Operation Meltwater: FreeFlow, a group of internet activists
committed to the freedom of information have video evidence of a
military atrocity in the Middle East and have chosen Iceland as
their HQ while they prepare to unleash their greatest coup on the
world's media. On the glacial rim of erupting volcano
Eyjafjallajökull, they christen their endeavour Operation Meltwater.
Minutes later, in the steam and mist, one of them is murdered. The
list of people Freeflow has antagonized is long - the Chinese
government, Israeli military, a German Bank, Italian politicians,
even American College Fraternities. Magnus Jonson has a long list of
suspects but he's getting precious little help from FreeFlow - for
an organization dedicated to the transparency of information,
they're a secretive bunch.
But they are not the only ones with secrets. Asta, a newly
qualified priest, has contacted FreeFlow with information about a
scandal in the church. Her involvement with FreeFlow will cost her dear.
And with the return of Magnus's brother Ollie to Iceland, the feud
that has haunted their family for three generations is about to reignite.
Michael Ridpath spent eight years as a bond trader in the City
before giving up his job to write full-time. He lives in north London
with his wife and three children. Visit his website at www.
michaelridpath. com.
