Fréttablaðið published the first critique on Áttablaðarósin, saying among other things:
“The plot evolves around the sale of an energy company, thus concerning one of today’s most controversial issues. The story is critical and Óttar is unafraid of picking at the business world and governments of superpowers."
“Numerous descriptions of characters are brilliantly executed, being deeper and more complex than often in Icelandic crime novels … and the story manages to have a true impact on the reader.”
“The plot evolves around the sale of an energy company, thus concerning one of today’s most controversial issues. The story is critical and Óttar is unafraid of picking at the business world and governments of superpowers."
“Numerous descriptions of characters are brilliantly executed, being deeper and more complex than often in Icelandic crime novels … and the story manages to have a true impact on the reader.”