The Inspector Erlendur Series is a popular murder

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series featuring

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detective Erlendur Sveinsson. Written by

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ic author

Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series features the protagonist Detective Erlendur. Early life Arnaldur was born in Reykjavík on 28 January 1961, the son o ...

, the series is published in the U.S. by Minotaur Press and consists of more than a dozen novels. ''Mýrin'' (Jar City), the third book in the series, was the first to be translated into English. ''Mýrin'' was also adapted as a 2006 film entitled ''

Jar City ''Jar City'', also known as ''Tainted Blood'' (''Icelandic language, Icelandic: Mýrin'', "The Bog") (), is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, first published in Iceland in 2000. It was the first in the Detective Erlendur se ...

'', starring

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as Erlendur. Note: ''Reykjavik Nights,'' while written later, is a prequel to the Inspector Erlendur series (#0).

Books

*''Synir duftsins'' (Sons of Dust), 1997. *''Dauðarósir'' (Silent Kill), 1998. *''Mýrin'' (

), 2000. *''Grafarþögn'' (

Silence of the Grave ''Silence of the Grave'' (''Icelandic: Grafarþögn'') is a crime novel by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason. Set in Reykjavík, the novel forms part of the author's regionally popular Murder Mystery Series, which star . Originally published i ...

), 2001. *''Röddin'' (

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), 2003. *''Kleifarvatn'' (

The Draining Lake ''The Draining Lake'' (Icelandic: ''Kleifarvatn'') is a 2004 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason (pronounced ; born 28 January 1961) is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction; his most popular series fe ...

), 2004 *''Vetrarborgin'' (

Arctic Chill ''Arctic Chill'' (''Icelandic:'' Vetrarborgin) is a 2008 translation of a 2005 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, in his Detective Erlendur series. The book is the first of Indriðason's works to be translated into English by ...

), 2005 *''Harðskafi'' (Hypothermia), 2007 *''Myrká'' (Outrage), 2008 *''Svörtuloft'' (Black Skies), 2013 *''Furðustrandir'' (Strange Shores), 2014 *''Einvígið'' (The Great Match), 2011 *''Reykjavíkurnætur'', (''Reykjavik Nights''), 2012 * ''Kamp Knox (Oblivion),'' 2014

References

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