· SNOWBLIND was my first Icelandic crime fiction read, and it has made me both an instant fan of Ragnar, and incredibly excited to read more crime fiction from Iceland. I completely fell in love with the landscape Ragnar so deftly describes, and I was equally drawn in by his ability as a Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins. Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson is an atmospheric police procedural set in an isolated small town in Iceland. This first installment in the Dark Iceland series is a bit of a slow burner, but the characters and the setting make it very easy to savor the unfolding story. "Snowblind is a dark, claustrophobic read, and Jónasson evokes perfectly the hour darkness, the biting cold, the relentless snow and fear of a killer on the loose in a village suddenly cut off by an avalanche. His crisp, bleak prose is an exemplary lesson in how to create atmosphere without producing over-inflated books that would cause their own avalanche if dropped."/5(K).
SNOWBLIND by Ragnar Jónasson Orenda Books CBTB Rating: /5 THE VERDICT: read. Sweeping Nordic landscapes, snowstorm-induced claustrophobia, and a cast of characters reminiscent of Agatha Christie: Ragnar Jónasson's debut mystery meets all my requirements for a moody, engrossing Nordic Nordic noir read. Taut and terrifying, Snowblind is a startling debut from an extraordinary new talent, taking Nordic noir to soaring new heights. Author of the best-selling Dark Iceland crime series, Ragnar Jonasson was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, in and works as a lawyer. Ragnar Jónasson The series is currently five books, or more exactly six because there is a prequel about Ari though, only available in Icelandic as of yet. The books more The series is currently five books, or more exactly six because there is a prequel about Ari though, only available in Icelandic as of yet. The books are published out of order in some countries, but the correct order in.
Beautifully written by Ragnar Jónasson, and translated into English from the original Icelandic by Quentin Bates, ‘Snowblind’ is a compelling novel set against a harsh Icelandic winter – a world in which ever-present snow and long hours of darkness are all consuming. Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson is an atmospheric police procedural set in an isolated small town in Iceland. This first installment in the Dark Iceland series is a bit of a slow burner, but the characters and the setting make it very easy to savor the unfolding story. SNOWBLIND was my first Icelandic crime fiction read, and it has made me both an instant fan of Ragnar, and incredibly excited to read more crime fiction from Iceland. I completely fell in love with the landscape Ragnar so deftly describes, and I was equally drawn in by his ability as a storyteller.
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