Michael Ridpath gained recognition for his financial thrillers, which have been translated into over 30 languages. He later shifted to a crime series featuring an Icelandic detective. His works often explore suspenseful plots with a focus on intricate details and engaging storytelling. Ridpath's style is known for its ability to immerse readers in a world of intrigue and tension.
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.
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.
What if you woke up to discover that you'd killed the only woman you had ever loved?
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, Mark Dawson, Alan Furst and Mark Billingham.
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 . . .
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.