The author's first novel. Stated First Edition, number line 10 to 1. From the publisher: "In Iowa, a satanic cult is suspected in a series of ritualistic murders which include mutilation. One victim had a breast cut off, another was castrated. Former deputy sheriff Carl Houseman investigates. A debut in fiction." View More...
Fine copy, jacket in a Mylar archival sleeve. Translated from the Icelandic by Bernard Scudder. Winner of the CWA Golden Dagger Award. Building work in an expanding Reykjavik uncovers a shallow grave. Years before, this part of the city was all open hills, and Erlendur and his team hope this is a typical Icelandic missing person scenario; perhaps someone once lost in the snow, who has lain peacefully buried for decades. Things are never that simple. Whilst Erlendur struggles to hold together the crumbling fragments of his own family, his case unearths many other tales of family pain. The hills... View More...
Yellow cloth boards with a graphic stamped in black on the front cover. Looks like some rubbing to the graphic, yellow showing through black, unless that it was designed that way. Housed in a black slipcase with gilt-stamped graphic on one side and paper label on the other side that contains press release information about the book and author. Signed by the author (name only). Mild shelf wear to the slipcase. View More...
