Writing in Ice - A Crime Writer's Guide to Iceland

If you had to choose a new location for a crime series, where would you look?

Michael Ridpath had to do just that. He chose Iceland, a country of fjords, glaciers and volcanoes, of long, manic summer days and long, sinister winter evenings, a place where everyone is on Facebook and everyone's grandmother has spoken to an elf.

This is his account of researching the country: the breathtaking landscape, its vigorous if occasionally odd people, the great heroes and heroines of its sagas, and (of course) those troublesome elves; with a little bit thrown in about how to put together a good detective story.

Entertaining and informative, it's a guide to Iceland for the visitor, and a guide to crime writing for the reader.

About the author

Before becoming a writer, Michael Ridpath worked in the City of London. After writing several financial thrillers, which were published in over 30 languages, he began a crime series featuring the Icelandic detective Magnus Jonson.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Ridpath
• Publisher: Yarmer Head
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781999765569
• ISBN: 978-1-9997655-6-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 203 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Travel > Travel guides > Europe