Black skies
By: Arnaldur Indridason ; translated from the Icelandic by Victoria Cribb
Contributors: Cribb, Victoria, translator
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Series: An Inspector Erlendur novel
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781250000392
Subjects: Erlendur Sveinsson (Fictitious character); Fiction
Work titles: Svörtuloft
Description: A man is making a crude leather mask with an iron spike fixed in the middle of the forehead. It is a "death mask," once used by Icelandic farmers to slaughter calves, and he has revenge in mind. Meanwhile, a school reunion has left Inspector Erlendur's colleague Sigurdur Óli unhappy with life in the police force. When a favor to a friend goes wrong and a woman dies before his eyes, Óli has a murder investigation on his hands.
Notes: "First published with the title Svörtuloft in 2009 by Forlagí, Reykjavík."

"A Thomas Dunne book."

Translation of: Svörtuloft.