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66° North Main Edition
Author(s): Michael Ridpath (Author)
- Publisher: Corvus
- Publication Date: 1 May 2011
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848874006
- ISBN-13: 9781848874008
Book Description
Iceland 1934: Two boys playing in the lava fields that surround their isolated farmsteads see something they shouldn’t have. The consequences will haunt them and their families for generations. Iceland 2009: the credit crunch bites. The currency has been devalued, banks nationalized, savings annihilated, lives ruined. Grassroots revolution is in the air, as is the feeling that someone ought to pay… ought to pay the blood price. And in a country with a population of just 300,000 souls, in a country where everyone knows everybody, it isn’t hard to draw up a list of exactly who is responsible. And then, one-by-one, to cross them off. Iceland 2010: As bankers and politicians start to die, at home and abroad, it is up to Magnus Jonson to unravel the web of conspirators before they strike again. But while Magnus investigates the crimes of the present, the crimes of the past are catching up with him.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Well done, Michael Ridpath… this is a clever blend of murder mystery, myth and up-to-the-minute mayhem’ ― The Times
Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart ―
GuardianNever fail[s] to deliver satisfaction and excitement ―
Daily MailMichael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location. — Peter James
The plotting and pacing are all one could wish for ―
Scotland on SundaySheer entertainment… Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it’s done ―
ObserverSuperbly entertaining… Ridpath has another hit on his hands — Mike Ripley ―
Shots MagazineAbout the Author
Michael Ridpath grew up in North Yorkshire. He read history at Merton College, Oxford and went on to spend eight years as a bond trader in the City, before giving up his job to write full time. He is also the author of several financial thrillers which have been translated into 38 languages. He first visited Iceland while promoting his first novel, Free To Trade. He lives in North London with his wife and three children.
