Character guide · 11 books · 2000 to 2014 · Set in Reykjavík

Arnaldur Indriðason

Detective Erlendur Sveinsson of the Reykjavík police, haunted by the loss of his brother in a snowstorm, investigates cold cases buried in Icelandic history with colleagues Elínborg and Sigurður Óli. Two prequels follow Erlendur as a young officer.

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