Another good entry in the series, but this time the investigation is led by Elinborg rather than Erlendur, the usual lead character. She has to find out who slit the throat of a man who has quantities of a date rape drug in his possession. One thing I like about this series is that (following Chandler's advice) murder is committed for a reason, and delving into the lives of victims is a way of reconstructing that reason, but also a way of seeing social interactions and the ways a person's past informs who they are. Though I missed Erlendur, Elinborg's family life provides a nice counterpart to the investigation. Even though she doesn't have children as messed up as Erlendur's, they give her plenty to worry about.