Icelandic Noir – Cannonball Read 17

Lost in the Noir of Iceland (And Liking It)

The Dark Iceland Series (1-6) by Ragnar Jónasson

October 13, 2022 by xoxoxoe Leave a Comment

After reading the Martin Beck novels last year, I decided to continue with Nordic noir. I had heard about a series set in Iceland, specifically the remote area of Siglufjörður, and featuring a young detective named Ari Thór Arason. I read these novels on Kindle and on Audible, where it helped to hear the correct pronunciations of some of the more challenging (to me) place names. Then author is supposed to be a big fan of Agatha Christie (as am I). He has translated fourteen […]

Devoured In a Day

The Island by Ragnar Jónasson

June 29, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of Icelandic crime books. In a nutshell: Ten years ago, a woman died. Someone went to jail for that murder. Ten years later, friends get together to commemorate the death, and another person dies. This time, the friends are literally on a deserted island, so … it’s gotta be one of them. Right? Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: This is the second in the Hidden Iceland series. I enjoyed the first one. Plus at this point I’ll read basically anything […]

Ari’s Back

Winterkill by Ragnar Jónasson

February 27, 2022 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Fans of Icelandic crime fiction. In a nutshell: A young woman is found dead on a sidewalk, apparently having jumped from the balcony of a home. Or did she? Worth quoting: N/A. I just raced through the book. Why I chose it: Four years ago I picked up the first in the Dark Iceland series at the Iceland Airport. I immediately tracked down the rest of the books, and then read what I thought was the final (fifth) book. In a bookstore this […]

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