Season of the Witch (2006)

Einar has given up his old hunting ground of chronicling crime life in the capital, and moved to the small town of Akureyri, where he’s expected to boost the circulation of the Evening Press. But on his way to a theatre rehearsal, Einar finds himself covering a hotter piece of news: a local woman has fallen to her death in an obscure river accident on a company outing. This is the first – but not the last – death to occur in the sinister course of events that unfold in this new adventure of the reporter Einar. Arni Thorarinsson intertwines historical heritage with his sensitive perceptions of Icelandic society, weaving an intricate narrative in which each riddle triggers off the next. • Nominated for the Icelandic Literary Prize 2005