Yannis Ragos was born in 1966 in Athens, where he lives today. He is a writer and journalist. He has published journalism research books, crime novels, novels and short stories, as well as essays and studies on police literature. He has also written screenplays, scripts for TV series, theatrical performances and comics. Together with Vassilis Danellis he co-authored the collective volume BalkaNoir (Kastaniotis Editions, 2018), which includes twenty-one original crime short stories by seven authors from seven Balkan countries. He was a member of the editorial board of The Crimes and Letters Magazine (CLM) and since 2018 he has been a member of the editorial board of Polar, a magazine about crime fiction theory. He is also a founding member of the Greek Club of Crime Writers (ELSAL) and a member of the International Association of Crime Writers (IACW / AIEP).