Blackout by Ragnar Jonasson Genre; (Icelandic) Crime On the shores of a tranquil fjord in Northern Iceland, a man is brutally beaten to death on a bright summer’s night. As the 24-hour light of the arctic summer is transformed into darkness by an ash cloud from a recent volcanic eruption, a young reporter leaves Reykajvik […]
Recently Read – Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, Translated by Quentin Bates
Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson, Translated by Quentin Bates. Genre; Crime 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 […]
Quentin Bates on Icelandic Crime Fiction – (Video)
Welcome to another in the bite-sized interviews. Today I have the pleasure of introducing Quentin Bates, a UK based author who has lived more than a decade in Iceland and has written several crime novels based in present-day Iceland. He has also translated Ragnar Jónasson’s, Snowblind. Because we talk about Icelandic crime fiction for the […]
What’s Your First Draft Like? – Ragnar Jonasson (Blog Tour Special!)
Today is a special What’s Your First Draft Like? Q&A as it is the starting post of Ragnar Jonasson’s blog tour to launch his debut English language release of Snowblind by Orenda Books. See below for further stops in the tour. Ragnar Jónasson is the Icelandic writer of the Northern Iceland Crime Series set around […]
What's Your First Draft Like? – Ragnar Jonasson (Blog Tour Special!)
Today is a special What’s Your First Draft Like? Q&A as it is the starting post of Ragnar Jonasson’s blog tour to launch his debut English language release of Snowblind by Orenda Books. See below for further stops in the tour. Ragnar Jónasson is the Icelandic writer of the Northern Iceland Crime Series set around […]