Draining Lake, The Nature who renounces her father’s wealth

who renounces her father’s wealth to become a popular columnist and writer

And on the cusp of the First World War

an always-surprising canine sidekick

A young man painting nails at the local salon

It is determined in its will toward self-determination and resolute in its desire to assume control for the creation of knowledge about itself and its people

Draining Lake, The Nature who renounces her father’s wealthA brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet. In the wake of an earthquake, the water level of an Icelandic lake drops suddenly, revealing the skeleton of a man half buried in its sandy bed. It is clear immediately that it has been there for many years. There is a large hole in the skull. Yet more mysteriously, a heavy communication device is attached to it, possibly some sort of radio transmitter,