| Icelander Contributor(s): Long, Dustin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0802143202 ISBN-13: 9780802143204 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $11.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2007 Annotation: A Nabokovian goof on Agatha Christie, a madcap mystery in the deceptive tradition of "The Crying of Lot 49, Pale Fire" meets "The Da Vinci Code." "Icelander" is the debut novel from a brilliant new mind, an intricate, giddy romp steeped equally in Icelandic lore and pulpy intrigue. When Our Heroine's dear friend is found murdered, it's an obvious job for her mother, a legendary crime-solver and evil-thwarter. But her mother is dead, and Our Heroine has no interest in inheriting the business, or being chased through a sewer, or listening to skaldic karoake, or fleeing the inhuman Refusirkir, or -- But Evil has no interest in her interests, and thus: adventure ensues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006052643 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5" W x 7.25" (0.52 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Icelander is the debut novel from a brilliant new mind, an intricate, giddy romp steeped equally in Nordic lore and pulpy intrigue. When Shirley MacGuffin is found murdered one day prior to the annual town celebration in remembrance of Our Heroine's mother -- the legendary crime-stopper and evil-thwarter Emily Bean -- everyone expects Our Heroine to follow in her mother's footsteps and solve the case. She, however, has no interest in inheriting the family business, or being chased through steam-tunnels, or listening to skaldic karaoke, or fleeing the inhuman Refurserkir. But evil has no interest in her lack of interest. A Nabokovian goof on Agatha Christie, a madcap mystery that is part The Third Policeman and part The Da Vinci Code, The Icelander is one thing above all else: a true original. |