| An Incident in Iceland (Linford Mystery) |  | Author: Bill Knox
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3505339
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 070897936X
EAN: 9780708979365
ASIN: 070897936X
Publication Date: September 1996
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Sturdy late 70's adventure yarn February 16, 2005
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This is an entry in Mr Knox's series about the adventures of Jonathan Gaunt ,an official in the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer's Office in Scotland .It was published in the UK as by Robert MacLeod and in America as by Noah Webster .
Gaunt is sent on a mission to Iceland where a man named James Douglas has died and bequethed his estate to his Aunt ,a spinster named Violet Douglas .She in turn dies soon thereafter and leaves everything to the Crown .There is a potential problem however for the estate includes a large shareholding in "Arkival Air" an Icelandic company which is involved in illegal activity -namely running bootleg liquor .As alcohol is a state monopoly in Iceland this is a profitable venture .The government is anxious to avoid the Crown becoming a partner in illegal activity and Guant is sent to tat country to dispose of the shares in the company .
It proves to be less than straightforward .There are doubts as to the nature of Douglas' death which many feel is not the accident which the police claim it to be .Gaunt's hotel room is broken into and he is mugged and his papers stolen .
The key is a mysterious outfit named Alfaburg .It purports to be a training facility to which promising young executives are sent for team building and outdoor training .It soon becomes clear that this is a front and it is a terrorist trainng facility ;furthermore a big terrorist strike is being planned .It is down to Gaunt ,the Icelandic police and the remaining partners in the airline company to thwart the plans .
There is a lively shootout but before the resolution of the case Gaunt suffers a deeply felt loss
There is a lot of well described action and the characterisation -especially the airline owners the Ragnarson's .The villains are a tad stereotypical but overall this is a robust action tale that will satisfy the devotee of action thrillers without ever acttaining the top echelon of the genre
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