title: Detective Erlendur series
text: # Detective Erlendur series
  
  The Inspector Erlendur Series is a popular murder mystery series featuring Reykjavik detective Erlendur Sveinsson. Written by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, the series is published in the U.S. by Minotaur Press and consists of more than a dozen novels. Mýrin (Jar City), the third book in the series, was the first to be translated into English. Mýrin was also adapted as a 2006 film entitled Jar City, starring Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Erlendur.
  
  Note: Reykjavik Nights, while written later, is a prequel to the Inspector Erlendur series (#0).
  
  ## Books
  
  * Synir duftsins (Sons of Dust), 1997.
  * Dauðarósir (Silent Kill), 1998.
  * Mýrin (Jar City), 2000.
  * Grafarþögn (Silence of the Grave), 2001.
  * Röddin (Voices), 2003.
  * Kleifarvatn (The Draining Lake), 2004
  * Vetrarborgin (Arctic Chill), 2005
  * Harðskafi (Hypothermia), 2007
  * Myrká (Outrage), 2008
  * Svörtuloft (Black Skies), 2013
  * Furðustrandir (Strange Shores), 2014
  * Einvígið (The Great Match), 2011
  * Reykjavíkurnætur, (Reykjavik Nights), 2012
  * Kamp Knox (Oblivion), 2014
  