In the wake of Iceland's recent economic recession, this pacifist nation finds some of its inhabitants don't mind murdering a few of the culprits they hold responsible for the situation. The Icelandic Police Force isn't used to investigating these types of horrific crimes, but Boston detective Magnus Jonson is no stranger to murder. On loan from the Boston PD following a threat on his life, Magnus still feels like a fish-out-of-water, even though he was born in Iceland.
As Magnus becomes more involved in the current investigation, he finds more and more of his past coming back to haunt him. Will he be able to deal with the crimes of his past and still solve the murders of the present?
Michael Ridpath's prose and narrative easily transports readers to a cold, barren country with a small population who must learn to deal with financial upheaval along with the rest of the world. Characterization feels right on target with the intriguing plotline in FAR NORTH.
In Iceland, revenge is best served at arctic temperaturesβ¦
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.
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