{"product_id":"the-draining-lake","title":"The Draining Lake","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brilliant new mystery from the winner of the CWA Gold Dagger and Indridason's best book yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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, bearing inscriptions in Russian.                                                                    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe police are called in and Erlendur, Elinborg and Sigurdur Olii begin their investigation, which gradually leads them back to the time of the Cold War when bright, left-wing students would be sent from Iceland to study in the 'heavenly state' of Communist East Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Draining Lake is another remarkable Indridason mystery about passions and shattered dreams, the fate of the missing and the grief of those left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52849176150333,"sku":"9781846550959","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3135\/9805\/files\/9781846550959.webp?v=1786926902","url":"https:\/\/bookclub.org.nz\/products\/the-draining-lake","provider":"Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}