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Book Spotlight: The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolffson/Translated by Brian Fitzgibbon & Giveaway

March 31, 2012 by Darlene

Good morning everyone.  Are you all having a good weekend so far?  Not too much going on here this weekend.  I’m just going to enjoy the nice weather and hopefully get some reading done.  I’m spotlighting a crime novel that has been nominated for the Glass Key Award for Nordic Crime Fiction for you today called The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson.  Now this isn’t my normal genre although this one does sound good but that aside I still wanted to share it with my readers who love the crime novels.  I’m going to share what the book is about with you, a bit about the author, and don’t forget to check out the giveaway at the end for your chance to win one of three copies!

 

About The Flatey Enigna by Victor Arnar Ingolffson

When students sailing from Iceland to study in Copenhagen in 1871 devised a quiz around the text of a famous medieval manuscript to entertain themselves on the journey, they never suspected their unsolved riddle would become the center of a gruesome murder mystery…

So explains Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson in his novel, THE FLATEY ENIGMA. Steeped in the mystery and lore surrounding the Icelandic Book of Flatey, a medieval tome that recorded the histories of the Norse kings, Ingolfsson‘s international bestseller, set in 1960s Iceland, ends each chapter with a clue and answer from the 40 questions making up the puzzle, the so-called “Aenigma Flateyensis.” It is however, the fortieth question and key to the riddle that has never been solved.

An enticing blend of fact and fiction, Ingolfsson’s FLATEY ENIGMA begins with the death of Professor Gaston Lund, a Danish cryptographer who visits the tiny island of Flatey (for which the book is named) to attempt to solve the Aenigma Flateyensis once and for all. When his body is discovered on a deserted island nearby, no one can determine how or why he ended up there.

When another body is uncovered with a Viking symbol carved into its back, Kjartan, a young lawyer from the district magistrate’s office is assigned to investigate. All connections lead back to the riddle of the Book of Flatey. Had Lund solved the puzzle only to perish?

As Kjartan unravels the clues, myths, and code surrounding the Flatey Enigma, fans of Nordic crime writers such as Henning Mankell, Karin Fossum, and Arnaldur Indridasson will relish the cleverly plotted layers of this Glass Key-nominated mystery.

 

About Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson

Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson is one of Iceland’s most accomplished crime fiction authors. His novel House of Evidence was nominated for the Glass Key—the Nordic Crime Novel Award—in 2001 and The Flatey Enigma—a bestseller for weeks in Germany—was nominated for the same prize in 2004. In addition to having a successful career as a writer, he continues to work full-time in civil engineering at the Public Roads Administration in Iceland.

 

About Brian FitzGibbon

As a translator and playwright, Brian FitzGibbon has a particular passion for the translation of fiction. With experience that spans over twenty years, he has translated a vast array of film scripts, treatments, stage plays, and novels, working exclusively into English from Italian, French, and Icelandic. His Icelandic to English translations have been hailed by the Guardian as “dazzling,” the New York Times as “lucid,” and Booklist as “luminous.”

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have 3 copies of The Flatey Enigma by Viktor Arnar Ingolfsson up for grabs.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.
  • For 4 entries, follow me on Networked Blogs.  Click here to be taken directly there.  Log into your Facebook account and hit follow.  Thanks!

This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winners on Saturday, April 21/12.  Good luck!

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  1. Lisa Garrett says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:56 am

    I think I would really like to read this. It sounds very thought provoking.

  2. Lisa Garrett says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:57 am

    I follow via GFC and email.

  3. Lisa Garrett says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:58 am

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/186089856978534400

  4. Lisa Garrett says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:58 am

    I follow via networked blogs.

  5. Ellie says

    March 31, 2012 at 8:10 am

    A most intriguing book. Many thanks for this great giveaway. I am an e-mail subscriber.

  6. Anne says

    March 31, 2012 at 8:23 am

    I would enjoy this compelling mystery. I subscribe via e-mail.

  7. Staci@LifeintheThumb says

    March 31, 2012 at 8:57 am

    This sounds interesting to me. I like that Nordic vibe right now!

  8. rhonda says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:14 am

    I would love to read this mystery. I am email subscriber network follower twitter follower at rhonda reads..will tweet

  9. Margie says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:29 am

    I enjoy this genre. I’ve read some by Finnish and Swedish authors, but never one from Iceland. Thanks for the giveaway.

  10. Margie says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:30 am

    follow by GFC and email

  11. Margie says

    March 31, 2012 at 10:30 am

    follow by Networked Blogs

  12. Diane Bojda says

    March 31, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    Looks like a good book, I love this genre. Thanks for the chance to win it.;-)
    I’m a follower & a Networked Blogs follower
    and as you can see I tweeted.

    https://twitter.com/#!/Dyniy/status/186168121491587073

  13. Diane Bojda says

    March 31, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    https://twitter.com/#!/Dyniy/status/18616998643852
    9024

    I tweeted twice by accident. This one has a little better info. Give Sammy a big hug from me. 😉

  14. jennygirl says

    March 31, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    oh sounds like a good read. Locale I’m not familiar with and a mystery…I’m sold. Thanks for the contest Darlene 🙂

    +1 comment
    +2 old school follower.

  15. Susan says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    I’d love to read this Icelandic mystery-thriller! I have added this giveaway to my blog’s sidebar. I’m a follower.

    Thanks, Darlene!

    suko95(at)gmail(dot)com

  16. bn100 says

    March 31, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    This sounds like a good book.

  17. bn100 says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    I follow the blog.

  18. sagustocox says

    March 31, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    I had not heard of this one before. Sounds like an interesting read, and since I’m trying to read more translated works, this sounds like one to add to my list.

    Thanks for the giveaway. I’m a follower and will post in my sidebar.

  19. Georgette Coan says

    March 31, 2012 at 6:11 pm

    Sounds like a better written DaVinci Code-Genesis Code type book. There hasn’t been a real good one written in many years, so maybe this is the one? Regardless, would love to read it.
    Thanks for the chance!
    I follow GFC Georgette C
    and email georgette.coan@yahoo.com
    Also Twitter LadyGDuran

  20. Mary Ann Woods says

    March 31, 2012 at 7:09 pm

    What an interesting premise for a book! Really got my attention. Follow via email and Networked Blogs. Thanks for the chance to win and read this book!

  21. nan says

    April 1, 2012 at 8:13 am

    I love these types of stories. Thanks for the chance to win.

  22. nan says

    April 1, 2012 at 8:14 am

    Oops. Forgot to mention I’m a follower. Thanks.

  23. Marie says

    April 1, 2012 at 8:53 am

    I’d love to win this! I’m already a follower.

  24. Farin says

    April 1, 2012 at 10:45 pm

    I would love to win this. It looks really interesting.

    I follow via networked blogs, gfc, and facebook.

  25. Debbie Kennedy says

    April 2, 2012 at 8:33 pm

    Thanks for the giveaway. I’d love to win this!

  26. Leslie says

    April 3, 2012 at 10:36 pm

    This sounds like a book I’d enjoy. Thanks for hosting the giveaway.

    I’m a follower and I posted the giveaway in the sidebar of my blog.

  27. Maureen says

    April 10, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    Please enter me.
    I follow on GFC
    I follow on networked blogs
    Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/MaureenCE/status/189799474607030272

  28. AEKZ2 says

    April 15, 2012 at 7:25 pm

    This is my type of book!

  29. AEKZ2 says

    April 15, 2012 at 7:26 pm

    GFC follower

  30. AEKZ2 says

    April 15, 2012 at 7:30 pm

    I follow via Networked blogs (Annette E)

  31. Beth DiIorio says

    April 16, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    I LOVE Nordic stories…The Flatey Enigma sounds like it has the potential to be a great read! I had not heard of it prior and now I can’t wait to dig in…keeping my fingers crossed~
    Beth 🙂

  32. Beth DiIorio says

    April 16, 2012 at 7:08 pm

    Oops…got so excited about the book I forgot to mention I follow your blog via Twitter and Email.
    Beth 🙂

  33. May Richard says

    April 17, 2012 at 1:55 pm

    Thank you so much!

  34. Helen says

    April 18, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    This looks like a great read and
    I am an old gfc follower 🙂 as Helen
    Thanks
    helldog3 at aol.com

  35. pamela james says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:27 am

    Viking symbols, mystery-sounds like a good read!
    TY for the giveaway!

    pjames330 at aol dot com

  36. pamela james says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:27 am

    gfc follower
    emaol sub.

    pjames330 at aol dot com

  37. pamela james says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:28 am

    networked blogs follower
    pjames330 at aol dot com

  38. pamela james says

    April 19, 2012 at 6:30 am

    https://twitter.com/#!/pj436/status/192952975243747328

    pjames330 at aol dot com

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