Ragnar J nasson is an international number one bestselling author
who has sold over three million books worldwide. He was born in
Reykjavik, Iceland, where he also works as an investment banker and
teaches copyright law at Reykjavik University.
He has previously worked as a TV news reporter for the Icelandic
National Broadcasting Service and translated fourteen of Agatha
Christie's novels. His critically acclaimed international
bestseller The Darkness is soon to be a major TV series, and Ridley
Scott will be producing Outside as a feature film.
Jonasson is a connoisseur of 'unrelenting darkness'; the atmosphere
of paranoid claustrophobia [Jonasson] creates is so intense you
can't help gripping the book as tightly as possible
*The Times*
Entertaining, suspenseful and twisty. Highly recommended for fans
of Ragnar Jonasson and suspense thrillers in general
*Mystery Tribune*
Lord of the Flies for grown-ups
*Times Radio*
Chillingly terrifying, brilliantly entertaining, captivating the
reader from page one. Impossible to put down
*Frettabladid*
The 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
*Morgunbladid*
A superb page-turner, Outside breathes fresh and unsettling life
into the classic locked room mystery
*Kevin Wignall*
Raw with cold and rich in atmosphere, Outside is an Arctic
Inspector Calls for a new generation
*Matt Wesolowski*
His best yet . . . Having read all of Jonasson's previous
offerings. Outside confirms that here is an author at the top of
his game, with complete command of his audience
*On Magazine*
A stunningly original take on the looked-room mystery, where fear
of a treacherous snowstorm outside an isolated hut is matched by
mistrust among the terrified occupants. Tense. Very tense
*Michael Ridpath*
Four friends find safety from a snowstorm in a remote Icelandic hut
- or so they think. Jónasson's twisting, elegantly crafted story
will keep you hooked till the very last page
*William Ryan*
Ragnar Jónasson is so skilled in depicting the environment where
the story takes place, it becomes one of the characters. It is so
atmospheric, I am immediately transported to the Icelandic moors,
feeling the cold all the way to the bones. I read with bated
breath, my heart pounding with the looming knowledge that soon
something bad is about to happen
*Sara Blædel*
Yet another humdinger from Iceland's finest crime writer
*Ryan Tubridy*
Jonasson offers an intense standalone, taking to new heights his
unrivalled skill for using winter as an unpredictable plot-twister
. . . There is so much to like here: the complexity of the
quartet's relationships, Jonasson's powerful, streamlined writing,
and the parallels between an unforgiving setting and the
characters' seething grudges. Readers will be drawn into Jonasson's
forbidding Iceland landscape, where it's anyone's guess who will
make it out alive
*Booklist*
Entertaining, suspenseful and twisty. Overall, highly recommended
for fans of Ragnar Jonasson and suspense thrillers in general
*Mystery Tribune*
Chilling thriller by the king of Icelandic noir . . . so gripping I
can't put it down
*Fiona Cummings*
Jonasson and translator Victoria Cribb do a fine job of setting the
scene, developing the characters, and keeping readers in suspense
with a tight, clean, noir prose style
*Associated Press*
A shivery delight
*Kirkus Reviews*
Jónasson's spare prose and brisk pacing make for an immersive read
. . . Outside is an intriguing study of isolation, claustrophobia
and the particular menace to be found in beautiful yet unforgiving
terrain
*Private Eye*
Jonasson is a master at two aspects of Icelandic noir: one is the
description of his country's withering weather; the other is the
handling of murderous plots that are tangled beyond all
expectations. He's in top form in both specialties this time
out
*Toronto Star*
Jonasson is a master at exploring the impact of claustrophobia
brought on by darkness and enclosed spaces. He an avid fan of
Agatha Christie, and Outside is an adaptation, with an Icelandic
twist, of the classic locked-door mystery
*Canberra Times*
It takes a truly talented writer to work with a thin outline like
that and turn it into a classic, and that is exactly what Jónasson
has done here. I believe he has penned the Icelandic version of
Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs
*Book Reporter*
From the winner of THE BEST CRIME NOVEL IN THE LAST 50 YEARS
*Le Point*
Praise for Ragnar Jónasson
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Jónasson is an automatic must-read for me . . . possibly the best
Scandi writer working today
Triumphant . . . Chilling, creepy, perceptive, almost unbearably
tense
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Dark, chilling and utterly gripping
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Such a tense, gripping read
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A world-class crime writer. One of the most astonishing plots of
modern crime fiction.
*The Sunday Times*
A master of the Icelandic thriller.
*New York Post*
Is this the best crime writer in the world today? . . . He's truly
a master of his genre
*The Times Online*
Invigorating Iceland-set slice of Nordic Noir
*Daily Mail*
Fiendishy clever
*Financial Times*
Triumphant 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 Times*
The red hot crime writer from the frozen north . . . One of the
most important voices on the international crime scene
*The Times*
Ragnar Jonasson has a gift for crafting clever whodunnits while
conveying the intimidating beauty of his native Iceland
*Vogue Scandinavia*
Jónasson has the full measure of the Nordic noir genre, and pushes
all the buttons
*Financial Times*
Expertly Plotted
*Guardian*
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