TJØRNUVÍK, Faroe Islands—Detective Hjalti Hentze of the Faroe Islands police force stared at the corpse. Washed up like driftwood in the freezing surf. Peppered with buckshot. He thought of ...

I stayed in a tiny 400-year-old turf roof house in Tjørnuvík in the Faroe Islands. The house was small with spacious living areas, sloped ceilings, and steep stairs.