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A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason

Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers.

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A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur Indridason

Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers.

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A suspected blackmailer is found murdered in this gripping crime story from the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger winner, Arnaldur IndridasonDetective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble.After a school reunion exposes the chasm between his life and those of his much more successful contemporaries, leaving him bitter and resentful, one of his old friends asks him to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers. He readily agrees, only to arrive to find one of the pair lying in a pool of blood. When the victim dies in hospital, Sigurdur Oli is faced with investigating a murder without revealing his own reasons for being present at the murder scene.Moving from the villas of Reykjavik's banking elite to a sordid basement flat, Black Skies is a superb story of greed, pride and murder from one of Europe's most successful crime writers.

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Awards

Short-listed for The Petrona Award 2013 (UK)

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Critic Reviews

Essential Scandi-fiction Sunday Express
An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical HARLAN COBEN
Satisfying and topical... Brilliant stuff -- Maxine Clark Eurocrime
Black Skies is one of, if not the best, of Indridason's books -- Michael Carlson Crime Time
Indridason is perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever Sydney Sun Herald

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About the Author

Arnaldur Indridason worked for many years as a journalist and critic before he began writing novels. His books have since sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Outside Iceland, he is best known for his crime novels featuring Erlendur and Sigurdur li, which are consistent bestsellers across Europe. The series has won numerous awards, including the Nordic Glass Key and the CWA Gold Dagger.

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'One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation' Sunday Times Detective Sigurdur Oli is in trouble. After agreeing to pay an unofficial visit to a couple of blackmailers on behalf of an old school friend, he arrives only to find one of the pair lying in a pool of blood. When the victim then dies in hospital, Sigurdur Oli is faced with investigating a murder without revealing why he was present at the murder scene. 'Perhaps the best crime writer alive... Masterful as ever' Sydney Sun Herald

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing | Vintage
Published
6th June 2013
Pages
464
ISBN
9780099563372

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