Jar City

By: Arnaldur Indridason

Narrated by: George Guidall

Gold Dagger Award winner Arnaldur Indridason’s novels featuring Inspector Erlendur Sveinsson became international sensations on their way to selling millions of copies worldwide. The debut of morose detective Sveinsson finds the inspector and his team delving into the murder of a retiree with horrifying secrets.

©2000, 2004 Arnaldur Indridason (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic reviews

"[A] model puzzle presented with clarity and crisp economy.” ( Kirkus)

Jar City

A very interesting story well told and narrated! I did have some trouble keeping track of which character was which as the names are very unusual to my American ear. But, I really enjoyed this never the less.

Good book

I purchased a few books written by foriengn authors based on Audible recommendation. This is my first one written that had to be translated into English. It was good but I had trouble with the names, too many of them sound like each other. The mystery was great and characters well developed.

should appeal to anyone who likes police procedural

should appeal to anyone who likes European mystery stories. Very atmospheric, the beginning of a great series, read by a veteran narrator.

Good story but flat

I liked the story concept but it was flat. Maybe I wanted more character development?

Liked the Main Character, the story...not so much

Looking for more authors in the style of Stieg Larrson and Jussi Adler-Olson, I stumbled across this book. Although the narrator was fantastic, I was disappointed with the story. The characters, other than the main detective, didn't make me want to invest in the plot. I may try another book by this author, but not for a while.