Meltwater (3) (Magnus Iceland Mystery) - Softcover

Ridpath, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857898477 ISBN 13: 9780857898470

Publisher: Corvus, 2014

Synopsis

The third book in the Fire & Ice series featuring Icelandic detective Magnus Jonson

FreeFlow, a group of internet activists committed to the freedom of information, have video evidence of a military atrocity in the Middle East and have chosen Iceland as their HQ while they prepare to unleash their greatest coup on the world's media. On the glacial rim of erupting volcano Eyjafjallajökull, minutes after they christen their endeavor Operation Meltwater, one of them is murdered. The list of people Freeflow has antagonized is long—the Chinese government, Israeli military, a German Bank, Italian politicians, even U.S. college fraternities. Magnus Jonson has a long list of suspects but he's getting precious little help from FreeFlow—for an organization dedicated to the transparency of information, they're a secretive bunch. But they are not the only ones with secrets. Asta, a newly qualified priest, has contacted FreeFlow with information about a scandal in the church. Her involvement with FreeFlow will cost her dearly. And with the return of Magnus's brother Ollie to Iceland, the feud that has haunted their family for three generations is about to reignite.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Ridpath is an author who spent eight years as a bond trader. His financial thrillers include Final Venture, Free to Trade, and Trading Reality.

Review:

"Magnus Jonson is a complex and totally compelling character, fitting perfectly into the bleak and intimidating settings of Mister Ridpath's Iceland. Meltwater is a masterful crime novel, from a writer confident enough to take on the great Scandinavians in their own territory of noir—and beat them."   —New York Journal of Books

About this edition

• Publisher: Corvus
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0857898477
• ISBN 13: 9780857898470
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320