Praise for Ragnar Jónasson ? -Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best Scandi writer working today

Triumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably tense

-- Ian Rankin ? -Dark, chilling and utterly gripping -- Shari Lapena ? -Such a tense, gripping read -- Anthony Horowitz ? -A world-class crime writer. One of the most astonishing plots of modern crime fiction. ? The Sunday TimesA master of the Icelandic thriller. ? New York PostIs this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly a master of his genre ? The Times OnlineInvigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir ? Daily MailFiendishy clever ? Financial TimesTriumphant conclusion to the trilogy. Only Ragnar Jónasson has rendered hindsight so heartbreaking ? Sunday Times (on the Hidden Iceland trilogy)It is nothing less than a landmark in modern crime fiction ? The TimesThe red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the most important voices on the international crime scene ? The TimesRagnar Jonasson has a gift for crafting clever whodunnits while conveying the intimidating beauty of his native Iceland ? Vogue ScandinaviaJónasson has the full measure of the Nordic noir genre, and pushes all the buttons ? Financial TimesExpertly Plotted ? GuardianPraise for Outside ? -Chillingly terrifying, brilliantly entertaining, captivating the reader from page one. Impossible to put down ? FrettabladidThe author describes the difficult conditions of the four main characters in such a brilliant way that in an instant the reader finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings which neither the reader nor the characters can control ? MorgunbladidA superb page-turner, 'Outside' breathes fresh and unsettling life into the classic locked room mystery. -- Kevin Wignall ? -

Ragnar Jónasson is an international number one bestselling author who has sold over two million books in thirty-two countries worldwide. He was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and teaches copyright law at Reykjavík University.He has previously worked on radio and television, including as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service, and, from the age of seventeen, has translated fourteen of Agatha Christie's novels. He is currently writing a novel with the Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir. His critically acclaimed international bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series.