The Flatey Enigma - Couverture souple

Ingolfsson, Viktor Arnar

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1611090970 ISBN 13 : 9781611090970

Editeur : AmazonCrossing, 2012

Synopsis

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 eagle. Kjartan, the district magistrate’s representative sent to investigate the crime, soon finds himself descending into the dark, dangerous world of ancient legends, symbology, and secret societies to find a killer. The Flatey Enigma is an Icelandic revelation. Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson’s Glass Key-nominated Nordic mystery is so captivating you won’t be able to put the book down until Kjartan has cracked the code.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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 civil engineering at the Public Roads Administration in Iceland.

As a translator and playwright, Brian FitzGibbon has a particular passion for the translation of fiction. With experience that spans over twenty years, he has translated a vast array of film scripts, treatments, stage plays, and novels, working exclusively into English from Italian, French, and Icelandic. FitzGibbon resides in Reykjavik.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AmazonCrossing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1611090970
• ISBN 13: 9781611090970
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 347
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Amazon Publishing, Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.; https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com/work-with-us.html; ; 38, avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg