Bøger af Michael Ridpath

Iceland 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Lieutenant Tom Marks is a British officer tasked with defending Whale Fjord. He meets Kristín, a young widow from a nearby farm, who has a small son. Tom is smitten.Iceland 2023. Inspector Magnus Ragnarsson is called to the shores of Whale Fjord where the skeletons of a man and a woman have been discovered, both shot with British wartime bullets. Magnus uncovers a web of anger and revenge that stretches back eighty years and forward to a shocking murder in Reykjavík.

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 JAMESDid Christopher Columbus know the Icelanders discovered America before he sailed there himself? 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...

Ricardo Ross is The Marketmaker, the king of the Latin American bond markets. How far would you go to please the king? Disenchanted academic Nick Elliot knows that he may be selling his soul when he joins Ricardo Ross at City brokers Dekker Ward, but he needs the money. As Nick soon discovers you are either with The Marketmaker, or you have made an enemy for life. While Nick is learning the ropes, strange things start to happen to Dekker Ward employees. One top trader is fired without warning. Another dies in a bungled robbery. Nick can't hide his feelings for his attractive Brazilian colleague Isabel. Then she is kidnapped in Rio. Nick decides go to Brazil to look for her, a country he doesn't know at all. But the Marketmaker knows it, knows it very well ... The Marketmaker is one of Michael Ridpath's eight bestselling financial thrillers, which were published in over 30 languages. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express.

Ruthless, selfish, dangerous. In fact, just right for the job. At top investment bank Bloomfield Weiss, they taught them to be winners, predators, killer deal-makers. On the bank's training programme in New York, Chris and Lenka had become part of a close-knit gang of ambitious trainees, working and playing hard. But when a failed affair sparked a confrontation during a drunken boat-trip, one of the gang died, leaving the rest to cover up the truth of the tragedy. Ten years later a helpless Chris watches Lenka's lifeblood soak into the snow of a Prague street - and his world falls apart. With his friend and business partner dead, Chris not only has to fight to keep his company afloat in the face of nervous investors, but must also discover who is behind Lenka's seemingly random - but coolly professional - murder. Then others are killed, and it looks like Chris could be next. Now it seems that their shared past might contain an even more sinister secret than Chris had thought. And that someone from the training programme took their lessons rather too seriously. Michael Ridpath has written eight bestselling financial thrillers, published in over 30 countries. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express.

It was a deal to die for. And somebody will. Paul Murray is an ex-Olympic runner, so his training is perfect for the rigours of multi-million dollar bond trading in the City of London. The pace is breakneck, the smell of success intoxicating. Then the body of his colleague Debbie is fished out of the Thames and Paul's world is turned upside down. He begins a dangerous, chaotic tumble into the darker side of trading. From the glass towers of London to the frenzied deals of Wall Street and the murky back rooms of Las Vegas glitz, Paul has got to find answers fast before someone else makes a killing. Free To Trade was Michael Ridpath's first financial thriller. It was translated into 33 languages and stayed at No 2 in the British bestseller lists for three months. Ridpath was prescient: the novel features "Uncle Sam's Money Machine", an early version of a CDO, or Collateralised Debt Obligation, the financial instrument that was later to blow up the international banking system. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express. PAGE ONE: I had lost half a million dollars in slightly less than half an hour and the coffee machine didn't work. This was turning into a bad day. Half a million dollars is a lot of money. And I needed a cup of coffee badly.

In the dotcom boom it was easy to make millions ... and then lose them. And some people are not good losers. The year is 1999 and Internet companies are springing up everywhere. Anything seems possible for those who think big. David Lane - a quiet, cautious banker - is invited by his old friend Guy Jourdan to help start up ninetyminutes.com. He decides that for once he will do something daring, something dangerous. If only he'd realized quite how dangerous. Guy falls out with Tony Jourdan, his father and their biggest investor, bringing the company close to collapse. Then Tony is murdered - and David's roller-coaster ride in to danger and disaster begins. Michael Ridpath has written eight bestselling financial thrillers, published in over 30 countries. PRAISE FOR MICHAEL RIDPATH'S FINANCIAL THRILLERS: "Ridpath has that read-on factor that sets bestsellers apart." - The Guardian "It is the author's insight into the complexities of the business that gives his novel so much life. And he can write... Yes, he has a winner here." - The New York Times "It'll send a shiver down bankers' spines." - Mirror "The author makes you feel the intensity of the trading floor, the combination of number-crunching and gut instinct that leads people to take big risks, the thrill of playing a hunch and getting it right." - Los Angeles times Book Review "For sheer entertainment, there's nothing in the mystery genre to beat a well-constructed thriller... ...the new book of Michael Ridpath provides a master-class in how it's done. I read it in one gulp." - The Observer "As slick and compulsive a piece of storytelling as can be found in the best of blockbuster fiction." - Sunday Express.

A cryptocurrency scam sweeps through a fishing village in Iceland, leaving Helga, its most enthusiastic participant, dead on a mountainside. Inspector Magnus Jonson investigates.

Michael Ridpath liefert einen hochspannenden Wirtschaftsthriller! Chris und Lenka nehmen an dem knallharten Trainingsprogramm einer New Yorker Investmentbank teil. Hier lernen sie, für den Erfolg alles zu tun – ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste. Jahre später leiten die beiden gemeinsam eine Fondsgesellschaft und wollen bald expandieren. Doch dann kommt alles anders: vor Chris‘ Augen wird Lenka brutal ermordet. Und sie bleibt nicht das einzige Opfer: Chris muss einsehen, dass er ins Visier eines Serienkillers geraten ist. Seine Vergangenheit im „Programm" hat ihn eingeholt...Michael Ridpath wurde 1961 in der englischen Stadt Devon geboren. Nach seinem Studium in Oxford arbeitete er zunächst als Banker, bevor er sich dem Schreiben von Kriminalromanen und Thrillern zuwandte. Mit „Der Spekulant" erschien 1995 Ridpaths erster Bestseller. Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte er zudem mit seiner Krimireihe um den amerikanisch-isländischen Detektiv Magnus Jonson. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau und den drei Kindern lebt Michael Ridpath heute in London.

Der Bostoner Detektiv Magnus Jonson ist Kronzeuge in einem Prozess gegen die Drogenmafia. Zu seinem Schutz wird er in das Heimatland seiner Familie, Island, geschickt. Doch Jonson kommt auch hier nicht zur Ruhe: prompt wird seine Hilfe zur Aufklärung eines spektakulären Mordfalls benötigt. Das Opfer ist ein Wissenschaftler, der kürzlich spannende Entdeckungen über einen sagenhaften Ring machte. Dieser besitzt angeblich dunkle Kräfte – liegt darin der Schlüssel zu dem grausamen Verbrechen? Und was hat es mit der Legende des Ringes auf sich? Ist alles Aberglaube – oder ist er tatsächlich verflucht?Michael Ridpath wurde 1961 in der südenglischen Stadt Devon geboren. Nach seinem Studium in Oxford arbeitete Ridpath zunächst als Banker, bevor er sich dem Schreiben von Kriminalromanen und Thrillern zuwandte. Mit „Der Spekulant" erschien 1995 Ridpaths erster Bestseller. Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte er zudem mit seiner Krimireihe um den amerikanisch-isländischen Detektiv Magnus Jonson. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau und den drei Kindern lebt Michael Ridpath heute in London.

Cleverer Wirtschaftsthriller trifft auf packenden Krimi: Michael Ridpath sorgt erneut für Hochspannung! Für Simon läuft alles perfekt: er hat eine vielversprechende Karriere in einer Bostoner Finanzierungsgesellschaft vor sich und ist mit Lisa, der Tochter seines Chefs, verheiratet. Doch dann gerät Simons Welt aus den Fugen: sein Schwiegervater wird ermordet. Simon wird schnell zum Hauptverdächtigen und ist gezwungen, selbst Ermittlungen anzustellen: Welche Geheimnisse verbergen die mächtigen Konzerne der Stadt? Wer ist bereit, für Geld zu töten? Und kann Simon seine Unschuld beweisen?Michael Ridpath wurde 1961 in der südenglischen Stadt Devon geboren. Nach seinem Studium in Oxford arbeitete er zunächst als Banker, bevor er sich dem Schreiben von Kriminalromanen und Thrillern zuwandte. Mit „Der Spekulant" erschien 1995 Ridpaths erster Bestseller. Internationale Bekanntheit erlangte er zudem mit seiner Krimireihe um den amerikanisch-isländischen Detektiv Magnus Jonson. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau und den drei Kindern lebt Michael Ridpath heute in London.

From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Das Boot, The Hunt for Red October, Mark Dawson, Alan Furst and Mark Billingham.

'This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location.' Peter James

What if you woke up to discover that you'd killed the only woman you had ever loved?

A nerve-shredding, intelligent thriller based around the first plot to kill Hitler, the story of a secret conflict ignited on the eve of World War Two.

"Michael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location." PETER JAMES

An ancient Icelandic saga leads to murder in this ingenious new crime series from international bestseller Michael Ridpath"Michael Ridpath is on the war path, trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page turning suspense and a great, fresh location." PETER JAMES

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'This is international thriller writing at its best, fine characters, page-turning suspense and a great, fresh location.' PETER JAMES

Under afsløringen af et hold korrupte betjente i Boston kommer den islandskfødte kriminalbetjent Magnus Ragnarsson i skudlinjen, og derfor vælger hans overordnede at sende ham i sikkerhed hos islandsk politi, indtil sagen kommer for retten.Selvom Magnus voksede op på Island, var hans afsked med landet ikke smertefrit, og det er derfor med blandede følelser, at han vender tilbage. Men han får hurtigt andet at tænke på, da han bliver kastet direkte ud i efterforskningen af et mord.Offeret, professor Agnar Haraldsson, var i færd med at sælge en islandsk saga om en magisk ring med en ubeskrivelig magt, og sporerne fører Magnus mange hundrede år tilbage i tiden. Efterhånden som han hvirvles dybere og dybere ind i sagen, tyder noget på, at ringen i sagaen faktisk findes - og at der er én, der er villig til at gå meget langt for at få fat på den...Hvor skygger ruge er første bind om kriminalbetjenten Magnus Ragnarsson og binder på fornemmeste vis Islands historie, hemmeligheder og overtro sammen i en fascinerende krimi.Copyright © 2010 by Michael RidpathAll rights reserved. Published by agreement with Leonhardt & Høier Literary Agency, Copenhagen and Blake Friedmann Literary, TV and Film Agency Ltd, LondonOversat af Erik Barfoed fra Where The Shadows Liekrimi, Island, sagaer, myter

Under afsløringen af et hold korrupte betjente i Boston kommer den islandskfødte kriminalbetjent Magnus Ragnarsson i skudlinjen, og derfor vælger hans overordnede at sende ham i sikkerhed hos Islands politi, indtil sagen kommer for retten.Selvom Magnus voksede op på Island, var hans afsked med landet ikke smertefrit, og det er derfor med blandede følelser, at han vender tilbage. Men han får hurtigt andet at tænke på, da han bliver kastet direkte ud i efterforskningen af et mord.Offeret, professor Agnar Haraldsson, var i færd med at sælge en islandsk saga om en magisk ring med en ubeskrivelig magt, og sporerne fører Magnus mange hundrede år tilbage i tiden. Efterhånden som han hvirvles dybere og dybere ind i sagen, tyder noget på, at ringen i sagaen faktisk findes – og at der er én, der er villig til at gå meget langt for at få fat på den ...HVOR SKYGGER RUGE er første bind om kriminalbetjenten Magnus Ragnarsson og binder på fornemmeste vis Islands historie, hemmeligheder og overtro sammen i en fascinerende krimi."Superdebut på dansk om mord i den vilde natur" - Politiken "Bogen inviterer sin læser med til det fascinerende, urgamle Island, hvor sagaer, elvere, og mystiske naturfolk lever i bedste velgående.Som læser føler man, at man bliver indviet i en stor og betydningsfuld hemmelighed, og det giver romanen en fantastisk substans." - Litteratursiden"... god, god underholdning." - ALT for damerne