Hypothermia: An Inspector Erlendur Novel (Paperback) by Mr. Arnaldur Indridason

from Hanneri

Hypothermia is an enjoyable, satisfying book. I found myself drawn deeply into the chilly, stark world Indridason brings to life. The language is simple, but consistently and consciously so. The characters are painfully honest with each other and despite their tragic stories and the bleak setting...

from gypsysmom

Another excellent book from this Icelandic writer. Indridason doesn't paint a very pretty picture of Reykjavic and Iceland but it is probably more realistic than the tourist brochures. Detective Erlendur of the Reykjavic police force isn't very busy when a call comes in about a woman's body being...

from cameling

An historian is found hanging from a noose in her holiday cottage and a case of suicide is declared. Detective Erlendur, for want of a gruesome homicide to solve, starts to wonder what would cause a seemingly well adjusted woman decide to take her life, leaving behind a grieving husband and many ...

from whirled

Having devoured the first five Erlendur books in recent months, I must confess I found Hypothermia slightly less engaging than the rest. That is partly because Erlendur undertakes an unofficial investigation into a suspicious suicide, which means his usual cohorts Sigurdur Óli and Elinborg are ou...

from willmurdoch

Not really as cold as the title sounds. The Icelandic names are very fun and sound thrilling to timid anglo-saxons. The foods are a bit scary though...