Arnaldur Indrišason
Born in 1961, Arnaldur is the son of the well-respected Icelandic novelist, Indridi Thorsteinsson. After working as a journalist and film critic, he wrote his first crime novel, in country with a very low crime rate and no crime fiction tradition. His third novel, Jar City, became a sensation at the Frankfurt Book Fair and has been translated into several languages and made into a film. He was awarded the CWA Golden Dagger in 2005, after which the British Crime Writers Association restricted the award to books originally written in English.
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Books
Jar City / apa Tainted Blood (Mýrin) Iceland 2000; UK 2006; US 2005
     Translated by Bernard Scudder
     Mystery Scene
     Reviewing the Evidence
     Reviewing the Evidence (2)
Silence of the Grave (Grafaržögn) Iceland 2001; UK 2005; US 2006
     Translated by Bernard Scudder
     Eurocrime
     Reviewing the Evidence
Voices (Röddin) Iceland 2002; UK 2006; US 2007
     Translated by Bernard Scudder
     Eurocrime
     Eurocrime (2)
     Eurocrime (3)
     Reviewing the Evidence
     Reviewing the Evidence (2)
The Draining Lake (Kleifarvatn) Iceland 2004; UK 2007
     Translated by Bernard Scudder
     Eurocrime
     Eurocrime (2)
     The Guardian
     Reviewing the Evidence
     Reviewing the Evidence (2)
Arctic Chill (Vetrarborgin) Iceland 2005; UK 2008
     Translated by Bernard Scudder
     Eurocrime
     International Noir
     Reviewing the Evidence
     The Telegraph
Hypothermia (Haršskafi) Iceland 2007; UK 2009
     Translated by Victoria Cribb
     Eurocrime

Yrsa Siguršardóttir
A civil engineer by training, Yrsa wrote award-winning children's books before turning to crime fiction. Like Arnaldur Indridason, rights to her first thriller have been sold to many countries. Her series features attorney Thora Gudmundsdottir and is somewhat lighter in tone than Arnaldur's books.
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Books
Last Rituals (Žrišja tákniš) Iceland 2005; UK 2008; US 2007
     translated by Bernard Scudder
     Eurocrime 
     It's a Crime
     Mystery Scene
     Reviewing the Evidence

My Soul to Take (Sér grefur gröf) Iceland 2006; US 2009
     Translated by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates
     Guardian
     IcelandReview
     International Crime Fiction
     Reviewing the Evidence
     Spectator