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'''''The Draining Lake''''' (Icelandic: ''Kleifarvatn'') is a 2004 [[crime novel]] by Icelandic author [[Arnaldur Indriðason]], an entry in the Detective Erlendur series. |
'''''The Draining Lake''''' (Icelandic: ''Kleifarvatn'') is a 2004 [[crime novel]] by Icelandic author [[Arnaldur Indriðason]], an entry in the Detective Erlendur series. |
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The title is based on a real Icelandic lake [[Kleifarvatn]], which began draining away in 2000 following an earthquake. In the novel, the dropping water level reveals a body long hidden in the lake. |
The title is based on a real Icelandic lake [[Kleifarvatn]], which began draining away in 2000 following an earthquake. In the novel, the dropping water level reveals a body long hidden in the lake. The Guardian reviewed the book as being one of the best modern crime fiction novels.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hines |first1=Joanna |title=The Draining Lake |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/aug/16/fiction.roundupreviews4 |website=The Guardian |date=15 August 2008}}</ref> The book won the [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]] for the best crime novel in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deadlypleasures.com/barry.html |title=The Barry Awards |publisher=Deadly Pleasures |date=2008-10-09 |accessdate=2012-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423032903/http://www.deadlypleasures.com/barry.html |archive-date=2012-04-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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| Author | Arnaldur Indriðason |
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| Original title | Kleifarvatn |
| Translator | Bernard Scudder, Éric Boury (French) |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Series | Detective Erlendur, #6 |
| Genre | Crime, mystery novel |
| Publisher | Harvill Secker |
Publication date | 2004 (orig.) & August 2007 (Eng. trans. ) |
| Publication place | Iceland |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 400 pp (Eng. trans.) |
| ISBN | 1-84655-095-5 (Eng. trans.) |
| OCLC | 85898375 |
| Preceded by | Voices |
| Followed by | Arctic Chill |
The Draining Lake (Icelandic: Kleifarvatn) is a 2004 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, an entry in the Detective Erlendur series.
The title is based on a real Icelandic lake Kleifarvatn, which began draining away in 2000 following an earthquake. In the novel, the dropping water level reveals a body long hidden in the lake. The Guardian reviewed the book as being one of the best modern crime fiction novels.[1] The book won the Barry Award for the best crime novel in 2009.[2]
Awards and honors
[edit]2009 Macavity Award: Nominee[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Hines, Joanna (15 August 2008). "The Draining Lake". The Guardian.
- ^ "The Barry Awards". Deadly Pleasures. 2008-10-09. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Macavity Awards".
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