Breath of death

The Silence of the Grave audiobook, written by Arnaldur Indriðason, translated by Helena Smolaková. Read by Marek Holý, directed by Miloš Vrána.

Erlendur #4

Human bones are unearthed at a construction site on the outskirts of Reykjavík. Who is the person who decayed here? Were they really buried alive? Erlendur and his colleagues from the detective department piece together the circumstances of a brutal crime from the past, shedding light on a human tragedy that reaches into the present day. And while Erlendur deals with the horrors of bygone times, his daughter Eva Lind fights for her life in intensive care.

ARNALDUR INDRIÐASON

Arnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic crime fiction writer. He graduated in history from the University of Iceland in 1996 and later worked as a journalist and film critic for Iceland's largest newspaper, Morgunblaðið. Today, he is one of the leading authors in the genre both in his homeland and across Europe. He ranks alongside elite writers such as Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser, Åke Edwardson and Kjell Ericsson, regularly topping bestseller lists in Scandinavia, the UK, France, Germany and elsewhere in Europe. In 2006, his novel Jar City was adapted into a film which instantly became the most successful Icelandic film in history, winning the main prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2007. According to the Krimi Couch website, Arnaldur Indriðason is one of the world's five most popular crime authors, with his novels translated into 36 languages.

MAREK HOLÝ

Czech actor. After graduating from the Brno Conservatory, he joined the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava. Following his move to Prague, he performed at the Divadlo Na Fidlovačce, where he also focused on musical theatre. In 2013, he won the Thalia Award for his lead role in the musical Zorro at the Hybernia Theatre. He has been a member of the Prague Vinohrady Theatre company since 2012. Television audiences know him from the fairy tales The Seven Ravens and The Cat Princess, and he also appeared in the television series Clodhop in Luhačovice. He is an active voice actor, providing the Czech voice for the lead character in the hit British crime series Endeavour. He is also in high demand for radio plays, featuring in productions such as Plaza Suite and Outlying Islands, and is a popular audiobook narrator.