Arnaldur Indridason

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  • Bibliography:
    17 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2004
  • Latest Book:
    December 2025
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Full Series List in Order

Detective Konrad

1 - The Darkness Knows (Aug-2021)

An Inspector Erlendur Novel

1 - Jar City (Jul-2004)
2 - Silence of the Grave (Jul-2005)
3 - Voices (Oct-2007)
4 - The Draining Lake (Sep-2009)
5 - Arctic Chill (May-2008)
6 - Hypothermia (Nov-2009)
7 - Outrage (Sep-2012)
8 - Black Skies (Sep-2013)
9 - Strange Shores (Sep-2014)
11 - Into Oblivion (Feb-2016)
Reykjavik Nights (Apr-2015)

Reykjavik Wartime Mystery

1 - The Shadow District (Nov-2017)
2 - The Shadow Killer (May-2018)

Book List in Order: 17 titles

  • Jar City

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 1

    From Gold Dagger Award--winning author Arnaldur Indridason comes a Reykjavík thriller introducing Inspector ErlendurWhen a lonely old man is found dead in his Reykjavík flat, the only clues are a cryptic note left by the killer and a photograph of ...

  • Silence of the Grave

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 2

    "Now Iceland has its own Mankell."---Holger Kreitling, Die Welt (Germany)Last year Jar City introduced international crime-writing sensation Arnaldur Indridason to rave reviews and a rousing welcome from American thriller fans. And now, Silence of th...

  • Voices

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 3

    Inspector Erlendur Returns In this Award-winning International Bestseller. The Christmas rush is at its peak in a grand Reykjavík hotel when Inspector Erlendur is called in to investigate a murder. The hotel Santa has been stabbed to death, and E...

  • Arctic Chill

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 5

    INSPECTOR ERLENDUR RETURNS IN THIS ICY, INTENSE REYKJAVIK THRILLER ON A BITING JANUARY DAY, the Reykjavik police are called to a block of apartments where a body has been found in the garden: a young, dark-skinned boy is frozen to the ground in a ...

  • The Draining Lake

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 4

    Following an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake suddenly falls, revealing a skeleton. Inspector Erlendur's investigation takes him back to the Cold War era, when bright, left-wing students in Iceland were sent to study in the "heavenly ...

  • Hypothermia

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 6

    Inspector Erlunder has spent his career evading the phantoms of his past, and now he finds himself twice haunted -- first, at a séance attended by the victim of a suspicious suicide, and again by the puzzle of two young people who went missing thirt...

  • Operation Napoleon

    1945 A GERMAN BOMBER CRASH-LANDS ON A GLACIER -- puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. The senior German officer sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist, only to vanish into the whiteness. TODAY. THE BOMBER, LONG ...

  • Outrage

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 7

    Haunted by personal demons, Detective Erlunder decides to take a short leave of absence, putting his female assistant, Elinborg, in charge while he is gone. When a disturbing case lands on her desk, Elinborg is quickly thrust into a world of violent ...

  • Black Skies

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 8

    Arnaldur Indridason, whom The Sunday Times calls "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation," has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavik. In Black Skies, Indridason further cements his position as one of to...



  • Strange Shores

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 9

    Arnaldur Indridason, whom The Sunday Times calls "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation," has thrilled readers around the world with his series set in Reykjavik. Now, his beloved protagonist Inspector Erlendur is back Strange Shor...

  • Reykjavik Nights

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel

    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. The beat on the streets in Reykjavik is busy: traffic accidents, theft, dom...

  • Into Oblivion

    An Inspector Erlendur Novel - 11

    Loyal readers of Arnaldur Indridason's Erlendur series will be thrilled by Into Oblivion, the mesmerizing follow-up to the gritty prequel Reykjavik Nights. Here devoted fans will get another glimpse of Erlendur in his early days as a young, budding d...

  • The Shadow District

    Reykjavik Wartime Mystery - 1

    A 90-year-old man is found dead in his bed, smothered with his own pillow. On his desk the police find newspaper cuttings about a murder case dating from the Second World War, when a young woman was found strangled behind Reykjavík’s National ...

  • The Shadow Killer

    Reykjavik Wartime Mystery - 2

    Reykjavík, August 1941. When a travelling sales rep is found murdered in a Reykjavík flat, killed by a bullet from a Colt 45, the police initially suspect a member of the Allied occupation force. The British are in the process of handing over to...

  • The Darkness Knows

    Detective Konrad - 1

    Retired detective Konrad returns to a haunting cold case in The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason. A frozen body is discovered in the icy depths of Langjökull glacier, apparently that of a businessman who disappeared thirty years before. At t...

  • The Girl by the Bridge

    18 million copies sold worldwide!An elderly couple are worried about their granddaughter. They know she's been smuggling drugs, and now she's gone missing. Looking for help, they turn to Konrad, a former policeman whose reputation precedes him.Always...

  • The Quiet Mother

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Arnaldur Indridason has published 17 books.

The next book by Arnaldur Indridason, The Quiet Mother, will be published in December 2025.

The first book by Arnaldur Indridason, Jar City, was published in July 2004.

Yes. Arnaldur Indridason has 3 series.
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