Pasaje de las Sombras

Synopsis of Pasaje de las Sombras

«Pasaje de las Sombras» is the crime novel by Arnaldur Indridason, published by RBA Libros in hardback (336 pages, in Spanish).

An elderly man is found suffocated in his Reykjavik flat; the investigation uncovers clippings about a young woman strangled in 1944 near the National Theatre. The plot weaves together Iceland occupied by US troops during World War II with superstitions and séances.

Part of the Serie Negra collection from RBA Libros, translated by Fabio Teixidó. Winner of the 2013 RBA International Prize for Crime Fiction.

For lovers of Nordic crime fiction with a historical backdrop and plots that alternate between past and present.