The author arnaldur indridason is crime fiction writer whose books are published in 26 different countries and in 21 different languages. I just finished strange shores and was looking to share my thoughts when i saw these responses. Erlendur and his team embark on their investigation. The story follows erlendur, a nononsense detective in the police department, as he and his team search to find the person who killed holberg, a man with a dark and disturbing past.
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