Katrín Júlíusdóttir

About The Author

Katrín Júlíusdóttir has a political background and was a member of the Icelandic parliament from 2003 until 2016. Before she was elected to parliament, Katrín was an advisor and project manager at a tech company and a senior buyer and CEO in the retail sector. She worked from a young age in the fishing industry, was a store clerk and also worked the night shift at a pizza restaurant. She studied anthropology and has an MBA from Reykjavík University. Katrin's debut novel, Dead Sweet, was published in English in 2023, and longlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. She is married to critically acclaimed author Bjarni M. Bjarnason, who encouraged her to start writing. They have four boys and live in Garðabær.

Books by Katrín Júlíusdóttir

Stop Dead

The dark, chilling new instalment in the addictive Iceland Mysteries series…

By Katrín Júlíusdóttir
Translated by Larissa Kyzer
Book #2

When detective-in-training Sigurdís interrupts her studies in the US to return to Iceland after discovering that the investigation into her abusive father’s death has been dropped, she’s plunged into a completely new case when a controversial TV personality is murdered during the Reykjavík ...

Learn More
Dead Sweet
By Katrín Júlíusdóttir
Translated by Quentin Bates
When a celebrated government official is found dead after his surprise birthday party, a young police officer uncovers a terrifying world of financial crime, sinister cults and disturbing secret lives. Icelandic politician Katrín Júlíusdóttir's award-winning debut – first in a breathtaking ser...
Learn More
BACK TO TOP