![]() Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli, on the other hand, aren’t particularly persuasive characters, but flashbacks to the University of Leipzig during the Cold War provide compelling insights into the splintered politics of the day, as well as the Icelandic students studying there at the time. ![]() In this instance, the melancholic atmosphere derives from themes of unrequited or lost love - relating both to a group of idealistic Icelandic students who went to study in East Germany at the height of the Cold War, and the woes clouding Erlendur’s off-duty life. Erlendur’s lifelong obsession with the missing provides a haunting metaphor for this lonely, middle-aged man, divorced and alienated from his own two children. Like Indridason’s previous books, The Draining Lake is pervaded with sadness. As Erlendur and his colleagues, Elinborg and Sigurdur Oli, go about checking on people who went missing around 1970, Erlendur is reminded of the disappearance of his younger brother when they were children. The Draining Lake: An Inspector Erlendur Novel (An Inspector Erlendur Series) Hardcover Septemby Arnaldur Indridason (Author) 566 ratings Book 4 of 11: An Inspector Erlendur Novel See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. ![]() The bones are tied to some kind of Russian listening device, presumably a remnant of the Cold War. ![]() , etc.), a human skeleton surfaces in the bed of a lake near Reykjavik that’s been mysteriously draining away. At the start of Gold Dagger Award–winner Indridason’s carefully plotted fourth entry in his crime series starring detective Erlendur Sveinsson ( Jar City The Draining Lake An Inspector Erlendur Novel, Book 4 By: Arnaldur Indridason Narrated by: George Guidall Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins 4.4 (412 ratings) Try for 0. ![]()
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