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The Shadow Killer is the extraordinary second book in the compelling new series from award-winning Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, following The Shadow District. "Indridason is an international literary phenom. " -Harlan Coben "Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction. " -Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation. "-The London Sunday Times "No wonder Arnaldur Indridason won so many awards. He's a great storyteller, and American readers will overwhelmingly agree. " -C. J. BoxA man is found murdered in a small apartment in Reykjavk, shot in the head with a pistol. The police's attention is immediately drawn to the foreign soldiers who are on every street corner in the summer of 1941. So begins officers Flvent and Thorson's investigation, which will lead them down a path darker than either of them expected, and force them to reckon with their own demons.
About the Author
Arnaldur Indridason is the author of Jar City, Silence of the Grave, Voices, The Draining Lake, and Arctic Chill. He won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. The film of Jar City, now available on DVD from Blockbuster, was Iceland's entry for the 2008 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, and the film of his next book, Silence of the Grave, is currently in production with the same director. His thrillers have sold more than five million copies in over 25 countries around the world. He lives in Iceland.
