{"id":4206,"date":"2013-11-29T10:16:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T15:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=4206"},"modified":"2026-03-22T09:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T13:13:55","slug":"jar-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/4206","title":{"rendered":"Jar City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jar City<\/a><\/em> (2000\/2004) Arnaldur Indridason<\/a> translated by Bernard Scudder<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Inspector Erlendur is a detective inspector with the Reykjavik CID. He’s a divorced loner with a terrible relationship with his two grown children, both of whom have issues with drugs.<\/p>\n

The body of an old man is discovered in his apartment. It looks like a crime of passion, but a cryptic note makes the crime seem like much more. And a look at the old man’s past turn up plenty of reasons someone might want to kill him. Except the obvious suspects have been dead for years.<\/p>\n

I love mysteries, and I’ve come to love mysteries set in other other countries, so I picked up this book. A trade paperback copy. Several years ago. And never picked it up to read, solely because it’s a trade paperback.<\/p>\n

So when Amazon came out with its KindleMatchBook, I picked up an Kindle version of the book. This I read almost immediately. <\/p>\n

First, make sure you read the introduction about Icelandic names–everyone goes by their first names (or first and middle names), even formally and professionally. I admit that my unfamiliarity with Icelandic names did make keeping track of characters a bit difficult; I totally took advantage of the Kindle x-ray tool, to remind me of who’s who in the story. <\/p>\n

I really liked the mystery, though I can’t tell you precisely what bits I especially liked without giving away part of it. <\/p>\n

As is typical for police thrillers, Erlendur is a bit of an asshole.<\/p>\n

“Are you worried about your paternity?” Erlendur asked…<\/p>\n

“Everyone always said I never resembled my father or mother or anyone else in my family.”<\/p>\n

“I’ve always had that feeling too,” Erlendur said.<\/p>\n

“What do you mean?”<\/p>\n

“That you were a bastard.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But an amusing one, at times.<\/p>\n

Quite enjoyable and I do want to read more of this series.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Minotaur Books
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