Michael Ridpath once again has proven why he is a master of crime writing with his latest Icelandic thriller, The Wanderer. Well written, well researched Ridpath really knows how to draw in the reader and keep them hooked and always leaves the read questioning whether really have worked out who is the murderer before the reveal. It is not often I have wait until a couple of pages before the reveal to guess who the killer is. Ridpath makes you keep thinking you have it, even when you haven’t.
A young female Italian tourist is found murdered by the side of a church in Northern Iceland, Magnus Jonson is sent north to head up the Inquiry. To complicate matters there is a documentary film crew working at the same time, investigating one of the great Icelandic Viking mysteries, of who discovered America.
At the same time a parallel story about the discovery of America, whether it was the Vikings of Columbus. That brings in the Vatican Library, rare book dealers, historians and archaeologists. Is there a historical hoax at play or is everything as it seems?
When a second murder happens, and it is found to be connected to the first, Magnus has to review what he knows and how to proceed forward. What Magnus cans see is that everything seems to be connected to the documentary film crew, but he cannot see how, but he does have some suspicions.
A totally absorbing read, that keeps you hooked throughout, with some fantastic characters, a great story. Michael Ridpath is a wordsmith who paints so many pictures with words, that reading this book was an absolute pleasure.
A young female Italian tourist is found murdered by the side of a church in Northern Iceland, Magnus Jonson is sent north to head up the Inquiry. To complicate matters there is a documentary film crew working at the same time, investigating one of the great Icelandic Viking mysteries, of who discovered America.
At the same time a parallel story about the discovery of America, whether it was the Vikings of Columbus. That brings in the Vatican Library, rare book dealers, historians and archaeologists. Is there a historical hoax at play or is everything as it seems?
When a second murder happens, and it is found to be connected to the first, Magnus has to review what he knows and how to proceed forward. What Magnus cans see is that everything seems to be connected to the documentary film crew, but he cannot see how, but he does have some suspicions.
A totally absorbing read, that keeps you hooked throughout, with some fantastic characters, a great story. Michael Ridpath is a wordsmith who paints so many pictures with words, that reading this book was an absolute pleasure.