suspicious suicide, and again by the puzzle of two young people who went missing thirty years ago. There's also the ghost of the detective's disastrous marriage―which, despite the pleas of his drug-addled daughter, Erlendur refuses to confront. And there's his lingering obsession with the case of his beloved younger brother, who vanished without a trace when they were boys. Erlendur can run from his ghosts for only so long, and when they finally catch up with him, he is forced to face the devastating truth of his tormented past.

A brilliant novel of suspense from Iceland's frigid shores, Hypothermia is Scandinavian crime fiction at its best.

Angie
s comments: This book gets very personal with Erlender and his mistakes. Erlendur is a complex character, and I enjoyed getting to know him more. Of course, nobody can get to know Erlendur well.


Recommended for Scandianavian mystery readers. 


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