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Il piccolo appartamento è in ordine e il suo anziano proprietario, sdraiato nel letto, apparentemente dorme sereno. Ma la verità è un’altra. Qualcuno ha soffocato nel sonno Stefán Þórðarson, qualcuno che evidentemente la vittima conosceva e a cui ha aperto la porta della casa dove viveva solo da anni. Konráð è un detective di Reykjavík ormai in pensione, ma vuole comunque dare una mano ai colleghi, anche perché un particolare di questo caso colpisce la sua attenzione: sulla scrivania dell’uomo ucciso ci sono ritagli di vecchi giornali risalenti all’epoca della Seconda guerra mondiale, riguardanti un omicidio mai risolto, quello di una bella ragazza ritrovata morta dietro il Teatro Nazionale, ai tempi usato come deposito di approvvigionamento dalle truppe di occupazione britanniche e americane. Perché a Þórðarson interessava quella vecchia vicenda? E soprattutto, chi è Þórðarson, un uomo che sembra venuto dal nulla, senza parenti né amici? L’indagine di Konráð si muove tra presente e passato, tra la Reykjavík di oggi e quella del 1944, tra leggende popolari, occultismo e depistaggi, fino a sollevare il velo su una verità sconcertante…
- ISBN: 8823511569
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 320
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4.5 Stars The Shadow District, I'd never heard of this book but it caught my eye in a bookshop and I didn't even look this up I just bought it (who says never judge a book by the cover ;-)). The main focus of the story is set in Iceland in the Capital Reykjavik's Shadow District, and the story interwi Leggi tutto
A very good story or intrigue until, but not including the ending. 8 of 10 stars
Lots of reviews already so I'll just add my two cents. I'm a big fan of the author's Erlendur series but Indridason has put it aside to start a new one. The premise is good.......following the same case in 2 time lines, as it happened during WWll & in the present as a cold case. Unfortunately, the s Leggi tutto
Two separate timelines are linked by the murder of a young woman in wartime Reykjavik, and the killing of a 90 year old man in the present time. A fascinating read as we follow two crime investigations separated by 70 years. I’ve read quite a few of Arnaldur Indridason’s Inspector Erlendur books, and Leggi tutto
This Icelandic novel has also been translated into English as ‘The Shadow District’ but I’ve read the Dutch one. The wartime detectives Thorson and Flovent appear again in this book. They have to solve the murder of a young girl that was found strangled behind the theatre. At first, they think it ma Leggi tutto
A new series for the author which I had heard was going to be set in the war years (WWII) in Iceland around the US Army occupation in Reykjavik. What we get is a story which starts in 1944 but also a concurrent modern day investigation which overlaps with the previous case. Have to say I really enjo Leggi tutto
The Shadow district by Arnaldur Indridason. The sad ending to the Inspector Erlendur series did not bring an end to this gifted Icelandic author. So glad I decided to give Indridason's new series a try. I was most gratefully rewarded with this entry #1. Present: A retired detective, Konrad, finding hi Leggi tutto
A wonderful crime mystery which spans 75 years, moving from the investigation of the murder of a young woman in 1944 to the death of a 90-year-old man in present day Iceland. The latter was one of two policemen who investigated the 1944 murder and it seems he had reopened the case which took place i Leggi tutto
Book #1 in the Reykjavik Wartime Mysteries series In the first book of a new crime series Mr Indridason introduces us to new players while providing a great window into Icelandic culture and exploring at the same time his signature themes of greed and abuse of power once more. This story covers a fas Leggi tutto
A new series by Indridason and as with previous books by this author the occupation by the Allies during WW II underlies the story. This one revolves around a cold case in Reykjavik, no pun intended, that took place in 1944. There are parallel stories in the book: one is the actual investigation at
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