Arnaldur Indridason

Review: The Shadow Killer by Arnaldur Indridason

By Debbie Meldrum

June 1, 2018

The Shadow Killer is the extraordinary second book in the compelling new Flovent and Thorson thriller series from award-winning Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason. Set in Reykjavik, Iceland, during World War II, The Shadow Killer is the second book in the series, but it tells the story of the first case worked… Read more

5 New Books to Read this Week: May 29, 2018

By Crime HQ

May 30, 2018

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week, a suspenseful new Nora Roberts combines with Ruth Ware’s highly anticipated fourth novel to highlight… Read more

The Shadow Killer: New Excerpt

By Arnaldur Indridason

The Shadow Killer is the extraordinary second book in the compelling new Flovent and Thorson thriller series from award-winning Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason. A man is found murdered in a small apartment in Reykjavík, shot in the head with a pistol. The police’s attention is immediately drawn to the foreign soldiers… Read more

5 New Books to Read this Week: November 7, 2017

By Crime HQ

November 8, 2017

Every Wednesday, we here at Criminal Element will put together a list of Staff Picks of the books that published the day before—sharing the ones that we are looking forward to reading the most! This week is a monster pub week! We've got the first in a new series from… Read more

5 New Police Procedurals to Heat Up Your Winter

By Carrie Smith

November 2, 2017

Read Carrie Smith's exclusive guest post about her 5 favorite upcoming police procedurals, then make sure you're signed in and comment below for a chance to win a copy of her third Claire Codella Mystery, Unholy City! If you love to read police procedurals, you’re going to have many new titles… Read more

Arnaldur Indridason Excerpt: The Shadow District

By Arnaldur Indridason

November 2, 2017

A deeply compassionate story of old crimes and their consequences, The Shadow District is the first in a thrilling new series by internationally bestselling author Arnaldur Indridason (available November 7, 2017). THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, Iceland, a young woman is found strangled in 'the shadow district', a rough and… Read more

Discount: Operation Napoleon by Arnaldur Indriðason

By Crime HQ

October 9, 2017

A mesmerizing international thriller that sweeps from modern Iceland to Nazi Germany, get a digital copy of Arnaldur Indriðason's Operation Napoleon for only $2.99 through the month of October! In 1945, a German bomber crash-lands in Iceland during a blizzard. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board…. Read more

11 of the Best Fictional Island Cops

By John Keyse-Walker

September 13, 2016

Most of us love the idea of islands—their beauty, their singularity, their separation from the wider world. And, of course, we all believe that life may somehow be easier on islands, more laid back, simpler, even Edenic. But islands have their dark side, too. And just as most of us… Read more

The Armchair Detective: International Crime Fiction

By Jeannette de Beauvoir

May 19, 2016

Everyone tends to read about the familiar; I’m never as contented as when I am curled up with an English country-house murder mystery, for example. But, challenging yourself to trying something new could open up—literally—a whole new world. Just think about the places you could travel via mystery! From the… Read more