Erlendur book 1 · 2000
Jar City
An old man is found murdered in his flat in Reykjavík, with a cryptic note left on his body. A photograph of a child’s grave leads Erlendur into the past, and into Iceland’s new genetic database.
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Book facts
- Author
- Arnaldur Indriðason
- Series
- Erlendur, book 1 of 11
- Published
- 2000
- Setting
- Set in Reykjavík
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Jar City
5 recurring or key characters from Arnaldur Indriðason’s chart. Introduces Erlendur Sveinsson, Elínborg, Sigurður Óli, Eva Lind and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Erlendur SveinssonFirst appearanceDetective Inspector in Reykjavík
Major 3
- ElínborgFirst appearanceDetective and Erlendur’s colleague
- Sigurður ÓliFirst appearanceDetective and Erlendur’s colleague
- Eva LindFirst appearanceErlendur’s troubled daughter
Minor and cameo 1
- Marion BriemFirst appearanceErlendur’s mentor
Also featuring these characters
Other Arnaldur Indriðason books that share the most characters with Jar City.
- Arctic Chill2005 · Erlendur · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Voices2002 · Erlendur · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Draining Lake2004 · Erlendur · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Hypothermia2007 · Erlendur · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon