Snowblind

FIRST IN THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING DARK ICELAND SERIES

OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

A murder takes place in the isolated Icelandic town of Siglufjordur, where an avalanche has cut off all communication and the unrelenting snow threatens rookie police officer Ari Thór Arason first investigation. . .

'A modern Icelandic take on an Agatha Christie-style mystery, as twisty as any slalom. . .' Ian Rankin

'A classic crime story seen through a uniquely Icelandic lens . . . first rate and highly recommended' Lee Child

'A chiller of a thriller' Carol Memmott, Washington Post

'Snowblind is a beautifully written thriller, as tense as it is terrifying - Jónasson is a writer with a big future' Luca Veste

'Ragnar Jónasson writes with a chilling, poetic beauty . . . a must-read' Peter James

Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors - accessible only via a small mountain tunnel.

Ari Thór Arason:

a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik - with a past that he's unable to leave behind.

When a young woman is found lying half-naked in the snow, bleeding and unconscious, and a highly esteemed, elderly writer falls to his death in the local theatre, Ari is dragged straight into the heart of a community where he can trust no one, and secrets and lies are a way of life.

An avalanche and unremitting snowstorms close the mountain pass, and the 24-hour darkness threatens to push Ari over the edge, as curtains begin to twitch, and his investigation becomes increasingly complex, chilling and personal. Past plays tag with the present and the claustrophobic tension mounts, while Ari is thrust ever deeper into his own darkness - blinded by snow, and with a killer on the loose.

Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic Noir to soaring new heights.

'His first novel to be translated into English has all the skilful plotting of an old-fashioned whodunnit although it feels bitingly contemporary in setting and tone' Jake Kerridge, Sunday Express

'Snowblind is morally more equivocal than most traditional whodunnits, and it offers alluring glimpses of darker, and infinitely more threatening horizons' Independent

'Seductive . . . Ragnar does claustrophobia beautifully' Anne Cleeves

'A truly chilling debut, perfect for fans of Karin Fossum and Henning Mankell' Eva Dolan

'A stunning murder mystery by one of Iceland's finest writers' Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

'There is a young pretender beavering away, his eye on the crown: Ragnar Jónasson. . .' Barry Forshaw

'As dazzling as its title implies' William Ryan

'Snowblind brings you the chill of a snowbound Icelandic fishing village cut off from the outside world, and the warmth of a really well-crafted and translated murder mystery' Michael Ridpath

'The complex characters and absorbing plot make Snowblind memorable' Sandra Balzo

'In Ari Thór Arason, Nordic Noir has a new hero as compelling and interesting as the Northern Icelandic setting' Nick Quantrill

'A chilling, thrilling slice of Icelandic Noir' Thomas Enger

'This classically crafted whodunit holds up nicely, but Jonasson's true gift is for describing the daunting beauty of the fierce setting, lashed by blinding snowstorms that smother the village in "a thick, white darkness" that is strangely comforting' New York Times