Description: "If you had to choose a new location for a crime series, where would you look? Michael Ridpath had to do just that. He chose Iceland, a country of fjords, glaciers, and volcanoes, of long, manic summer days and long, sinister winter evenings, a place where everyone is on Facebook and everyones grandmother has spoken to an elf. This is his account of researching the country: the breathtaking landscape, its vigorous if occasionally odd people, the great heroes and heroines of its sagas, and (of course) those troublesome elves--with a little bit thrown in about how to put together a good detective story"--Back cover.
Brief description: Before becoming a writer, Michael Ridpath worked in the City of London. After writing several financial thrillers, which were published in over 30 languages, he began a crime series featuring the Icelandic detective Magnus Jonson.
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Praise for Michael Ridpath's Magnus Iceland Mysteries:
'Michael Ridpath continues to amaze me with his great sense of place with regards to Iceland.' - Yrsa Sigurdardóttir, No 1 bestselling Icelandic author
'International thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location.' - Peter James
'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
'Obviously Icelandic readers will read 66 Degrees North with critical eyes and try to find errors in the author's presentation of Iceland and Icelanders. But 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.' - Morgunblaðið, Reykjavík
'One of our finest thriller writers' - The Daily Mail