The sight of a luminous 0420 was not a welcome one and she moved carefully to avoid waking the toddler asleep next to her. She padded to the door, a dressing gown thrown on hurriedly and tied around her as she pushed strands of hair away from her face. He clicked on the ou...
“And what are you so damn cheerful about this morning?” Gunna demanded. “Found where Long Ommi’s hiding away.” “Really? Well done. The sooner we can get the bastard back to the nick, the better for all of us. Spill the beans, then. How did you find him?” Helgi beamed. “Easy. I got a patrol to kno...
Magni opened one eye to see Erna staring down at him, hands on her hips, and Tinna Lind’s face nestled in the thick mat of reddish hair on his chest. ‘This is a hotel, you know. You could at least have found a room.’ ‘Shit . . . what time is it?’ Magni asked. ‘It’s almost nine,’ Erna said, and Ma...
Forcing her thoughts elsewhere, she wondered how long Sævaldur would be able to hold Gústi the Gob with no real evidence to back up his suspicions. With Laufey away from home for the week, Gunna found that she hated being in an empty flat and wondered when Gísli would be back. Although Gunna worr...
Hekla woke early and made her way silently to the kitchen while Pétur slept. The pain that prevented him from sleeping soundly had receded for a few days, kept at bay by painkillers, which he had finally and grudgingly resorted to. The last year had been a difficult one. Pétur’s health problems h...
Gunna was sure it would be a delightful spot in summer, but the November cold did little for its charms, even with Esja and the row of distant mountains across Faxa Bay picked out in startlingly bright sunshine. Kjartan Aronson looked impassively through the glass of his front door and ushered Gu...
He was never at home and Axel wanted to finish the job and get paid; it was one of several that were outstanding, and Alli, who had arranged it with the woman for the usual percentage, was getting on his case. He swerved across a couple of lanes and gave an uncaring finger to someone behind him w...