Ragnar Jónasson

Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson was born in Reykjavík, and currently works as a lawyer. Before embarking on a writing career, Ragnar translated fourteen Agatha Christie novels into Icelandic, and has had several short stories published in German, English and Icelandic literary magazines. Ragnar set up the first overseas chapter of the CWA (Crime Writers’ Association) in Reykjavík, and is co-founder of the International crime-writing festival Iceland Noir. He is also co-founder of The Blackbird Award, a crime writing prize to encourage Icelandic writers to write in Icelandic, rather than English. Ragnar’s debut thriller Snowblind became an almost instant bestseller when it was published in June 2015 with Nightblind (winner of the Dead Good Reads Most Captivating Crime in Translation Award) and then Blackout, Rupture and Whiteout following soon after. Winterkill was published in 2020, and shot to number one in the ebook charts in the UK, Canada and Australia. Ragnar Jónasson has written six novels in the Dark Iceland series, which has sold more than two million copies worldwide, with rights sold in 25 countries. He lives in Reykjavík with his wife and two daughters. Visit him on Twitter @ragnarjo or at ragnarjonasson.com.

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