The Shadow Killer

Oct 11, 2024 4:31 PM

Author:Arnaldur Indridason,Victoria Cribb

The Shadow Killer

The crime: Reykjavík, August 1941. When a travelling salesman is found murdered in a basement flat, the police initially suspect a member of the Allied occupation force.

The suspect: Flóvent, Reykjavík’s sole detective, is joined by the young military policeman Thorson. Their investigation focuses on a family of German residents, the retired doctor Rudolf Lunden and his estranged son Felix, who is on the run, suspected of being a spy.

The ex-lover: Flóvent and Thorson race to solve the case before US Counterintelligence can take it out of their hands. As evidence emerges of dubious experiments carried out on Icelandic schoolboys in the 1930s, Thorson becomes increasingly suspicious of the role played by the murdered man’s former girlfriend, Vera, and her British soldier lover.

'The undisputed King of the Icelandic Thriller.' - Guardian

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

Reviews

The undisputed king of the Icelandic thriller.

—— Barry Forshaw , Guardian

Indridason remains the king of the ice-castle.

—— Mark Sanderson , Evening Standard

A perfect, gripping winter read. I loved it

—— Sophie Mackintosh, Man Booker longlisted author of 'The Water Cure'

Memorable and compelling. A novel about what haunts us - and what should

—— Sarah Moss, author of The Times Book of the Year 'Ghost Wall'

This evocative debut is compelling with a brilliant twist

—— Daily Express

Compelling, atmospheric

—— The Times

A chilling tale

—— Good Housekeeping

Intensely written and atmospheric, with an unusual setting, this is a stark evocation of a community where fear of the outsider is rife and unsettling

—— Daily Mail

An enthralling tale of the Icelandic witch trials

—— Stacey Halls, bestselling author of THE FAMILIARS

Crackles with tension. Moving and atmospheric, I couldn't put it down

—— Laura Purcell, author of THE SILENT COMPANIONS and THE CORSET

Gripped me in a cold fist. Beautiful

—— Sara Collins, author of THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON

A gothic novel for a cold climate. Mesmerising

—— Elly Griffiths, author of THE STRANGER DIARIES

Utterly unputdownable. Rich in superstition and mystery, it pulled me in. An incredible novel

—— Ali Land, author of Sunday Times Bestselling 'Good Me Bad Me'

Haunting, evocative and utterly compelling. The beautifully drawn narrative transports the reader to a time and place steeped in mystery and superstition, where nothing is ever quite as it seems. Stunning

—— Tracy Borman, author of 'The King's Witch'

Like a ghost story told around a winter fire, The Glass Woman is taut, haunting, and broodingly tense. Playing out against the harsh backdrop of the Icelandic winter, it kept me hooked all the way to the end

—— Tim Leach, author of The Times Book of the Year 'Smile of the Wolf'

Tremendous. Atmospheric and beautifully wrought, The Glass Woman is both chilling and beguiling

—— Elizabeth Fremantle

Is this some Icelandic version of Jane Eyre in which a madwoman lurks in the attic? Or do ghosts haunt the household? In a sense they do, although the truth Rosa eventually uncovers in this compelling, atmospheric novel are more material and more disturbing than her imaginings

—— Sunday Times

Lea draws upon Jane Eyre, Rebecca and Bluebeard to create an eerie, unsettling atmosphere ... Full of promise, and I look forward to reading more from Lea

—— Daily Telegraph

Suspenseful, gripping and beautifully drawn

—— Cecilia Ekbäck, author of 'Wolf Winter'

Eerie and atmospheric

—— Daily Telegraph

Tells the tale of the Icelandic witch trials

—— Red

A tense, Iceland-set thriller

—— Sunday Post

A gorgeous book about the power of stories that makes the landscape of Iceland as powerful a character as any of the humans

—— Sarah Shaffi, PHOENIX

A haunting novel that delivers chills. THE GLASS WOMAN is charged with the dark energy of the Icelandic Sagas

—— Kirkus Reviews

Mystery and potential danger linger throughout, and with its dreamy prose THE GLASS WOMAN satisfies readers with the ways of an old world

—— Publisher’s Weekly

A chilling and enthralling telling of the Icelandic witch trials. Not only beautifully drawn but poignant, evocative and fascinating. A haunting gothic tale'

—— Historia

A rare look at male witch trials, set in Iceland

—— Guardian

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