Ragnar Jónasson began his writing career by translating Agatha Christie's novels into Icelandic as a teenager. This early exposure to crime fiction shaped him into a globally recognized author in the Nordic Noir genre.

Before he became one of the leading voices of Nordic Noir, Ragnar Jónasson was a teenager who translated novels by Agatha Christie into Icelandic. That early immersion in the mechanics of crime fiction helped shape a writer now published in around 40 countries, with millions of copies sold worldwide and a particularly devoted readership in France.