
Ragnar Jonasson
5 SeriesRagnar Jonasson is an Icelandic author renowned for his international bestselling crime thriller series, Dark Iceland. Born in Reykjavik, he also practices law and teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University. Previously, he worked in radio and television, notably as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service.
In "The Darkness," the first Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir novel by Ragnar Jonasson, a young Russian woman's body is found on an Icelandic shore, her death initially ruled a suicide. As Detective Inspector Hulda Hermannsdottir faces forced retirement at 64, she chooses to revisit this case. With only two weeks left, Hulda uncovers a simultaneous disappearance of another young woman and faces resistance from her colleagues. Determined to find the truth, Hulda risks her life to solve the case before her time runs out.