Bernard Scudder Livres

"Alone in the middle of the North Atlantic, Iceland is a world unto itself. It is a land co-existing with the ocean, a country of enchanting nature and dramatic contrasts--volcanoes, glaciers, lakes and waterfalls. Iceland is more than twice the size of Denmark and the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Permanently settled by Nordic people only 1,100 years ago, Iceland has developed a unique society and philosophy of life, while preserving the language and culture of its early days." -- Page [4] cover.

On a January day the Reykjavik police are called to a block of flats where a body has been found: a young boy frozen to the ground in a pool of his own blood. The discovery of a stab wound on his stomach extinguishes any hope that this was an accident. Erlendur & his team embark on their investigation with little to go on.

Le commissaire Erlendur enquête sur le meurtre d'un Père Noël assassiné juste avant le goûter d'enfants organisé par le directeur de l'hôtel de luxe pris d'assaut par les touristes. La victime était portier et occupait une petite chambre dans les sous-sols depuis 20 ans. Son renvoi lui avait été signifié la veille. Parallèlement, la fille du commissaire essaye de ne pas replonger dans la drogue.