This murder mystery in Iceland and Greenland also involves Italian and American characters. There is a strong background of the Viking sagas and Vinland travels which took place over a thousand years ago. The settings are interesting and include some beautiful locations, archaeological digs, churches and television production. So something for everyone!
Magnus is a very likeable detective and we learn some of his history. This is by no means the first novel mapping out his life but I quite happily read it as a standalone story. Only a couple of minor characters are unexplored with all the others rendered in full HD. Many are doing the best they can so it's difficult to guess what's really going on, who may be lying and who may be guilty.
There is twist after twist among the main plot and several supplementary stories, leaving not a whole lot of space to deal with the Icelandic farmers who settled in Greenland. I shall have to satisfy my curiosity about that part of history with a little extra reading.
Magnus is a very likeable detective and we learn some of his history. This is by no means the first novel mapping out his life but I quite happily read it as a standalone story. Only a couple of minor characters are unexplored with all the others rendered in full HD. Many are doing the best they can so it's difficult to guess what's really going on, who may be lying and who may be guilty.
There is twist after twist among the main plot and several supplementary stories, leaving not a whole lot of space to deal with the Icelandic farmers who settled in Greenland. I shall have to satisfy my curiosity about that part of history with a little extra reading.