# The Super Recogniser of Vik

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- Authors: [Michael Ridpath](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-ridpath)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2017-10-05

## Description

*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...

## Editions

### The Super Recogniser of Vik

- Publisher: Sphere
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-07-5156-817-2
- Published: 2017-10-05
- Language: en_GB