Retired detective Konrad returns to Reykjavik in The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason, "one of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation" -The Sunday Times (UK)
A woman is found murdered in her home, and on her desk is a note with ex-police officer Konrad's phone number on it. It turns out that the woman contacted Konrad shortly before her death and asked him to find a child - the child she gave birth to nearly fifty years earlier and gave up or adoption. Distressed at having declined her request, Konrad vows to make up for it.
The Quiet Mother is a hard-hitting and ruthless depiction of shame and desperation, intense regret, and the enduring echo of evil deeds.
