Ragnar Jónasson (born 1976) is an Icelandic author of

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professiona ...

. He is the author of the bestselling ''Dark Iceland'' series, set in and around

Siglufjörður Siglufjörður () is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabit ...

, and featuring

Detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads the ...

Ari Thor.

Novels

Dark Iceland series (Main character: Ari Þór Arason)

#''Snowblind'' (2010; translation of ''Snjóblinda'', 2010) #''Blackout'' (2011; translation of ''Myrknætti'', 2011) #''Rupture'' (2012; translation of ''Rof'', 2012) #''Whiteout'' (2013; translation of ''Andköf'', 2013) #''Nightblind'' (2014; translation of ''Náttblinda'', 2014) #''Winterkill'' (2020; translation of ''Vetrarmein'', 2020) Note: The series order of the original Icelandic publications reflects the correct chronology of the events in the novels.

Hidden Iceland series

#''The Darkness'' (2018; translation of ''Dimma'', 2015) #''The Island'' (2019; translation of ''Drungi'', 2016) #''The Mist'' (2020; translation of ''Mistur'', 2017)

Standalone novels

#''The Girl Who Died'' (2021; translation of ''Þorpið'', 2018) #''Outside'' (2022; translation of ''Úti'', 2021) #''White Death'' (2023; translation of ''Hvítidauði'', 2019)

Adaptations

A television adaptation of '' The Darkness'' was in production in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

in 2024.

References

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* Living people Ragnar Jónasson Nordic detective fiction writers Nordic Noir writers 1976 births {{Iceland-writer-stub