Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir author biography, plus links to books by Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir.

Ragnar Jónasson, Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over three million books in thirty-six countries worldwide. His books include the Dark Iceland series and the Hulda series. Jónasson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, since the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. Jónasson is the co-founder of the Reykjavik international crime writing festival Iceland Noir. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series, and Outside is soon to be a feature film. Jónasson lives in Reykjavik with his wife and two daughters.

Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the Prime Minister of Iceland. Reykjavik is her first novel. Katrin holds a Masters' Degree in Icelandic literature, and has been a member of parliament since 2007. Previously she held the position of Minister of Education. Katrin wrote her masters' thesis on Icelandic crime fiction author Arnaldur Indridason.

This biography was last updated on 09/05/2023.

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