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Oblivion
Oct 31, 2024 3:12 AM

Author:Arnaldur Indridason,Victoria Cribb

Oblivion

THE QUICK

A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam rises from the water and as it clears, a body is revealed in the ghostly light.

THE DEAD

Miles away, a vast aircraft hangar rises behind the perimeter fence of the US military base. A sickening thud is heard as a man’s body falls from a high platform.

THE FORGOTTEN

Many years before, a schoolgirl went missing. The world has forgotten her. But Erlendur has not.

THE SEARCHER

Erlendur Sveinsson is a newly promoted detective with a battered body, a rogue CIA operative and America’s troublesome presence in Iceland to contend with. In his spare time he investigates a cold case. He is only starting out but he is already up to his neck.

'His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical' – Harlan Coben

Reviews

The prince of gloom

—— New York Times

One of the greats of modern crime fiction

—— Sunday Times

The king of Icelandic crime fiction

—— Financial Times

One of the most accomplished series of detective novels in modern crime fiction

—— Joan Smith , Sunday Times

An international literary phenomenon - and it's easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical

—— Harlan Coben

Gripping

—— Mail on Sunday

A solid, atmospheric murder mystery.

—— Elis O'Hanlon , Irish Independent

Clever in the best sense: Oliva is able to skewer reality show culture and dystopian tropes while never letting concept or critique become more important than a good yarn. The novel is thoroughly steeped in its times-the use of a Reddit-like forum plays a key plot role-but unlike other dystopian novels, it doesn't so much use contemporary times to warn us about potential future collapse as it shows what impact our times have on the ways we think about identity and human relationships. An astute and compelling entry into the post-apocalypse genre

—— Kirkus

Gripping portrayal of an ordinary person's evolving survival instincts as she realizes she can't trust the reality she sees

—— Booklist

Tense, riveting, and timely - The Last One is a conceptually brilliant novel, one you'll race to finish

—— Karen Perry, bestselling author of , Girl Unknown

I shot through this in one sitting. Like Gone Girl . . . It's the most gripping thing I've read for ages

—— Evening Standard

Beautifully written, tense and twisty tale

—— Sunday Mirror

Beautifully written, with just the right balance of teasing the reader with clues and hitting them with revelations

—— Best Crime Fiction of 2015 , Telegraph

A twist-filled page-turner

—— Closer

This is an intense and subtle story with some wonderfully poetic passages and a character driven plot which becomes more compelling as the sense of momentum gathers and the true version of events is slowly revealed. Gripping stuff

—— Sunday Mirror

Gripping, pacy, with characters that keep you guessing and second guessing. Loved it

—— Tammy Cohen

A riveting thriller.

—— woman&home

[A] suspenseful, heart-wrenching debut

—— Publishers Weekly

The new The GIRL ON THE TRAIN.

—— I MAGAZINE

Every chapter poses another question in this gripping thriller documenting every parent’s worst fear

—— Essentials

Twisty, frenetic...tight, effective storytelling

—— Guardian

Compulsive and the denouement comes as a satisfying surprise.

—— The i

a gripping, twisting story in which you're never quite sure of anyone's motives until they're shockingly exposed.

—— Crime Scene

Told in a realistic and un-hysterical way, the twists and turns are all the more shocking - the best white-knuckle ride of the year.

—— Daily Mail
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