The Iron Chariot
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Eye Books
Published:5th Feb '20
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`This is a classic Norwegian crime story. It was written over 100 years ago. Riverton is regarded as the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel and he is a great writer' - Jo Nesbo, 'A tale of haunting psychological terror: among the best crime novels ever written' - Nils Nordberg, A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK
A classic Norwegian crime story‘The founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel’ – Jo Nesbo
A SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK
Translated by Lucy Moffatt, winner of the Norwegian Literature Abroad Translator’s Award 2020
On a blazing hot summer’s day, holidaymakers at a guesthouse on a Norwegian island are shocked to discover that a fellow guest has been found murdered on a desolate plain. The nameless narrator, an author, was the last person to see the victim alive; shortly afterwards, he is disturbed by a noise like ‘a rattling of chains’. A local tells him this is ‘the iron chariot’, which is said to presage death.
Detective Asbjørn Krag is summoned from the capital, Kristiania, and sets about investigating the murder. When a similar death occurs on the plain, it is again preceded by the eerie sound of the iron chariot, which leaves no tracks. Mystery is added to mystery when the victim turns out to be a man believed to have died several years earlier.
Drawn unwillingly into the investigation, the narrator is puzzled by the enigmatic detective’s apparent inaction, and troubled by unfolding events. These begin to take a toll on his mental wellbeing and he sinks into a state of dread, exacerbated by mysterious happenings at the cabin where he is staying.
So profound is his unease that he feels he must leave the island. Then Krag promises to tell him the solution to the mystery…
‘This is a classic Norwegian crime story. It was written over 100 years ago. Riverton is regarded as the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel and he is a great writer’
‘Taut with tension and paranoia – a paradise disturbed by the most brutal of acts’ -- Buzz Magazine
‘Despite its age, it does not feel dated. Lucy Moffatt’s seamless contemporary translation, true to the original style, renders with clarity the atmospheric, almost gothic, setting’ -- Nordic Lighthouse
‘The emphasis is on the intricate detective work, the quirky private investigator and the thrilling suspense. Little wonder that this literary gem and its author inspired the creation of the Riverton Prize, given annually to the best Norwegian crime novel’ -- European Literature Network
‘Despite its age, it does not feel dated. Lucy Moffatt’s seamless contemporary translation, true to the original style, renders with clarity the atmospheric, almost gothic, setting’ - Nordic Lighthouse || ‘Taut with tension and paranoia – a paradise disturbed by the most brutal of acts’ - Buzz Magazine || ‘The emphasis is on the intricate detective work, the quirky private investigator and the thrilling suspense. Little wonder that this literary gem and its author inspired the creation of the Riverton Prize, given annually to the best Norwegian crime novel’ - European Literature Network || ‘This is a classic Norwegian crime story. It was written over 100 years ago. Riverton is regarded as the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel and he is a great writer’
‘Despite its age, it does not feel dated. Lucy Moffatt’s seamless contemporary translation, true to the original style, renders with clarity the atmospheric, almost gothic, setting’ - Nordic Lighthouse || ‘Taut with tension and paranoia – a paradise disturbed by the most brutal of acts’ - Buzz Magazine || ‘The emphasis is on the intricate detective work, the quirky private investigator and the thrilling suspense. Little wonder that this literary gem and its author inspired the creation of the Riverton Prize, given annually to the best Norwegian crime novel’ - European Literature Network || ‘This is a classic Norwegian crime story. It was written over 100 years ago. Riverton is regarded as the founder of the modern Norwegian crime novel and he is a great writer’
ISBN: 9781785631610
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 11mm
Weight: 153g
156 pages