Strange Shores (2010)

Erlendur #11

Erlendur is at his childhood home in the East Fjords and the past comes to haunt him. Not just events from his own life, but also other unsolved cases, unsettled matters. Many decades ago sinister events occurred when a large group of British soldiers became lost in a storm in the mountains. Some made it with difficulty back to town, others did not. On the same night, a young woman disappeared in the same area and was never found. Her story arouses the curiosity of Erlendur, who hungers for answers to the riddles of his past, no matter how painful they might be. Slowly, the past begins to surrender its secrets. But as Erlendur uncovers a story about the limits of human endurance, he realises that many people would prefer their crimes to stay buried.

• Nominated by The Swedish Academy of Crime Fiction (Svenska Deckarakademin) for the best foreign crime novel in Sweden 2012
• Selected as one of the best crime novel of 2012 in Sweden, by Dagens Nyheter
• Nominated by Crimezone for the best foreign crime novel in The Netherlands 2012
• Selected as one of the best crime books of 2013 in UK by The Times
• Selected as one of the best crime books of 2013 in UK by Financial Times
• Selected as one of the best crime books of 2013 in UK by Evening Standard
• Shortlisted for the 2014 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year in UK
• Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger of 2014 in UK, for the top crime novel of the year in the English language
• Shortlisted for the Barry Award 2015, as Best Novel
• One of the 100 best crime novels and thrillers since 1945, by Sunday Times, UK, 2019