Arnaldur Indriðason
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Arnaldur Indriðason (born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of criminal fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years - topping bestseller lists year after year. In the year 2004 his books were seven of the ten most popular titles borrowed in Reykjavík City Library.
Arnaldur published his first book, Synir duftsins ('Sons of Dust') in 1997 and many believe that that publication marked the start of a new wave of Icelandic crime fiction.
Arnaldur's books have been published in 26 countries and have been translated into German, Danish, English, Italian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish and French. Indriðason received the Glass Key, a literature prize for the best Scandinavian crime novel, in both 2002 and 2003. He won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 2005 for the novel Silence of the Grave.
Arnaldur Indriðason lives in Reykjavík with his wife and three children.
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] The Main Series
Novels about detective Erlendur, his family and his two partners, Sigurður Óli and Elínborg.
- 1997 – Synir duftsins (Icelandic) (English: Sons of Dust)
- 1998 – Dauðarósir (Icelandic) (English: Silent Kill)
- 2000 – Tainted Blood/Jar City (Icelandic: Mýrin)
- 2001 – Silence of the Grave (Icelandic: Grafarþögn)
- 2003 – Voices (Icelandic: Röddin)
- 2004 – The Draining Lake (Icelandic:Kleifarvatn)
- 2005 – Vetrarborgin (Icelandic)
[edit] Other Novels
- 1999 – Napóleonsskjölin (Icelandic) (English: Operation Napoleon)
- 2003 – Bettý (Icelandic)
[edit] Other Writings
- 2000 – Leyndardómar Reykjavíkur 2000 (Icelandic)(one chapter)
