Shrouded
A retired, reclusive woman is found on a bitter winter morning, clubbed to death in Reykjavik’s old graveyard.
Detectives Guðgeir and Elsa Guðrún face one of their toughest cases yet, as they try to piece together the details of Arnhildur’s austere life in her Red House in the oldest part of the city.
Why was this solitary, private woman attending séances, and why was she determined to keep her severe financial difficulties so secret? Could the truth be buried deep in her past and a long history of family enmity, or could there be something more?
A stranger keeps a watchful eye on the graveyard and the Red House. With the detectives running out of leads, could the Medium, blessed and cursed with uncanny abilities, shed any light on Arnhildur’s lonely death?
This is the fourth book in the series featuring likeable detective Guðgeir Fransson and his colleagues, but each book stands on its own. Icelandic author Sólveig Pálsdóttir is fast becoming the queen of misdirection, exploring complex themes and fermenting tension slowly but powerfully.
Sólveig Pálsdóttir
Sólveig Pálsdóttir has a diverse background. She’s a trained actor and has performed in theatre, television and radio. She holds a bachelor’s degree in literature from the University of Iceland along with a degree in teaching. Sólveig taught Icelandic literature and linguistics, drama and public speaking for many years and has produced a number of radio programmes and managed cultural events. She has written eight crime novels and a memoir.
Sólveig received Blóðdropinn (The Drop of Blood)Award in 2020 when Fjötrar (Silenced) was awarded Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year. Skaði (Harm) was one of the most popular audiobooks on Storytel in 2022.