Draining Lake, The Nature There is a large hole

There is a large hole in the skull

A young man painting nails at the local salon

from the harrowing ice floes of the seal hunt to the lavish drawing rooms of colonial governors

a gifted satirist who casts a haunting shadow on Smallwood’s life and career

It is determined in its will toward self-determination and resolute in its desire to assume control for the creation of knowledge about itself and its people

Draining Lake, The Nature There is a large holeA brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet. 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,