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The central crime couldn't have revealed Christmas' darker side better than with the death of Santa Claus, Gulli Erigilsson, a.k.a. the doorman at a prestigious Reykjavik hotel. Guilli's present circumstances were bleak, he lived in a storage closet in a unlit basement of the hotel. Recent...moreFor many people Christmas is the most depressing time of year. Arnaldur Indridason's Voices goes a long way in unravelling the mystery of why the most festive holiday can be one of the most dreary.

The central crime couldn't have revealed Christmas' darker side better than with the death of Santa Claus, Gulli Erigilsson, a.k.a. the doorman at a prestigious Reykjavik hotel. Guilli's present circumstances were bleak, he lived in a storage closet in a unlit basement of the hotel. Recently he had been informed that even this pittance was to be withdrawn along with his position as doorman. Worst yet, Gudlaugar is the victim of a horrendous and humiliating murder.

The murder victim's backstory provides a template for empathizing with Indridason's characters who all share the experience of a less than happy Christmas. They hold in common unresolved memories of sadness ranging from: the deaths of loved ones, unsatisfying marriages, abandonment or even abuse by parents, and promising careers gone awry though no fault of their own, and the effects of compulsive addiction.

The Whodunnit part of the book is well worth the read but the most satisfying aspect of Voices is Indridason's encouragement to emotional honesty and personal authenticity as a tonic for a dreary holiday. When some of the characters own up to the source of their sadness they come to enjoy Christmas in whatever real-life circumstances they are in, in effect, they come back home to who they have been - and who they are. Not exactly Dickens but there is a moral to the story.
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