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Silence of the Grave
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Wikipedia article
'Silence of the Grave' ('Icelandic: 'Grafargn') is a crime novel by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriason. Set in Reykjavk, the novel forms part of the author's regionally popular Murder Mystery Series, which star . Originally published in Icelandic in 2001, the English translation by Bernard Scudder, in 2005, won the British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award for best crime novel of the year.
Human bones are found buried in a construction site in Grafarholt. The police starts investigating only to uncover dark secrets from 70 years ago and in a parallel narrative we hear the story of an abused woman from the same time, who is somehow connected to the bones.
Awards and nominations
*2003 Glass Key award (for Nordic crime fiction novel)
*2005 Gold Dagger (from the British Crime Writers' Association)
*2006 Barry Award (nomination)
Category:2001 novels
Category:Novels by Arnaldur Indriason
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