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Jan Costin Wagner


Germany (b.1972)

Jan Costin Wagner is a German crime fiction writer. His novels are set in Finland and feature detective Kimmo Joentaa.

Wagner studied German Literature and History at university in Frankfurt, and later worked as a journalist. His first novel, "Nachtfahrt" (Night Trip) was published to much acclaim in 2002 and won the Marlowe Prize for Best Crime Novel. His wife is a native of Finland, and they spend time both there and in Germany.His 2007 novel The Silence (German: Das Schweigen) has been adapted to a 2010 German film of the same name in English; the original name of the film in German is Das letzte Schweigen, i.e. The last Silence.
 

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
Kimmo Joentaa
   1. Ice Moon (2006)
   2. Silence (2010)
   3. The Winter of the Lions (2011)
   4. Light in a Dark House (2013)
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