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Strange Shores by Arnaldur Indriðason6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() She travels to festivals far and wide, speaking and reading from her works, which are all well worth reading. 2 – Yrsa SigurdardottirĪs a leading organiser of the Iceland Noir crime fiction festival, Yrsa Sigurdardottir has been a driving force when it comes to sharing Icelandic crime writing with the rest of the world. For those who enjoy historical crime fiction, you can dip into the Young Erlendur novels, which will take you back to the 1970s, or go back to Iceland in World War II with The Shadow District and its sequel The Shadow Killer. ![]() ![]() If you’re new to Icelandic crime fiction, it’s best to start with the master and read the Erlendur series beginning with Jar City, even though the final book in the series, Strange Shores, is probably the most powerful. This is an author with a poetic soul, armed with deep historical knowledge and an interest in Icelandic society that wipes aside any propensity to idealise the country in ways that Arnaldur doesn’t think are healthy. ![]() Occasionally, they erupt into violent and unjust acts for his detectives to solve. But like the swirling winds of the Icelandic climate, the ocean currents that tear their way around the island, and the volcanic magma just beneath, Arnaldur’s books simmer with pent up emotions and are driven by powerful ideas. Quiet and contemplative, Arnaldur Indridason (main image) has many of the qualities of his Reykjavik detective character, Erlendur. ![]()
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