@ragnarjo

Sunday Times & WSJ bestselling author, 3m books sold, 33 territories. Dark Iceland (Warner) & Hulda (CBS Studios/Stampede) & Outside (Scottfree) in development

 Reykjavik
ragnarjonasson.com
Joined March 2009
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Imagine you are stuck in an Icelandic snowstorm, just before Christmas. The destination is an old prison. Meet golden age expert Helgi Reykdal, at the start of The Body in the Bath ... Can you guess the killer before the bells ring in Christmas? @MinotaurBooks @StMartinsPress
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A dream come true - England v Argentina at the @FIFAWorldCup Semi-Final.
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BE LOVE. Presenting a message - BE LOVE - from Iceland to the world at Thingvellir National Park, at the @officialkaleo concert. Building bridges on the continental divide, one person at a time. #belove
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BBC World Service
@bbcworldserviceApr 3
Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jonasson about his thriller - The Darkness. 🎧 The world's great authors discuss their best-known novel bbc.in/4bWVgVR

BBC World Service - Artists at Work, Ragnar Jonasson: The Darkness

Octavia Bright talks to Ragnar Jonasson about his thriller, The Darkness

bbc.co.uk
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Happy 93rd birthday to Sir Michael Caine. I visited him this week and presented him with an early birthday gift. A true legend of acting and such a warm and generous person.
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The Darkness will be featured on the wonderful @BBCWBC - recording next week and today is last chance to get your questions to [email protected] if you want to know more about the book & possibly have your question featured on the show.
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A wonderful honour to speak at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, on behalf of Iceland. @expo2025_japan @IcelandEmbTokyo
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Today is publication day of The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer. As always, it is such a great honour to be published by Penguin and to work with the amazing team there. I hope readers will enjoy the story!
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THE DARKNESS is now available in the UK, as of today, on @Channel4 - I hope you'll enjoy watching! It was a dream come true to see my book come to life in the hands of an incredibly talented group of people
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#AriThor is BACK... Pre-order the STUNNING sprayed edge 10th Anniversary edition of @RagnarJo's #Snowblind, inc. a NEW Dark #Iceland #Series prequel #Fadeout👀 Pre-order via @Waterstones for 25% off with SUMMER25 T. Q.Bates & L Kyzer 😱 bit.ly/46VsqnV #BookTwitter
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Celebrate the upcoming release of #TheMysteriousCaseOfTheMissingCrimeWriter by @ragnarjo and walk in the footsteps of the Golden Age crime legend, Agatha Christie at @burgh_island We’re partnering up with #TheBurghIslandHotel to offer a one-night stay for 2 at the iconic Art Deco landmark To enter, follow this link – UK only, 18+, T&C’s apply! penguin.co.uk/discover/artic…
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Final day of early bird discount at @icelandnoir today, and tomorrow we have a very exciting guest of honour announcement! tix.is/en/event/18740/icelan…
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Thrilled to be launching DIMMA PICTURES with THE GIRL WHO DIED starring Anna Friel as the first project, followed by REYKJAVIK & SNOWBLIND. deadline.com/2025/05/dimma-p…
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Ari Thor returns in October in FADEOUT, the first novel in the series, never before translated, now to be published along with a ten year anniversary edition of SNOWBLIND. FADEOUT is translated by @KyzerLarissa & SNOWBLIND translated by @graskeggur
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A blizzard is coming... 👀❄️ It's been 10 years since #Snowblind by @ragnarjo T. @graskeggur! Maybe we should celebrate... 🎉 If you want to be a part of the team to be the first to share this top secret news comment with a ❄️ #NordicNoir #Thriller #AriThor
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Open for pre-orders today @GoldsboroBooks signed & numbered - The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer! goldsborobooks.us22.list-man…
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Ten years today from the publication of Snowblind, my first book in English. To celebrate the anniversary, we will have a surprise for the readers of Ari Thor, to be announced next week! Photos from launch party w/ translator @graskeggur & publisher Karen Sullivan @OrendaBooks
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It was great to talk small town crime with @ragnarjo and @RamoSatu at the Reykjavík International Literature Festival. #rvklitfest @reykjaviklitag
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Thrilled to announce that @willtudor1 will be joining us at @icelandnoir in November, best known for his roles in #GameofThrones Humans, Industry and #Shadowhunters Early bird tickets now at tix.is/en/event/18740/icelan…
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It's wonderful to announce that The Darkness is coming to @Channel4 in the UK!
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