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Book, 2009/09/01
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Inspector Erlendur returns in this international Bestseller
Following an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls, revealing a skeleton. Inspector Erlendur's investigation takes him back to the Cold War era, when bright, left-wing students in Iceland were sent to study in the "heavenly state" of Communist East Germany. Teeming with spies and informants, though, their "heavenly state" becomes a nightmare of betrayal and murder. Brilliantly weaving international espionage and a chilling cold case investigation, The Draining Lake is Arnaldur Indridason at his best.
When the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls following an earthquake to reveal a skeleton half-buried in its sandy bed, it is clear that the body has been there for many years, and their investigation takes Inspector Erlendur, Elinborg, and Sigurdur Oli back to the Cold War era to look into the long unsolved disappearance of a young, left-wing student. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.
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