Erlendur #1

The story opens with the suicide of Daniel, a 40-year-old patient in a Reykjavik mental hospital. Simultaneously an elderly teacher – a man who had only recently begun visiting him at the hospital – burns himself to death. When Daniel’s brother tries to find out what connected them, he begins to his horror to find evidence of a childhood drug testing programme which went wildly
wrong.

“a perfect catch for thriller-lovers.”
KRISTIN OLAFS, MORGUNBLADID DAILY

“An international literary phenomenon – and it’s easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical.”
HARLAN COBEN

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MARILYN STASIO, THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW