Ragnar Jónasson is an international #1 bestselling author who has sold over four million books in 36 territories worldwide. He is the only Icelandic author to have entered the Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Jónasson was born in Reykjavik, where he also teaches copyright law at Reyk­javík University.

He previously has worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter, and, since the age of 17, has translated 14 of Agatha Christie’s novels into Icelandic. He is the co-founder of the Reykjavík internation­al crime writing festival Iceland Noir.

His critically ac­claimed international bestseller, THE DARKNESS, is soon to be a major CBS Studios TV series, starring Lena Olin as Hulda, directed by Lasse Hallstrom. Ragnar's novel, OUTSIDE, is in development as a feature film by Ridley Scott's production company.

Books by Ragnar Jónasson