(original Icelandic title: Dimma ) is a gripping Nordic Noir novel by Ragnar Jónasson and the first installment in his acclaimed Hidden Iceland trilogy. Unique in its structure, this series is written in reverse chronological order, introducing protagonist Hulda Hermannsdóttir at the very end of her career before exploring her past in subsequent prequels. Core Narrative & Plot
Set in modern-day Reykjavík, the story follows Detective Inspector , a sixty-something officer being forced into early retirement to make room for a younger male colleague. Given two weeks to solve one final cold case of her choice, she selects the suspicious death of Elena , a young Russian asylum seeker whose body washed up on an Icelandic shore a year earlier. Book Review: THE DARKNESS by Ragnar Jonasson The Darkness by Ragnar Jonasson Pdf