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Silence of the Grave

Silence of the Grave (Icelandic: Grafarþögn) is a crime novel by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason. Set in Reykjavík, the novel forms part of the author's regionally popular Murder Mystery Series, which star Detective Erlendur [fr]. Originally published in Icelandic in 2001, the English translation by Bernard Scudder, in 2005, won the British Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award for best crime novel of the year.

Silence of the Grave
First edition (Icelandic)
AuthorArnaldur Indriðason
Original titleGrafarþögn
TranslatorBernard Scudder (English)
Éric Boury (French)
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic
SeriesDetective Erlendur, #4
GenreCrime, mystery novel
PublisherHarvill Press
Publication date
2001 (orig.) & 5 May 2005 (Eng. trans.)
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages224 pp (Eng. trans.)
ISBN1-84343-185-8 (Eng. trans.)
OCLC57574468
Preceded byJar City 
Followed byVoices 

Human bones are found buried in a construction site in Grafarholt. The police starts investigating only to uncover dark secrets from 70 years ago and in a parallel narrative we hear the story of an abused woman from the same time, who is somehow connected to the bones.

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