Michael Ridpath Books

Exploring the challenge of selecting a fresh setting for a crime series, the narrative delves into various intriguing locations that could serve as backdrops for suspenseful tales. It invites readers to consider the impact of environment on storytelling, highlighting the unique characteristics and atmospheres that different places can bring to a crime narrative. The book encourages creativity and innovation in crafting compelling plots that resonate with audiences.

When sixteen-year-old Dísa is given five bitcoin by her divorced father she is unimpressed: she hasn’t heard of the cryptocurrency, and five of anything can’t be worth very much. But a year later, when her grandparents are about to lose the farm near the Icelandic village of Dalvik where their family has lived for centuries, quiet, unassuming Dísa is able to rescue it with the profits from her astute trading of her father's gift.Unknown to Dísa, her mother Helga catches the cryptocurrency bug. Not only does Helga invest in Thomocoin, a new cryptocurrency sweeping Iceland, but she persuades many of her neighbours in Dalvík to invest too, taking a cut for herself.Helga is found murdered on the hillside above the farm and Inspector Magnus Jonson investigates. Magnus realizes that Dísa, now a nineteen-year-old student, can help him unveil the shadowy forces behind Thomocoin. But torn between loyalty to her family and fear for her life, Dísa has other ideas.

Set against the backdrop of Iceland in 1940 during the British invasion, the story follows Lieutenant Tom Marks, who is responsible for defending Whale Fjord. His life takes an unexpected turn when he encounters Kristín, a young widow with a small son living on a nearby farm. As Tom navigates his duties amidst the turmoil of war, he finds himself captivated by Kristín, leading to a poignant exploration of love and connection in challenging times.

A high-profile murder on the edge of an erupting volcano. a family feud reignites. Magnus Jonson searches for the truth in the third instalment of the Fire and Ice Quartet.

A spy novel set during the 'phoney war' of September 1939 – May 1940.

Ruthless, selfish, dangerous. In fact, just right for the job. At top investment bank Bloomfield Weiss, they taught them to be winners, predators, killer deal-makers. On the bank's training programme in New York, Chris and Lenka had become part of a close-knit gang of ambitious trainees, working and playing hard. But when a failed affair sparked a confrontation during a drunken boat-trip, one of the gang died, leaving the rest to cover up the truth of the tragedy. Ten years later a helpless Chris watches Lenka's lifeblood soak into the snow of a Prague street - and his world falls apart. With his friend and business partner dead, Chris not only has to fight to keep his company afloat in the face of nervous investors, but must also discover who is behind Lenka's seemingly random - but coolly professional - murder. Then others are killed, and it looks like Chris could be next. Now it seems that their shared past might contain an even more sinister secret than Chris had thought. And that someone from the training programme took their lessons rather too seriously.

A family feud spills over into bloody vengeance in the fourth novel in the acclaimed Fire and Ice crime series.

From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October and Mark Billingham.

TO LOVE, HONOUR, AND BETRAY. A naive diplomat's wife encounters more than the light flirtation with communism she'd bargained for in pre-war Paris and Berlin. 40 years later, the past comes back to haunt her, with deadly consequences

From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson, Anne Holt, and The Killing.

How close to the edge would you go? From his past as an RAF fighter pilot to his job as a bond trader in the City, Alex Calder is a man known for taking big risks - and winning. But when colleague Jennifer Tan decides to pursue a sexual harassment case against her boss, Calder witnesses the ugly side of his world. And the tragic. For Jen commits suicide and Calder quits in disgust. One year on, Calder is running a flying school in Norfolk. But the past won't disappear. When a former colleague of Jen's vanishes while visiting Jean-Luc Martel - the infamous 'Man Who Broke the Euro' - in his mountain paradise in the Rockies, Calder sees the tragic events of twelve months earlier in an even more sinister and terrifying light. And this time, he'll risk his reputation, his livelihood and even his life on seeing justice is done ...

Simon, rising star at Revere Partners, seems to have everything going his way. Newly married to a beautiful biotech researcher, he's about to clinch his first major deal. But soon he is desperate to save his marriage and stay out of jail.

Ancient blood feuds and modern conspiracies: Magnus Jonson, the Iceland-born American homicide detective seconded to Reykjavik, discovers that vengeance, in Iceland, is best served at arctic temperatures.

From first-time novelist Michael Ridpath comes a compulsively readable, stunning debut--a remarkably well-wrought novel of suspense. An ambitious, young stock trader discovers an ingenious fraud scheme that results in huge profits . . . and murder. Radio pucblicity.

When an old college friend pays Alex Calder an unexpected visit he is drawn once more into the City's shady underbelly. For Kim is married to Todd, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl. Todd wants Alex's help to investigate the murder of his mother eighteen years ago. It was assumed Martha was killed by guerrillas, but the recent discovery of a letter sent shortly before her death now suggests a crime far closer to home. When an attempt on his life puts Todd in a coma, Alex vows to uncover the truth. Then a sudden blast shatters his world . . .

Ancient blood feuds and modern conspiracies: Magnus Jonson, the Iceland-born American homicide detective seconded to Reykjavik, discovers that vengeance, in Iceland, is best served at arctic temperatures.

Mark Fairfax is a young, successful trader in the City. His older brother richard is a genius, who has built one of the world's leading virtual reality companies. When richard is found dead in a Scottish fishing village, mark steps into his shoes. He discovers that Richard has developed a system that can bring virtual reality into every home and office. Such a system could be worth billions of dollars to large Japenese or American companies capable of exploiting it; and there are those that fear it would change civilisation as we know it - for the worse. Mark has to learn quickly as he is thrust into a world which he barely understands, where he can trust no one. As he struggles to save to save his brother's fledgling company from bankruptcy and unwelcome predators, he realizes that his own life is in danger. Mark needs all his trader's nerve and quick thinking to survive.

A nerve-shredding, intelligent thriller based around the first plot to kill Hitler, the story of a secret conflict ignited on the eve of World War II Conrad de Lancey has seen enough of the shadow of fear on the faces of innocents; the roar of tanks through empty streets; the sudden lull before the slaughter begins. Franco's bloody insurrection taught this Englishman all about hell. Arriving in his mother's country, the now Nazi Germany, Conrad is sick at heart. Even Berlin—infamous haven of decadence and vice—salutes fascism. Himmler's black-shirted troops rule the city, and every German arm bears a swastika. But does every German heart belong to Hitler? When Conrad is arrested by the Gestapo on suspicion of spying, he is rescued by Theo, an old friend from college, now a lieutenant of the Wehrmacht. Together they are drawn into a world of danger and deceit, of plots, paranoia, and intrigue where the brave few are united by a single to free the fatherland from the Führer.

Ricardo Ross is The Marketmaker, the king of the Latin American bond markets. How far would you go to please the king? Disenchanted academic Nick Elliot knows that he may be selling his soul when he joins Ricardo Ross at City brokers Dekker Ward, but he needs the money. As Nick soon discovers you are either with The Marketmaker, or you have made an enemy for life. While Nick is learning the ropes, strange things start to happen to Dekker Ward employees. One top trader is fired without warning. Another dies in a bungled robbery. Nick can't hide his feelings for his attractive Brazilian colleague Isabel. Then she is kidnapped in Rio. Nick decides go to Brazil to look for her, a country he doesn't know at all. But the Marketmaker knows it, knows it very well ...

An ancient Icelandic saga leads to murder in this ingenious new crime series from international bestseller Michael RidpathMichael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location. PETER JAMES

The year is 1999 and Internet companies are springing up everywhere. Anything seems possible for those who think big.So when David Lane - a quiet, cautious banker - is invited by his old friend Guy Jourdan to help start up ninetyminutes.com, he decides that for once he will do something daring, something dangerous. If only he'd realised quite how dangerous.Because Guy falls out with Tony Jourdan, his father and biggest investor, bringing the company close to collapse. Then Tony is murdered - and David's rollercoaster ride into danger and disaster begins...

It could be difficult being a liberal Afrikaner in South Africa in the dying days of apartheid, especially if you were a powerful newspaper owner. When an old college friend pays Alex Calder an unexpected visit he is drawn once more into the shady dealings of the City – and in particular back to Bloomfield Weiss, the investment bank he’d hoped he'd left well behind. For Kim is married to Todd van Zyl, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl. Todd wants Alex’s help to investigate the murder of his mother, shot at a game reserve eighteen years ago. Todd has always believed his mother was killed by guerrillas – but the recent discovery of a letter written by her shortly before her death now suggests a crime far closer to home. And it seems Alex’s old enemy at Bloomfield Weiss holds the key to the mystery. Unfortunately Todd’s suspicions have stirred up a nest of vipers – with deadly repercussions… See No Evil is the sequel to On The Edge, featuring Alex Calder.

Reader's Digest Im Schatten Der Gotter; Funf Minuten Verspatung; Mutter Macht Geschichten; Zerreissprobe

IJsland, januari 2009. Er zijn demonstraties in het centrum van Reykjavik. Een klein groepje demonstranten vindt dat het er te vredig aan toe gaat. Ze worden dronken en vallen op straat een bankier aan, die daarbij gedood wordt. Ze laten het zelfmoord lijken. Acht maanden later wordt een IJslandse bankier vermoord in Londen. Magnus Jonson werkt samen met de Britse politie aan deze zaak en ontdekt een verband tussen de twee gedode bankiers. Er is een IJslandse samenzwering gaande tegen degenen die als schuldig worden gezien aan de economische crisis. Magnus moet de daders opsporen voor ze opnieuw toeslaan.

Nimm dich in acht/Der Marktmacher/Lebe ewig/Das Gold des Generals - bk502; Verlag "Das Beste"; Mary Higgins Clark/Michael Ridpath/Evita Wolff/Robert J. Mrazek; Paperback; 2000

Een man ontdekt dat er verband is tussen de moord op zijn vrouwelijke compagnon en een verdrinkingsgeval van tien jaar daarvoor.

Thriller z prostředí finančních trhů. Simon je mladý, úspěšný makléř, žije ve spokojeném manželství s Lisou, dcerou jednoho ze společníků firmy, která pracuje v laboratoři biochemické firmy zabývající se výzkumem léku na Alzheimerovu nemoc. Mezi Simonem a jeho tchánem dochází ve firmě k roztržce a Simonovi se nedaří vzájemné vztahy opět vylepšit. Krátce na to je jeho tchán zavražděn a Simon je hlavnímn podezřelým. Simonovo manželství se rozpadá, jeho žena se nemůže smířit s podezřením a zároveň dává Simonovi vinu za problémy její firmy. Simon se rozhodne sám přijít na to, kdo a proč Franka zavraždil.

1) Lee Child: 61 hodin - Bývalý vojenský policista a známý tulák Jack Reacher rád bere spravedlnost do vlastních rukou. Tentokrát ho náhoda zavedla do zapomenutého města v Jižní Dakotě, kde právě udeřily kruté mrazy a vládne tu i jistý neklid. Brzy se ukáže, že za hranicemi města číhá vrah. 2) Martina Reillyová: Seznam přání - Dvanáctiletý Mark je plný pochybností a přeje si, aby všechno bylo jako dřív a mohli žít s mámou, tátou a bratrem jako šťastná rodina. Jenže se cosi zadrhlo. Mark si vezme do hlavy, že jejich bručounský soused Jeremy je Santa Claus, a jednoho dne mu doručí svůj seznam přání. 3) Michael Ridpath: Kde se snoubí šero se šerem - Napůl Islanďan, napůl Američan – detektiv Magnus Jonson je z domovského Bostonu vyslán na syrově malebný Island, aby tamní policii pomáhal s vyšetřováním závažnější kriminality. Čekají to tu hned tři vraždy a všechny zřejmě souvisejí s nálezem osm set let staré ságy. 4) Sarah Addison Allenová: O dívce, která chytala měsíc - Vítejte v Mullaby, pitoreskním jižanském městečku v Jižní Karolíně, kde žije muž tak vysoký, že dohlédne za obzor, a kde existují rodinná tajemství, za nimiž stojí… snad jen kouzla. Když se sem ke svému dědečkovi přistěhuje mladá Emily Benedictová, nestačí valit oči.

Najlepšie svetové čítanie.1. 61 hodín-Lee Child: Bývalý vojenský policajt a známy tulák Jack Reacher rád berie spravodlivosť do vlastných rúk. Tentoraz ho náhoda zaviedla do zabudnutého mesta v Južnej Dakote, kde práve udreli kruté mrazy a vládne tu aj istý nepokoj. Čoskoro sa ukáže, že za hranicami mesta striehne vrah...2. Zoznam tajných želaní-Martina Reilly: Dvanásťročný Mark je plný pochybností a želá si, aby všetko bolo ako predtým a mohli žiť s mamou, otcom a bratom ako šťastná rodina. No niečo sa zadrhlo. Mark si vezme do hlavy, že ich ušomraný sused Jeremy je Santa Claus, a jedného dňa mu doručí zoznam svojich tajných želaní...3. Kde vládne tieň-Michael Ridpath: Detektíva Magnusa Jonsona, napoly Islanďana a napoly Američana, vyšlú z domovského Bostonu na surovo malebný Island, aby tamojšej polícii pomáhal s vyšetrovaním závažnejšej kriminality. Čakajú ho tam hneď tri vraždy a všetky zrejme súvisia s nálezom ságy starej osemsto rokov.4. Dievča, ktoré naháňalo mesiac-Sarah Addison Allen: Vitajte v Mullaby, v pitoresknom mestečku v Severnej Karolíne, kde žije muž taký vysoký, že dovidí za obzor, a kde existujú rodinné tajomstvá, za ktorými stoja...vari len čary. Keď sa sem k svojmu starému otcovi prisťahuje sedemnásťročná Emily Benedictová, nestačí sa čudovať...