*NOMINATED FOR THE CWA SHORT STORY DAGGER AWARD*
An original short story taken from the anthology Motives for Murder, by members of The Detection Club
From acclaimed crime writer Michael Ridpath, a short story starring his Icelandic Detective Magnus.
A super recogniser is someone who is outstanding at remembering faces, and when Magnus is stuck with a tricky case his colleague suggests his young cousin from Vik, who could identify every sheep in his flock at the age of twelve, to help with a case. But this leads Magnus to a murder…
An original short story taken from the anthology Motives for Murder, by members of The Detection Club
From acclaimed crime writer Michael Ridpath, a short story starring his Icelandic Detective Magnus.
A super recogniser is someone who is outstanding at remembering faces, and when Magnus is stuck with a tricky case his colleague suggests his young cousin from Vik, who could identify every sheep in his flock at the age of twelve, to help with a case. But this leads Magnus to a murder…
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