Silence of the Grave opens as a skeleton is
unearthed on a building site in Reykjavik; clearly someone
was secretly buried there several decades ago. Inspector
Erlendur and his detective colleagues, so embraced by
readers of Jar City, try to figure out a crime that
turns out to be as complex as it is horrifying. At first
Erlen¬dur hopes this is a typical missing person scenario;
perhaps someone got lost in the snow and has lain
peacefully for decades. But as Erlendur struggles to hold
together his own troubled family, he unearths a troubled
tale of violence and fear, of family loyalty and family
shame. In the end, secrets taken to the grave will not
remain hidden forever.