<p>A REYKJAVIK MURDER MYSTERY.<br><br>It is a few days before Christmas and a Reykjavik doorman and occasional Santa Claus, Gudlauger, has been found stabbed to death in his hotel room in a sexually compromising position. It soon becomes apparent that both staff and guests have something to hide, but it is the dead man who has the most shocking secret.<br><br>Detective Erlendur soon discovers that the placidly affluent appearance of the hotel covers a multitude of sins.<br><br><b>Winner of the Crime Writers'' Association Gold Dagger.</b></p>