
Meet the Lewis Chessmen
In the year 1831, a 12th century medieval treasure was discovered on the Isle of Lewis, the largest of the Outer Hebrides Islands in Scotland.
Ancient chess pieces. A centuries-old diary. And a modern killer closing in.
When Icelandic forensic geneticist Brynja Pálsdóttir, haunted by her family’s dark legacy, is drawn into the search for the missing Lewis Chessmen, she becomes a pawn in an assassin’s deadly game.
A centuries-old diary, written by a woman abducted during the brutal Barbary pirate raid on Iceland in 1627, lands on her desk. Brynja soon realizes the woman’s story may hold the key to finding the priceless medieval artifacts.
DNA scientist Brynja Pálsdóttir is haunted by her young brother’s disappearance decades ago.
As she races to unravel a string of clues from a medieval manuscript of Icelandic sagas, she soon learns an assassin will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried in the past.
In the year 1831, a 12th century medieval treasure was discovered on the Isle of Lewis, the largest of the Outer Hebrides Islands in Scotland.
Day 1 Take the FlyBus (or rent a car) from Keflavik airport to Reykjavik 101 (downtown). This is where you’ll find the majority of the
Day 1 Take the FlyBus (or rent a car) from Keflavik airport to Reykjavik 101 (downtown). This is where you’ll find the majority of the
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SARA WINOKUR is a Ph.D. molecular geneticist whose research has been published in many scientific journals. As an ovarian cancer thriver, Sara has dedicated her life to family, friends, and her second career as an author of historical fiction and forensic mysteries. When not wandering the globe, Sara lives with her family and writes in Southern California.
Author of Double Blind: The Icelandic Manuscript Murders and Ivory Bones: The Lewis Chessmen Murders
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