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Jar City

The thrilling first installation of the Reykjavic Murder Mystery Series

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Jar City

By: Arnaldur Indridason, Bernard Scudder - translator
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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About this listen

An old man is found murdered in his Reykjavik flat.

A cryptic note and a photograph of a young girl's grave are left behind.

DID THE DEAD MAN’S PAST COME BACK TO HAUNT HIM?

Inspector Erlendur discovers that several decades ago the victim was accused, but not convicted, of an unsolved crime. As he follows a fascinating trail of strange forensic evidence, Inspector Erlendur uncovers secrets that are much larger than the murder of one man — dark secrets that have been carefully guarded for many, many years…

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‘A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age’ Independent

FROM CWA GOLD DAGGER AWARD-WINNING CRIME WRITER ARNALDUR INDRIDASON

 Crime Crime Thrillers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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Critic reviews

A chilling read
Highly recommended...thoroughly gripping...impressively moving
A chilling Icelandic saga of the DNA age. This careful, sparsely-written book operates at a deeper level than most crime fiction
All stars
Most relevant
a good story but soooo depressing. it had it all with a complete absence of any redeeming lightness. read it at your peril.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

No, i think I would be concerned that they might find the narrator too irritating

What was one of the most memorable moments of Jar City?

When they are digging up the floor in the apartment, it was well described and you could imagine how unpleasant it would have been

How did the narrator detract from the book?

His different voices for different characters were weird and his "female" voices in particular were dreadful. When he couched the main character's daughter it was very unconvincing and nearly ruined the whole audio book.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

You won't look at the old man living next door the same way again.

Would definitely benefit from a different narrator

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I had forgotten How much I dislike Saul Reichlin a a narrator. Didn't find his characterisation believable or engaging.
story okay but not very engaging.

Saul Reichlins narration not the best!

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It was dark, with several threads to the story. I thought the narrator was excellent

Thought provoking

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I found the narrator was (maybe unintentionally) quite funny, which diminished the thrill of this crime thriller.

Enjoyable nonetheless.

Impressed with his pronunciations.

Too Funny A Performance to Thrill

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