I have to admit that neither The Girl with a Clock for a Heart or Midnight Crossroad appeal to me. I looked them up on GoodReads, read the plot summaries and a bunch of reviews, and came to the conclusion that they're just not the type of books I'm into.
The Sea Runners, on the other hand, DID appeal to me, so - as mentioned in my OP - I placed an order for it last week. Thank you again for bringing it up!
I'm wondering, have you and Mrs. Enthusiast been reading Indriðason's Inspector Erlandur books in order? I just thought I'd mention that in both Black Skies (#8 of the series) and Outrage (#7 of the series), Erlandur himself is absent, having taking off for his childhood home in the east of Iceland after the events in Hypothermia (#6 of the series). He is mentioned in passing in #7 and #8, which each feature one of his Reykjavik Crime Squad colleagues in the lead - Elínborg in #7 and Sigurdur Oli in #8. In both books someone says something like, "I wonder what Erlandur is doing?" or "I wonder when Erlandur is coming back?" - but's that's all we get of Erlandur.
They are both good reading no matter what, with interesting plots and great writing as always. Black Skies in particular was intriguing because it incorporates the real-life banking shenanigans from the time period of the world-wide financial meltdown of 2008/2009.
Anyway, for me the fun of reading the entire series - even the two books where Erlandur was absent - was always the wonderful writing and well-crafted storylines. And then there's the big payoff in the final book, Strange Shores when Erlandur's life story is wrapped up.
Happy reading!
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