<DIV><DIV>In this stunning prequel to his critically acclaimed Inspector Erlendur series, Arnaldur Indridason gives devoted fans a glimpse of Erlendur as a young, budding detective.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>The beat on the streets in Reykjavik is busy: traffic accidents, theft, domestic violence, contraband … And an unexplained death.<BR><BR></DIV><DIV>When a tramp he met regularly on the night shift is found drowned in a ditch, no one seems to care. But his fate haunts Erlendur and drags him inexorably into the strange and dark underworld of the city.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>The writer whose work <I>The New York Times</I> describes as "having the sweep and consequence of epic story telling" has outdone himself in this multi-layered and masterful suspense story. His latest book in the series, <I>Strange Shores,</I> was nominated for the 2014 Crime Writers of America Gold Dagger Award.</DIV></DIV>