Author Country Iceland Series Detective Erlendur, #6 | Original title Kleifarvatn Language Icelandic | |
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Translator Bernard Scudder, Éric Boury (French) Nominations Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Novel Awards Barry Award for Best Novel | ||
The Draining Lake (Icelandic: Kleifarvatn) is a 2004 crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, an entry in the Detective Erlendur series.
The title is based on a real Icelandic lake Kleifarvatn, which began draining away in 2000 following an earthquake. In the novel, the dropping water level reveals a body long hidden in the lake.
Awards and honors
2009 Macavity Award: Nominee
References
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