Whale Fjord - by Michael Ridpath (Paperback)

About the Book

"Iceland 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Lieutenant Tom Marks is a British officer tasked with defending Whale Fjord. He meets Kristâin, a young widow from a nearby farm, who has a small son. Tom is smitten. Iceland 2023. Inspector Magnus Ragnarsson is called to the shores of Whale Fjord where the skeletons of a man and a woman have been discovered, both shot with British wartime bullets. Magnus uncovers a web of anger and revenge that stretches back eighty years and forward to a shocking murder in Reykjavâik."--Page 4 of cover.

Book Synopsis

Iceland 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Lieutenant Tom Marks is a British officer tasked with defending Whale Fjord. He meets Kristín, a young widow from a nearby farm, who has a small son. Tom is smitten.

Iceland 2023. Inspector Magnus Ragnarsson is called to the shores of Whale Fjord where the skeletons of a man and a woman have been discovered, both shot with British wartime bullets. Magnus uncovers a web of anger and revenge that stretches back eighty years and forward to a shocking murder in Reykjavík.

Review Quotes

Praise for Michael Ridpath's Magnus Iceland Mysteries:

"Michael Ridpath continues to amaze me with his great sense of place with regards to Iceland. On top of that, the book is an absolute page-turner, as good as they come." Yrsa Sigurdardóttir, No1 bestselling Icelandic author.

"Magnus Jonson is a complex and totally compelling character, fitting perfectly into the bleak and intimidating settings of Ridpath's Iceland." - New York Journal of Books

"International thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page-turning suspense and a great, fresh location." -- Peter James

"Ingenious and thrilling. Fascinating stuff.' -- Spectator

"A clever blend of murder mystery, myth and up-to-the-minute mayhem..." --The Times

"It's impossible to see that the book is written by a foreigner who just recently got to know the country he is writing about." - Morgunbladid, Reykjavík