Books like Jar City by Arnaldur Indriðason

A psychological thriller about a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who calls himself the Son of Lindbergh, and a homicide detective with a Ph.D. in psychology who must outmaneuver him.

Detective Erlendur investigates the brutal murder of a hotel doorman in Reykjavik, uncovering a web of greed, corruption, and a decades‑old childhood secret that may hold the key to the killer's motive.

Detective Erlendur investigates a shallow grave, uncovering hidden tales of Reykjavik's past.

A brilliant mystery in Iceland, following a sudden drop in a lake's water level and a man's haunting presence.

"On a cold January morning in 1973, inside a stately old house in Reykjavik, blood pools around Jacob Kieler Junior from a fatal gunshot wound to his chest. Detective Johann Palsson, an expert in the emerging field of forensics, is called to the scene and soon discovers something more unsettling than the murder itself: the deceased's father, Jacob Kieler Senior, a railroad engineer, was shot to death in the same living room nearly thirty years earlier. The case was officially closed as a botched robbery. Palsson soon uncovers diaries that portray Kieler Senior as an ambitious man dedicated to bringing the railroad to Iceland no matter the cost. Sensing a deeper and darker mystery afoot, the detective and his colleagues piece together through the elder Kieler's diaries a family history rich with deceit"--Publisher.

A murder mystery set in Reykjavik, Iceland, involving a young girl's grave and an Icelandic genetic research centre.

A chilling case of a woman found murdered in a lakeside cottage leads investigator Erlendur Sveinsson into a tangled web of seance rumors, depression, and his own unresolved past.

Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont investigates a murder that links a teenage drug dealer and a conspiracy that threatens his freedom and life.

Detective Alan Banks, Detective Chief Inspector Annie Cabbot, and Detective Inspector Stanley Chadwick are called to solve a series of murders connected to the Mad Hatters, a rock band that has gone through a number of tragedies, lost one member to madness and another to the shallow end of a swimming pool, and is now embarking on their first big concert tour in years.

Detective Inspector Annie Cabbot investigates a mysterious murder in the Yorkshire Dales, while Detective Chief Inspector Alan Banks, once a lover, comes to help and uncover the darker aspects of his family's past.

Detective Carella and Hawes investigate a murder in Isola while 88th Precinct cop Fat Ollie Weeks tracks down three prep school boys and a crack dealer.

A play about an actress pursued by a knife-wielding stalker who is later attacked outside a theater. Detective Steve Carella is determined to solve the case while Bert Kling interviews witnesses and suspects for the show's production. The story explores the blurred lines between reality and fiction in the city of Isola, New York.

A brutal murder sends police chief Alan Banks on a dangerous quest for the truth.

Detective Banks investigates a case involving a runaway girl and her father's determination to destroy his career, leading him into a web of drugs, sex, and crime in London.

Detective Elínborg investigates a brutal murder in Reykjavik while juggling family and work, uncovering a web of double lives, drug dealings, and a decades‑old missing‑girls case.