The Draining Lake Av Arnaldur Indridason

<p>A brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet. <br><br>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, bearing inscriptions in Russian.                                                                    <br><br>The police are called in and Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Olii begin their investigation, which gradually leads them back to the time of the Cold War when bright, left-wing students would be sent from Iceland to study in the 'heavenly state' of Communist East Germany. <br><br><b>The Draining Lake</b> is another remarkable Indridason mystery about passions and shattered dreams, the fate of the missing and the grief of those left behind.</p>