Contributions

  • Scudder, Bernard, 1954-2007, tr. - Contributor

Publication

2007 - Thomas Dunne Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

78,250 words, Guess

Page Count

313 pages

Identifiers

and 5 more
  • ISBN-139780312358716
  • LibraryThing1896314
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007030574
  • OCLC Control Number162126820
  • Better World Books9780312358716

Classifications

  • LCCPT7511.A67 R6313 2007
  • LCCPT7511.A67 V67 2007
  • LCCPT7511

Description

"Detective Erlendur encounters memories of his troubled past in this continuation of the Reykjavik Murder Mysteries." "At a grand Reykjavik hotel the doorman has been repeatedly stabbed in the dingy basement room he called home. It is only a few days before Christmas and he was preparing to appear as Santa Claus at a children's party. The manager tries to keep the murder under wraps. A glum detective taking up residence in his hotel and an intrusive murder investigation are not what he needs." "As Erlendur quietly surveys the cast of grotesques who populate the hotel, the web of malice, greed and corruption that lies beneath its surface reveals itself. Everyone has something to hide. But most shocking is the childhood secret of the dead man who, many years before, was the most famous child singer in the country: it turns out to be a brush with stardom which would ultimately cost him everything. As Christmas Day approaches Erlendur must delve deeply into the past to find the man's killer."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Topics

PoliceMurderFictionInvestigationCrime, fictionIceland, fictionFiction, thrillers, general

Genres

  • Fiction

Links

Other Editions

  • VoicesThomas Dunne Books2007

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