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    Edge of Nowhere: Fire & Ice Short Story
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    Edge of Nowhere: Fire & Ice Short Story

    By Michael Ridpath

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    "Michael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncingthe 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

    An atmospheric novella set in the remote north of Iceland, featuring lone-wolf police sergeant Magnus Ragnarsson

    Iceland, midwinter: the days are fleeting, the nights endless and sergeant Magnus Jonson has been sent to an isolated fishing village in the West Fjords to investigate the possible homicide of a road construction worker. Ringed by steep mountains, this bleak village is cut off from the rest of Iceland and from the modern world. The locals are adamant that Iceland's legendary huldufólk - hidden people - had a hand in the death. Magnus finds their superstition suspicious... As he digs deeper, Magnus discovers that the victim was not a popular man, leading him to suspect that other, more human, passions are at work...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCorvus
    Release dateDec 25, 2011
    ISBN9780857897268
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    Edge of Nowhere: Fire & Ice Short Story
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    Michael Ridpath

    Michael Ridpath spent eight years as a bond trader in the City before giving up his job to write full-time. He lives in north London with his wife and three children. Visit his website at www.michaelridpath.com.

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    • 5/5
      This is a perfect novella. In 60-odd pages the author sets the scene, introduces the protagonists, relates the pertinent background, maps out a likely scenario, muddies the waters, sneaks behind our backs and then finishes up with some unexpected twists and turns right at the end. This is not an easy thing to do. Really - try it yourself! The novella is an art form which most authors of full-length books don't master. They should read this one.

      The story is set between books 2 and 3 in the Fire and Ice trilogy, and while it would be useful to read books 1 and 2 first - more for the Icelandic setting and the part in Icelandic history played by the hidden people than for the background of the characters - it could also be read as a standalone story. Either way - just read it. Magnus doing battle with the hidden people is a wondrous thing to behold.
    • 4/5
      A short story, well written and atmospheric.
    • 4/5
      Lange Short-Story (Novelle) mit Hauptdarsteller Magnus Jonson, die ganz im Norden von Island spielt.
    • 5/5
      This is a perfect novella. In 60-odd pages the author sets the scene, introduces the protagonists, relates the pertinent background, maps out a likely scenario, muddies the waters, sneaks behind our backs and then finishes up with some unexpected twists and turns right at the end. This is not an easy thing to do. Really - try it yourself! The novella is an art form which most authors of full-length books don't master. They should read this one.

      The story is set between books 2 and 3 in the Fire and Ice trilogy, and while it would be useful to read books 1 and 2 first - more for the Icelandic setting and the part in Icelandic history played by the hidden people than for the background of the characters - it could also be read as a standalone story. Either way - just read it. Magnus doing battle with the hidden people is a wondrous thing to behold.
    • 4/5
      In this novella, Boston Homicide detective Magnus has just finished a six-month stint in the Icelandic Police College to learn Icelandic police procedures. He’s on extended loan to the Iceland police forces as an experienced investigator and probably the only one in Boston who speaks fluent Icelandic.His first case after finishing his training is the death of a construction worker, killed by a landslide while repairing a road. The man was unpopular and the local constable thinks the death is suspicious. It happened in Bolungarvik, otherwise known as at the edge of nowhere. (N.B. It’s a real place.) The locals think the man was killed by the “hidden people,” i.e. elves.It’s a good story and a nice introduction to Magnus. Ridpath conveys a real sense of place. I suspected who the killer was fairly early on, if not the motivation, and knew it had to be tragic. After all, it did take place at the edge of nowhere.