Jar City (Inspector Erlendur, #3) in Around the World

Nov 05, 2011 Jenny (Reading Envy) rated it it was ok

Shelves: location-iceland, around-the-world, read2015, own, speed-date

This passed my book speed-dating test from back in September, but in the end this was not a book I needed to finish.

Part of the problem is that the publisher translating these started with this book, but this one is #3. I kept feeling there were details I was supposed to already know about the Inspector that would better illuminate some of the events, most notably the relationships with the other detective and his daughter. I'm not sure why you would start with book #3, but I really only picked ...more

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Mar 31, 2012 Friederike Knabe rated it really liked it

Shelves: european-lit

The sombre fall weather in Iceland can have a depressing influence on the people of Reykjavik. Even when it is not raining, the clouds are hanging deep over the city and the short days of light are preparing for an even darker winter. Arnaldur Indridason depicts the atmosphere brilliantly. A bleak, yet not uncommon environment for excellent thrillers. In Iceland, crime is usually straightforward, the motive evident and the case quickly resolved, muses Inspector Erlendur Sveinnson of the local po ...more

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Apr 25, 2015 Christine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: wheel-a-thon-2015, mystery-thriller-suspense, country-iceland, read-in-2015, z-300-to-399-pages, scandinavian-lit

The translation to German was a bit wonky from time to time. But I like Inspector Erlendur and his fellow investigators and look forward to reading the next book.

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Dec 22, 2016 Diane rated it liked it

Intriguing Icelandic mystery. Listened to audio book. It is always interesting to learn about a unique setting, the history and geography of a place you have never been. It was a little are to keep track of characters and maybe more so with audio version.

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Jun 26, 2014 Shomeret rated it really liked it

Shelves: my-reviews, mystery-thriller

From a seemingly conventional crime novel this book evolves into a powerful tale of the consequences of rape, genetic heritage and fatherhood. There are a number of fathers in this novel. The relationship of the protagonist Erlendur with his daughter is one of the memorable ones. It turned out to be more complex than it initially seemed to be. It's an unpredictable relationship and I will want to see how it evolves. ...more

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