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A rainy and murdery winter pick-me-up

February 17, 2017 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In prepping for my move from the south to the Midwest in winter I asked some folks for reading suggestions in two categories: light fluffy happy things to cheer my spirits, and dark winter-y tales to remind me things could be worse, in a schadenfreude sort of way. This is the latter, and it definitely delivered. Set in rainy chilly Iceland, an old man is found murdered in his home. Motive unclear, and nothing too strange other than a note left on the body that […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: #ArnaldurIndridason, #jarcity, #murdermystery, Iceland

cheerbrarian's CBR9 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: #ArnaldurIndridason, #jarcity, #murdermystery, Iceland ·
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