Idar Lind (born 23 September 1954) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter, and playwright.

Lind was born on the island of Otterøya (now part of Namsos Municipality) in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.

The same detectives also solved crime problems in the sequels Ormens gift (1986) and 13 takters blues (1989).

[2] Further crime novels are Som to dråper blod (1993), Usynlige spor (1994), and Hysj (1996).

[1] The Drakeblod series (3 volumes 1988–1991) for young adults is set in the Viking Age.