The Quiet Mother: A Detective Konrad Novel

Arnaldur Indridason

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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 Reykjavík home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad's phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child she gave up nearly fifty years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to uncover the truth--for her and for himself.

As Konrad digs into her tragic past, he is drawn into a web of secrets, lies, and betrayal. Each revelation points to a hidden life that connects her death to a decades-old murder--and to shadows from Konrad's own family history.

The Quiet Mother is a masterful blend of human tragedy and relentless suspense, where every discovery comes at a cost. Arnaldur Indridason once again proves why he is the voice of Nordic Noir, delivering a harrowing tale of guilt and redemption.

Book Details

Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publish Date: Dec 9th, 2025
Pages: 352
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.43in - 6.59in - 1.17in - 1.19lb
EAN: 9781250403766
Categories: • Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery• Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural• Thrillers - Historical

About the Author

Indridason, Arnaldur: - ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON won the CWA Gold Dagger Award for Silence of the Grave and is the only author to win the Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel two years in a row, for Jar City and Silence of the Grave. Strange Shores was nominated for the 2014 CWA Gold Dagger Award.

Praise for this book

Praise for The Quiet Mother:

"The Quiet Mother is vintage Indridason... [and] solid proof that the crown [of Scandinavian crime writers] rests securely on King Arnaldur's head." - The Financial Times (UK)

"Arnaldur Indridason [is] the godfather of Icelandic crime .. From the very first page [of the Quiet Mother] it's clear we are in the hands of a master ... The Quiet Mother is a gripping tale about the coincidences that rule our lives and how they both create life and destroy it." - Mark Sanderson, The Times

Praise for The Girl by the Bridge:

"Short, crisply written chapters move the action briskly along while keeping all the seemingly disparate pieces of the puzzle in the mix. Veteran Indridason weaves all these eerie elements together masterfully. Superb crime fiction from an acclaimed virtuoso." - Kirkus Reviews

"Indridason's storytelling flows as smoothly as ever here, and Konrád, introduced in The Darkness Knows (2021) establishes himself as a compelling truth-seeker." - Booklist

"An unnerving story of old crimes and their enduring reverberations, [with] a powerful and well-earned denouement. This is a treat for fans of brainy, complex mysteries." - Publisher's Weekly

"What affected me most was the rueful tenderness of Indridason's prose.... Indridason's signature melancholy still wafts through the novel." - New York Times Book Review

"An outstanding work, an uncanny tale of evils past and present" - The Wall Street Journal