Review

“Gripping. . . . As political thrillers go, Operation Napoleon––its frozen secrets, ruthless_ killers, hapless victims and reluctant _heroes––is about the best you can get.”
— _Telegraph-Journal
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“Indriðason, one of the new breed of bestselling Scandinavian crime writers, has written another gripping thriller set in his native Iceland.”
 — _The Peterborough Examiner
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“Slick . . . and with enough chases to keep the reader turning the pages.” 
— _The Independent
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“An international literary phenomenon––and it’s easy to see why. His novels are gripping, authentic, haunting and lyrical.”
 — Harlan Coben, author of Tell No One

Product Description

It's 1945: a German bomber flies over Iceland in a blizzard; the crew have lost their way and eventually crash on the Vatnajokull glacier, the largest in Europe. Puzzlingly, there are both German and American officers on board. One of the senior German officers claims that their best chance of survival is to try to walk to the nearest farm and sets off, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. He soon disappears into the white vastness. 1999, mid-winter, and the US Army is secretively trying to remove an aeroplane from the Vatnajokull glacier. By coincidence two young Icelanders become involved but will pay with their lives. Before they are captured, one of the two contacts his sister, Kristin, who will not rest until she discovers the truth of her brother's fate. Her pursuit puts her in great danger, leading her on a long and hazardous journey in search of the key to the riddle about Operation Napoleon.