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Michael Friis Johansen
MY BOOKS
The following are my published books, both fiction and non-fiction. More will shortly be available. The Boy Who Walked is still available from the publisher, as is the e-book version of Confession in Moscow, but the original printing of Moon Spotlight Newfoundland and Labrador is only available second-hand. Please contact the author directly at michaelfriisjohansen@gmail.com to purchase print copies of the novel, Confession in Moscow.
The Boy Who Walked
ISBN: 978-1-927099-24-7
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In January 2012, 14-year-old Burton Winters froze to death after his snowmobile broke down on the sea ice just outside his home of Makkovik, Labrador. While his death was tragic on its own, grief turned to outrage as details emerged about his struggle for survival and how the search for Winters was handled by government agencies.
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The Boy Who Walked: The death of Burton Winters and the politics of Search and Rescue provides the broad context of the event, followed by a concise account of Burton Winter's final hours and of what happened afterwards.
Confession in Moscow
ISBN: 1-55081-197-5
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In the spring of 1990, Mathias Finne turns himself in at a police station in Moscow to confess to a murder he committed in the last days of the Second World War in Borholm, Denmark. In an interview with a police inspector, Finne recounts the dramatic events that took place when he was a 10-year-old boy. He tells the tale of a child caught between Nazi collaboration and the underground resistance. The truth becomes complicated as the investigator turns up surprising evidence from an unlikely source that sheds light on the historical facts. Finne’s confession suddenly becomes a pivotal event in the lives of more than one man.
Moon Spotlight
Newfoundland and Labrador
ISBN: 978-1-59880-756-1
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This compact guide book offers focussed travel information and the unique perspective of travel writer Michael Johansen. In this easy-to-carry guide, you'll find handy maps, shopping, restaurant and hotel recommendations, as well as suggestions on can't-miss attractions, including: Signal Hill, Quidi Vidi Village, Bell Island, Point Amour Lighthouse, Pinware River Provincial Park, Cape Bonavista, Marble Mountains, Bonne Bay Fjords, Battle Harbour and the Torngat Mountains National Park.
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