b.1955) is one of Iceland’s most accomplished crime fiction authors. Ingolfsson’s novel, House of Evidence, was nominated for the Glass Key – The Nordic Crime Novel Award in 2001 and The Flatey Enigma was nominated for the same prize in 2004 – a bestseller for weeks in Germany as well as Daybreak, published in 2005. It was also the #1 selling mystery on Amazon Kindle in March 2012.

“Viktor Arnar has an unquestionable knack for writing historical or cultural crime fiction.”
DV NEWSPAPER

“…an Icelandic revelation, wonderful and vivid. …Iceland, that little island in the North Atlantic has yielded some great authors, hitherto unknown in this country. Ingolfsson is one of them. His Flatey Enigma doesn’t only give us excitement, but also a deep insight into the Icelandic soul.”
NDR, GERMANY

NOMINATIONS

2004 – The Glass Key; Crime Writers of Scandinavia (The Nordic Crime Writers Award): Flateyjargáta (The Flatey Enigma)

2001 – The Glass Key: Crime Writers of Scandinavia: Engin spor (Without a Trace)