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    The Shadow Killer
    The Shadow Killer
    The Shadow Killer
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Shadow Killer

    Written by Arnaldur Indridason

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    Reykjavik, August 1941. When a travelling sales rep is found murdered in a Reykjavik flat, killed by a bullet from a Colt 45, the police initially suspect a member of the Allied occupation force. The British are in the process of handing over to the Americans and the streets of Reykjavik are crawling with servicemen whose relations with the local women are a major cause for concern. Flovent, Reykjavik's sole detective, is joined by the young military policeman Thorson, the son of Icelandic emigrants to Canada. Their investigation focuses on a family of German residents, the retired doctor Rudolf Lunden and his estranged son Felix, who is on the run, suspected of being a spy. Flovent and Thorson race to solve the case before US Counterintelligence can take it out of their hands, amid rumours of a pending visit by Churchill. But the plot thickens as evidence emerges of dubious experiments carried out on Icelandic schoolboys in the 1930s, while Thorson becomes increasingly suspicious of the role played by the murdered man's former girlfriend, Vera, and her British soldier lover.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    TranslatorVictoria Cribb
    Release dateMay 29, 2018
    ISBN9781501994708
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    Arnaldur Indridason

    ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. Strange Shores was nominated for the 2014 CWA Gold Dagger Award.

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    • 4/5
      This is the second in a series taking place during WWII as U.S servicemen are replacing British troops in Iceland . A murdered man is discovered in someone else's apartment and the case is assigned to a local policeman, Flovent. He's aided by bilingual Canadian military cop, Stefan Thorson, assigned to the case by military authorities. They are very methodical in their investigation and must deal with the social disruption of the time as so many foreigners bring changes to Iceland. I particularly enjoyed all the interesting historical details.
    • 4/5
      World War 11 intrigueWorld War II Reykjavík. It's 1941, a man is found dead, a cyanid pill in his suitcase. Iceland as an area of interest is host to armed forces from both the British and AmericansThe murder investigation by a member of the understaffed Reykjavík police with the support of a Canadian RMP officer (officers Flóvent and Thorson) turn up a strange trail of events as they look at the why and what of the man they seek.Lives are turned inside out, harsh events from the past come to light. Their discoveries impact the current political situation and war effort.Another enthralling entry into in to the Nordic Noir genre.A NetGalley ARC
    • 4/5
      This was my first time trying Indridason's novel and it won't be my last. This was a very enjoyable murder mystery set in Iceland in WWII. This is the second in the Flovent and Thorson series but it is also able to stand alone and I don't think I missed out on any enjoyment by reading this out of order.I found this to be well written and flowed easily. Took me a little bit to get invested in the characters but once I was in I didn't want to put it down. I'll be looking for more from this author.(Thanks to Netgalley for this ebook in exchange for an honest review.)
    • 4/5
      Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a review copy of this book.This is a murder mystery set in Iceland during the British Occupation in the early 1940's. Even though it is still officially neutral in World War 2, the US is moving troops into Iceland to take over from the British. There is a large American presence already there with several military bases established and more being constructed. The story begins with the discovery of the body of a travelling salesman in an apartment in Reykjavik, the main city and capital of Iceland. He has been shot, execution style, with a US manufactured pistol, a Colt 45. This leads to a suspicion that an American was involved in the killing.Reykjavik's police force is understaffed so the lone detective (Flovent) is paired with a British military policeman (Thorson) to investigate the murder. The military policeman is an ethnic Icelander who was raised in Canada, where his parents immigrated to and he grew up. These two work well together, both admit to one another that they are inexperienced investigators, so there is no professional rivalry or jealousy. Their investigation often takes them to go their separate ways to interview witnesses. A German family attracts their attention and soon there is a concern that one of them is spying for the Nazis. Other ominous things are uncovered, e.g. secret tests on schoolboys during the pre-war years. The investigation is being watched closely by American intelligence agents who want to take it over. There's rumours that Churchill will be visiting Iceland and this adds a sense of urgency to solve the murder.Iceland is as much a character in the story as the human ones. It is in transition because of "The Situation" as the occupation is referred to by the locals. There is much work on the construction of military bases which draws Icelanders away from their traditional rural existence. Young women are drawn to the occupying solders, who have money to spend on them. There's a side story about one of these women that has a tragic ending.This book is the second in a series and easily stands on its own. It's been translated from Icelandic without any obvious flaws. Some of the Icelandic place names are a mouthful to pronounce.It's an enjoyable read, with a satisfying ending. The author has presented a complex plot in an easy-to-follow way. Thorson and Flovent are likeable characters, with a difficult job to do to get some of the suspects to open up. They are keepers which I hope show up in a sequel.Recommended.
    • 4/5
      Ein Mann wird erschossen in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden. Doch schnell muss der Ermittler Flóvent erkennen, dass es sich gar nicht um Felix Lunden, den Mieter der Wohnung handelt, sondern um einen Kollegen, der wie Felix als Handelsreisender in ganz Island unterwegs war. Die Art der Hinrichtung weist darauf hin, dass ein Soldat der Täter sin könnte, weshalb Flóvent den Kanadier Thorson an seine Seite bekommt. Gemeinsam ermitteln sie in dem kleinen Land, das während der Kriegsjahre unter gleich mehrfacher Spannung steht und dessen Bewohner nicht nur gegenüber Fremden, sondern auch gegenüber der Polizei skeptisch sind.Arnaldur Indriðason setzt mit „Der Reisende“ seine Kriegszeit Reihe fort, die sich doch sehr von den bekannten Bänden um Inspektor Erlendur unterscheidet. Der für mich größte Unterschied ist auch das, was ich als deutlichsten Mangel beim Lesen empfunden habe: mir fehlte die typisch isländische Atmosphäre. Die Insel, die so sehr von ihrem außergewöhnlichen Klima geprägt ist, deren insbesondere kalte Jahreszeit sich tief in die Eigenart der Menschen eingräbt, kommt in diesem Roman gar nicht durch. Fast könnte er überall spielen, denn nur wenig macht das typisch Isländische aus.Der Mordfall an sich ist vielschichtig und komplex und lässt die beiden Ermittler gleich in mehrere Richtungen nach Hintergründen der Tat suchen. Obwohl hier auch die politische Lage und insbesondere die Zeit des Zweiten Weltkrieges eine wesentliche Rolle spielt, sind es doch wieder einmal die Menschen selbst, die die Handlung befeuern und mit ihren ganz persönlichen Motiven Angst und Schrecken verbreiten. Indriðason verwebt die einzelnen Stränge geschickt und lässt den Leser so lange im Unklaren, worin nun das tatsächliche Motiv lag und wer der Täter ist. Dass er einer der besten aktuellen Krimiautoren ist, stellt er hier einmal mehr unter Beweis.