The Wanderer

Paperback Published on: 02/05/2019
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Synopsis

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

'Michael Ridpath is trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best.' Peter James, author of the Roy Grace series

Iceland, 2017: When a young Italian tourist is found brutally murdered at a sacred church in northern Iceland, Magnus Jonson, newly returned to the Reykjavík police force, is called in to investigate. At the scene, he finds a stunned TV crew, there to film a documentary on the life of the legendary Viking, Gudrid the Wanderer.

Magnus quickly begins to suspect that there may be more links to the murdered woman than anyone in the film crew will acknowledge. As jealousies come to the surface, new tensions replace old friendships, and history begins to rewrite itself, a shocking second murder leads Magnus to question everything he thought he knew...

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • ISBN: 9781782398752
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 198 x 135 x 23 mm
  • Languages: English

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The Wanderer
An engaging combination of murder-mystery and Viking history.
Iceland, 2017: When Magnus Jonson is called in to investigate the murder of a young Italian tourist at a sacred church in northern Iceland, he finds a shoc... READ MORE
Linda Hepworth
The Wanderer
We are all Wanderers
Michael Ridpath has written umpteen books about policeman Magnus Jonson but this is my first one. There seemed to be several references to a past that migh... READ MORE
shizz
The Wanderer
A Fantastic Icelandic Thriller
Michael Ridpath once again has proven why he is a master of crime writing with his latest Icelandic thriller, The Wanderer. Well written, well researched R... READ MORE
atticusfinch1048
The Wanderer
Icelandic not-so noir
Does no one tell the truth to the police anymore? Even if they’re innocent?! It seems that everyone wants to keep their secrets to themselves in this book... READ MORE
Clare R
The Wanderer
An Entertaining, If Somewhat Flawed, Crime Read
First off, I found this a reasonably easy read, with short chapters and a plot thats not too difficult to keep track of. The only exception to this being t... READ MORE
Isla Scott
The Wanderer
Enjoyed It!
It did take me a while to read this book but that wasn't anyone's fault other than my own because university life got in the way. Nonetheless, every time I... READ MORE
Kira Curtis
The Wanderer
Gudrid and Columbus
2.5 Stars The best bit of this book for me was the Viking Sagas and the little dollops of history served out at the beginning of the book. The story of t... READ MORE
Marjorie Odonnell
The Wanderer
Icelandic crime winner
This was the first book I had read which was set in Iceland, and although initially I struggled with some of the character and place names, once I had got ... READ MORE
Caroline Tiller