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Erlendur, the soft-hearted policeman by Arnaldur Indridason

2022-08-10T11:02:15.065Z


THE CHILDREN OF MAIGRET (4/6) - The character, created by the Icelandic Arnaldur Indridason, is marked by an original drama which pushes him to grant his compassion to those who remain after the crime.


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The famous commissioner imagined by Simenon has been emulated.

From Cuba to Venice, from Paris to Los Angeles, via Reykjavik, his heirs investigate.

“Cops are not here to save souls.

For that, we have the pastors” 

: for his colleagues, Erlendur Sveinsson is an enigma.

Silent but empathetic, Iceland's most famous commissioner baffles pragmatists and scientists alike.

Why is he always wanting to go further than what is asked of him?

To emerge from the oblivion of old disappearances?

To cook secondary witnesses?

To comfort those who are left alone?

He doesn't look like Sigurdur Oli, his colleague at the top of the class, the type always dressed to the nines even when it comes to going off the cuff at the crime scene.

He does not have the roundness of Elinborg, his colleague, who is also the author of culinary bestsellers, who does not bother with moods and willingly talks about his whims, such as that…

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Source: lefigaro

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