Daybreak, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
Daybreak, Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
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Daybreak

Author: Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson, Björg Árnadóttir, Andrew Cauthery

Narrator: Benjamin L. Darcie

Unabridged: 7 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/07/2013

Synopsis

When the shotgun-blasted body of a goose hunter is discovered, the police believe they have a list of suspects who may have wanted the victim dead, from his young wife to the caretaker of his property. But then a second body, another hunter, is found with a similar fatal wound. And then a third. As the pattern emerges—all goose hunters, all shot at the break of dawn—Reykjavik policemen Gunnar and Birkir face the terrifying possibility that a serial killer is stalking the idyllic Icelandic countryside.Gunnar and Birkir set a trap for the one they call “the Gander,” but it quickly becomes a wild goose chase as the murderer plays some tricks of his own. With the clock running out and the discovery of another body all but guaranteed, the cops must determine if there is a thread connecting the victims or if the killings are all part of a twisted game.

About Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson

Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson is the author of several books, including Daybreak, which was the basis for the 2008 Icelandic television series Hunting Men. In 2001, his third novel, House of Evidence, was nominated for the Glass Key Award, given by the Crime Writers Association of Scandinavia; his novel The Flatey Enigma was nominated for the same prize in 2004. His numerous short stories have appeared in magazines and collections.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lukasz

Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson's "Daybreak" is a rather straightforward police procedural where Reykjavik detectives are trying to catch a serial killer. It is marred by the use of two major literary clichés, but redeemed a little by the Icelandic setting. The author of "Flatey Enigma" and "House of Eviden......more

Goodreads review by Greg at 2 Book Lovers Reviews

I love a good mystery/crime book. It is always interesting to read a European based book once in a while to really contrast with the American approach. Daybreak is set in Iceland, there is a killer on the loose. He is killing goose hunters. It is up to Birkir and Gunnar of Reykjavik’s Violent Crime U......more

Goodreads review by Fran

This was my second of Viktor Ingolfsson's Novels that I read this past month. I could not put either of them down, but I think I enjoyed House of Evidence a bit more because of the historical times and settings woven throughout the story. Daybreak is set entirely in Iceland, and is a crime mystery,......more

Goodreads review by Stacia

Daybreak is a competently written, plot-driven crime novel that has been well translated from the Icelandic. While I enjoyed reading it, I can’t say it will stay with me or that I would read additional books if it were to become a series. There was a generic feel to the novel, as though it could hav......more

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