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Overview of the book The events of the novel " حي الظلال" revolve around mysterious crime world and follow the trail of two criminals separated by seventy years. The time spans from 1944 during World War II until 2013. The location is حي الظلال in Reykjavik - Iceland where the detective كونراد, the hero of روايات ارنالدور اندريداسون, must uncover the missing link between the two crimes. The past: In Reykjavik during World War II, a young woman's body is found strangled in a dangerous area called " حي الظلال", an Icelandic detective, assisted by a member of the American military police, tracks a brutal killer. The present: An elderly man in his nineties is found dead in his bed, strangled with his pillow, and retired detective كونراد finds old newspaper clippings in the man's house talking about the murder in حي الظلال. It is a crime that كونراد remembers because he grew up in the same neighborhood. The missing link: Why did an old murder reappear after all this time? Did the police arrest the wrong man? What is the connection between those two crimes separated in time? Will كونراد's connection to the past help him solve the case and finally bring justice? Publisher الدار العربية للعلوم ناشرون Author ارنالدور اندريداسون Publication year 2010 Number of pages 256