Winterkill

Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jó nasson was born in Reykjaví k, and currently works as a lawyer, while teaching copyright law at the Reykjaví k University Law School. In the past, he’ s worked in TV and radio, including as a news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service. 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 Reykjaví k, and is co-founder of the International crime-writing festival Iceland Noir. 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  and  Rupture  following soon after. To date, Ragnar Jó nasson has written five novels in the Dark Iceland series, which has been optioned for TV by On the Corner. He lives in Reykjaví k with his wife and two daughters. Visit him on Twitter @ragnarjo or at ragnarjonasson. com