{"product_id":"the-shadow-district-a-thriller-paperback","title":"The Shadow District: A Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnaldur Indridason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow District \u003c\/i\u003eis the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE PAST\u003cbr\u003eIn wartime Reykjavik, Iceland, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and dangerous area of the city. An Icelandic detective and a member of the American military police are on the trail of a brutal killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE PRESENT\u003cbr\u003eA 90-year-old man is discovered dead on his bed, smothered with his own pillow. Konrad, a former detective now bored with retirement, finds newspaper cuttings reporting the WWII shadow district murder in the dead man's home. It's a crime that Konrad remembers, having grown up in the same neighborhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA MISSING LINK\u003cbr\u003eWhy, after all this time, would an old crime resurface? Did the police arrest the wrong man? Will Konrad's link to the past help him solve the case and finally lay the ghosts of WWII Reykjavik to rest?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARNALDUR INDRIÐASON \u003c\/b\u003ewon the CWA Gold Dagger Award for \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Grave \u003c\/i\u003eand is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for \u003ci\u003eJar City \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Grave\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eStrange Shores\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the 2014 CWA Gold Dagger Award and \u003ci\u003eReykjavik Nights\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Petrona Award 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761016013088,"sku":"9781250138170","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92628802341072e979b569b0bc0bc2b5.webp?v=1780197208","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shadow-district-a-thriller-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}