Quentin Bates (@graskeggur.bsky.social)

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:48 PM

Monochrome sunset

The crossroads of Skagavegur and Einbúastígur at sunset

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:16 AM

I'm not going to create an account, choose a password or download another app...

A smartphone with a nail driven through it

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 8:33 PM

In too deep to say no...
In one of Reykjavík's smartest hotels, someone wants a murder victim on the ninth floor to disappear – and hapless middle manager Torfi's troubles are just starting.
Erlendur Arason is a fresh new voice in Nordic Noir.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZ543WF2/

@onefootiniceland.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 7:39 AMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

Another 5⭐read from @michaelridpath.bsky.social with #OperationVienna, due out on 5th Oct! Writing so immersive you can smell the smoky bar & hear the hum of the foreign correspondents clamouring to file their stories! An apparent suicide may be murder & Esme & Archie investigate #BookSky #NetGalley

Cover of the Michael Ridpath book 'Operation Vienna' showing a biplane over the Heldenplatz, with a man with a cane and his back to us in the foreground

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:59 AM

Garrick and Paul from @crimefictionlover.bsky.social take a close look at The Hotel Manager's Guide to Murder on the CFL YouTube channel, plus a bonus reading from the story...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq41...
@paulcrimetime.bsky.social

@onefootiniceland.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:53 PMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

If you thought Broken was good, Toxic is going to blow your socks off! Barrels along like a technicolour movie leaping off the page, which is no doubt testament to Jón Atli's screenwriting skills! The series #ReykjavikOutliers is well named, with Rado & Dóra bringing a unique perspective #Iceland 💙📚

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 8:52 PM

We should add that this was expertly moderated by @onefootiniceland.bsky.social

@graskeggur.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:19 AM

Advance copies of Jón Atli Jónasson's Toxic dropped in... If Dóra's and Rado's exploits in Broken hit the spot, then Toxic is for you. Nordic Noir taken to a new level...

Paperback copies of Nordic Noir novel Toxic by Jón Atli Jónasson

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 1:26 PM

We're talking books this Saturday with Icelandic authors Sólveig Pálsdóttir, Jón Atli Jónasson and Erlendur Arason, plus @annamazz.bsky.social, @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social, Felix Francis, @paulwaters.bsky.social and more ... a short train ride from Marylebone.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/global-noi...

@davidho.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 9:32 AMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 3:58 PM

Looking forward to bringing her out of semi-retirement!

@ewashe.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 10:16 AMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

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@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 5:21 PM

Thank you!

@angryalgonquin.com Sep 24, 2026, 4:15 PMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

From @marinasofia.bsky.social: #Chorleywood Library and @chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social will be hosting the first Global Noir Festival in support of the Wycombe Homeless Connection charity. @solveigpals.bsky.social and Jón Atli Jónasson will be there... #BookSky 📚 💙

Poster for Global Noir Festival, Chorleywood Library, October 3rd. In aid of Wycombe Homeless Connection.

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 4:48 PM

When you're in too deep to say no... Behind the scenes at one of Reykjavík's smartest hotels as someone needs a murder on the ninth floor to be made to disappear.
Erlendur Arason is a fresh new voice in Nordic Noir.
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GZ543WF2/

Banner for Nordic Noir novel The Hotel Manager's Guide to Murder.

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:39 PM

Some cool bookish news to come! Sign up to the newsletter and all will be revealed next weekend.
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@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 5:43 PM

I'm with @angryalgonquin.bsky.social on this. Huldumann is wonderful and is up there with the best and most imaginative crime fiction there is. Genuinely a breath of fresh air.
@chrisould.bsky.social

@marinasofia.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 7:52 AMReposted by @graskeggur.bsky.social

Blog Tour: The Butterfly House – Teresa Solana (2014, transl. Peter Bush 2025) 'I’m so grateful to Corylus Books for translating this entertaining, astute series' 🫠🫠🫠
madamebibilophilerecommends.co.uk/2026/09/21/b...

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 5:06 PM

Gunnhildur is definitely a bona polone!

@graskeggur.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 11:24 AM

Old bones come to light on a remote farm in the north of Iceland.
Gunnhildur makes a fleeting appearance in this novella. It's free on Kobo right now – and so is the French version translated by @ozdelphine.bsky.social
Gjörið svo vel...
kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...