Where the Shadows Lie

Where the Shadows Lie

Amid Iceland's wild, volcanic landscape, rumours swirl about the secret sale of a long-lost ancient manuscript containing a saga about a ring of terrible power. The manuscript, guarded by one family for nearly eight centuries, was shown to J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1930s and was the spark that inspired The Lord of the Rings. That alone is enough to make the manuscript worth killing for ... but what if, as some think, the ring exists too?

Untangling murder from myth is Iceland-born, Boston raised homicide detective Magnus Johnson. Seconded to the Icelandic police force for his own protection after he runs afoul of a drug cartel back in Boston, Magnus also has his own reasons for returning to the country of his birth for the first time in nearly two decades - to investigate the unsolved murder of his father.

Binding Iceland's landscape and history, secrets and superstitions in a strikingly original plot that will span several volumes, Where the Shadows Lie is a thrilling new series from an established master

Michael Ridpath spent eight years as a bond trader in the city before giving up his job to write full-time. He lives in north London with his wife and three children.

Where the Shadows Lie
Allen and Unwin
Author: Michael Ridpath
ISBN: 9781848873988
Price: $32.99