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The Flatey Enigma
Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
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Description for The Flatey Enigma
paperback. Translator(s): FitzGibbon, Brian. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: FH. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 412.
Near a deserted island off the western coast of Iceland in 1960, the dawning of spring brings new life for the local wildlife. But for the body discovered by three seal hunters, winter is a matter of permanence. After it is found to be a Danish cryptographer missing for months, the ensuing investigation uncovers a mysterious link between him and a medieval manuscript known as The Book of Flatey. Before long another body is found on the tiny islands off of Iceland. This time, in the ancient Viking tradition, the victim’s back has been mutilated with the so-called blood ... Read more
Near a deserted island off the western coast of Iceland in 1960, the dawning of spring brings new life for the local wildlife. But for the body discovered by three seal hunters, winter is a matter of permanence. After it is found to be a Danish cryptographer missing for months, the ensuing investigation uncovers a mysterious link between him and a medieval manuscript known as The Book of Flatey. Before long another body is found on the tiny islands off of Iceland. This time, in the ancient Viking tradition, the victim’s back has been mutilated with the so-called blood ... Read more
Product Details
Number of pages
348
Publisher
Amazon Crossing United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
348
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9781611090970
SKU
V9781611090970
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Ref
99-50
About Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson
Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson is one of Iceland’s most accomplished crime fiction authors. His novel House of Evidence was nominated for the Glass Key—the Nordic Crime Novel Award—in 2001 and The Flatey Enigma—a bestseller for weeks in Germany—was nominated for the same prize in 2004. In addition to having a successful career as a writer, he continues to work full-time in ... Read more
Reviews for The Flatey Enigma
“Spiced up with colorful characters, their fallacies and superstitions, the book is a joy to read with the solution to the mystery being simple yet surprising. Lovers of both crime novels and historical novels will have a field day with The Flatey Enigma as it is a combination of both and I’d also recommend it to those interested in Icelandic ... Read more