Michael Ridpath Writing in Ice: A Crime Writer's Guide to Iceland Paperback Book

If you had to choose a new location for a crime series, where would you look? Michael Ridpath had to do just that. He chose Iceland, a country of fjords, glaciers and volcanoes, of long, manic summer days and long, sinister winter evenings, a place where everyone is on Facebook and everyones grandmother has spoken to an elf. This is his account of researching the country the breathtaking landscape, its vigorous if occasionally odd people, the great heroes and heroines of its sagas, and (of course) those troublesome elves with a little bit thrown in about how to put together a good detective story. Entertaining and informative, its a guide to Iceland for the visitor, and a guide to crime writing for the reader. | Michael Ridpath Writing in Ice: A Crime Writer's Guide to Iceland Paperback Book