{"product_id":"jar-city-an-inspector-erlendur-novel-paperback","title":"Jar City: An Inspector Erlendur Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnaldur Indridason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Gold Dagger Award--winning author Arnaldur Indridason comes a Reykjav k thriller introducing Inspector Erlendur\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a lonely old man is found dead in his Reykjav k flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of a young girl's grave. Inspector Erlendur discovers that many years ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime, a rape. Did the old man's past come back to haunt him? As Erlendur reopens this very cold case, he follows a trail of unusual forensic evidence, uncovering secrets that are much larger than the murder of one old man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn international sensation, the Inspector Erlendur series has sold more than two million copies worldwide.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat, and the police have no obvious leads. The man lived alone and had no family, and of his only two friends, one is serving time for an array of petty crimes and psychotic violence, and the other hasn't been heard of for twenty-five years. \u003cbr\u003eErlendur and his colleague Sigurdur Oli head the investigation team. They find a computer filled with downloaded pornography, and in a desk, the photograph of a young girl's grave and the cryptic note left behind by the killer. Delving into the dead man's past, they discover that forty years ago he was accused, though not convicted, of rape. Now Erlendur has to follow his instincts when his colleagues are losing faith in the investigation. Foraging into the past, Erlendur discovers that the city of Reykjavik has one or two secrets of its own, secrets it would rather keep. \u003cbr\u003eJar City is the first in a new and exciting series of crime novels from the land of the saga, and was a runaway success in Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnaldur Indridason\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1961. He worked at an Icelandic newspaper, first as a journalist and then for many years as a reviewer. He won the Nordic Crime Novel Award for \u003ci\u003eJar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCity\u003c\/i\u003e and won again for its sequel, \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Grave, \u003c\/i\u003e which also won the prestigious Gold Dagger Award. He lives in Reykjavík, Iceland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.32 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754268852512,"sku":"9780312426385","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c5b18467066186b0644995c20705356b.webp?v=1780036795","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jar-city-an-inspector-erlendur-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}