The shadow district : a thriller / [by Arnaldur Indriðason] ; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb.
"A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason. THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and dangerous area of the city. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. THE PRESENT A 90-year-old man is discovered dead on his bed, smothered with his own pillow. Konrad, a former detective now bored with retirement, finds newspaper cuttings reporting the WWII shadow district murder the dead man's home. It's a crime that Konrad remembers, having grown up in the same neighborhood. A MISSING LINK Why, after all this time, would an old crime resurface? Did the police arrest the wrong man? Will Konrad's link to the past help him solve the case and finally lay the ghosts of WWII Reykjavik to rest?"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250124029
- Physical Description: 344 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2017.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "A Thomas Dunne Book."
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Murder > Investigation > Iceland > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > Iceland > Fiction. - Genre:
- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
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- 10 of 10 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC ARNALDUR INDRIASON (Text) | 36015000217733 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC ARNALDUR INDRIASON (Text) | 36015001488119 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F ARNAL (Text) | 34208203570329 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Corolla Library | F IND (Text) | 39488600155016 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC ARN (Text) | 30372101753736 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Kill Devil Hills Library | F ARN (Text) | 39488501179495 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moore County Library | FIC INDRIDASON (Text) | 48198000655163 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Moss Memorial Library | F ARN (Text) | 80605001621530 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | M FIC ARN (Text) | 38079102463072 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| Western Carteret | F ARNAL (Text) | 34208203570360 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason. THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and dangerous area of the city. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. THE PRESENT A 90-year-old man is discovered dead on his bed, smothered with his own pillow. Konrad, a former detective now bored with retirement, finds newspaper cuttings reporting the WWII shadow district murder the dead man's home. It's a crime that Konrad remembers, having grown up in the same neighborhood. A MISSING LINK Why, after all this time, would an old crime resurface? Did the police arrest the wrong man? Will Konrad's link to the past help him solve the case and finally lay the ghosts of WWII Reykjavik to rest?"--
