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Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. The winners of the award are: Winners {, class="wikitable" border="1" class="sortable wikitable" , - bgcolor="#cccccc" !Year !Author !Original title !English title , - , 1982 , Leif G. W. Persson , ''Samhällsbärarna'' , ''The Pillars of Society'' , - , 1983 , , ''Lugnet efter stormen'' , , - , 1984 , , ''Svärtornas år'' , , - , 1985 , Jean Bolinder , ''För älskarns och mördarns skull'' , , - , 1986 , , ''Större än sanningen'' , , - , 1987 , , ''Barnarov'' , , - , 1988 , Jan Guillou , ''I nationens intresse'' , , - , 1989 , , ''Skyldig utan skuld'' , , - , 1990 , Jean Bolinder , ''Dödisgropen'' , , - , 1991 , Henning Mankell , ''Mördare utan ansikte'' , ''Faceless Killers'' , - , 1992 , , ''Polisen och mordet i stadshuset'' , , - , 1993 , Kerstin Ekman , ''Händels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
The Swedish Crime Writers' Academy (Swedish: ''Svenska Deckarakademin''), is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote the writing of detective fiction and crime fiction. '''', retrieved 3 January 2011 Originally, the academy had 13 elected members; today the number of members is 24. Prizes awarded each year by the Academy: * '' The Martin Beck Award'' (named after the created by |
The Blood Spilt
''The Blood Spilt'' ( sv, Det blod som spillts, 2004) is a crime novel by Swedish writer Åsa Larsson, second in the Rebecka Martinsson series. It was published in the US in January 2007, and will be published in the UK in 2008. It received the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. The winners of the award are: Winners {, class="wikitable" border="1" class="sortable w ... of 2004. References 2004 Swedish novels Novels by Åsa Larsson Rebecka Martinsson books Swedish crime novels {{2000s-crime-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Strömberg
Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhala thriller directed by Nishantha Pradeep * ''Sara'' (2015 film), 2015 Hong Kong psychological thriller * ''Sara'' (1976 TV series), 1976 American western series * ''Sara'' (1985 TV series), 1985 American situation comedy * ''Sara'' (Belgian TV series), 2007–08 Flemish telenovella on Belgian television * "Sara" (''Arrow'' episode), an episode of Arrow Music * Sara (band), a Finnish band * "Sara" (Bob Dylan song), a song by Bob Dylan for the 1976 album ''Desire'' * "Sara" (Fleetwood Mac song), a song by Fleetwood Mac from the 1979 LP ''Tusk'' * "Sara" (Starship song), a song by Starship from the 1985 album ''Knee Deep in the Hoopla'' *"Sara", a song by Bill Champlin from the 1981 LP '' Runaway'' * "Sarah" (other)#Music, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tove Alsterdal
Tove Alsterdal (born 28 December 1960) is a Swedish journalist, playwright, screenwriter and crime fiction writer. Her awards include the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award. Career Alsterdal graduated as journalist from in 1985. She has worked as journalist, playwright and screenwriter, and has been editor of several of Liza Marklund's books. She wrote the script for Helena Bergström's film ' from 2009, and the libretto for Fredrik Högberg's opera ''Woman of Cain''. She made her crime novel debut in 2009, with ''Kvinnorna på stranden''. Her novel ''Låt mig ta din hand'' was awarded the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award in 2014. Her novel ''Rotvälta'' was awarded the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award in 2020, and the Glass Key award in 2021. Personal life Born on 28 December 1960 in Malmö, Alsterdal grew up in Stockholm and Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Grebe
Camilla Grebe (born 1968) is a Swedish writer. She is a recipient of the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award. Biography She was born in Älvsjö, 1968. She holds a degree from Stockholm School of Economics. She was co-founder of the audiobook publishing firm Storyside and served as its CEO. With her sister , she published a series of popular crime novels featuring psychologist Siri Bergman, two of which were nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. She also co-authored a trilogy with . In 2015, she published ''The Ice Beneath Her'', her first novel as sole author; it was followed by ''After She's Gone'' in 2017, which won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award as well as the Glass Key award. She lives in Stockholm. In 2020, a film adaptation of ''The Ice Beneath Her'' was announced, with Daisy Ridley Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quicksand (Persson Giolito Novel)
''Quicksand'' (Swedish: ''Störst av allt'') is a novel by Malin Persson Giolito. It was originally published on 7 July, 2016 by Wahlström & Widstrand in Swedish. An English translation was published on 7 March, 2017 by Other Press. Reception The book received the 2016 Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the 2017 Glass Key award. '' Kirkus Reviews'' said that "Giolito gives us the unsettling monologue of a teenage girl as she works her way through her role in murder. It is a splendid work of fiction." Adaptation In September 2017, it was announced that Netflix had ordered an adaption of the novel to be developed into an eponymous series, ''Quicksand Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that los ...'', and would partner with FLX to produce the series. The series premiered on Ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Persson Giolito
Anna Malin Ulrika Persson Giolito (born 25 September 1969 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author and lawyer. She is the daughter of novelist and criminologist, Leif G. W. Persson. Persson Giolito wrote the award-winning book '' Störst av allt'' (''Quicksand'') which has won the awards for Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2016, Glass Key Award in 2017 and the Prix du Polar Européen in 2018. Early life Malin Persson Giolito was born 25 September, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden to novelist and criminologist, Leif G. W. Persson and Birgitta Liedstrand. She grew up in Djursholm, Sweden. Career Persson Giolito graduated from Uppsala University in 1994 and initially worked at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. She earned a master's degree in European law from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. She has also studied at Stockholm University in Sweden and at the Université catholique de l'Ouest in France. From 1997 to 2007, Persson Giolito was employed by the law firm Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders De La Motte
Lars ''Anders'' Thomas de la Motte, born June 19, 1971 in Billesholm in Skåne County, is a Swedish crime writer. Biography Anders de la Motte grew up in the town of Billesholm in Skåne County in southern Sweden, where his mother was librarian in Bjuv... He then moved to Stockholm and trained to be a police officer, a job he held from 1996 to 2001, when he moved to Skåne Lomma, where he and his family reside. From 2001 to 2012 he worked in security at UPS and then as head of security at the Dell in Copenhagen, where he was responsible for their activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. These work experiences have since been used in his work as a writer of thriller/crime fiction In 2010 he debuted with the book ''Game'', the first in a trilogy with the protagonists Henrik ''"HP"'' Pettersson, a narcissistic slacker, and Rebecca Normén, his complicated police officer sister. For that he was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy's Debut Award in 2010. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Second Deadly Sin
''The Second Deadly Sin'' ( sv, Till offer åt Molok, 2011) is a crime novel by Swedish writer Åsa Larsson Åsa Larsson (born 28 June 1966) is a Swedish crime-fiction writer. Although born in Uppsala, she was raised in Kiruna in the far north. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Larsson was a tax lawyer, a profession she shares with the heroine of h ..., fifth in the Rebecka Martinsson series. It was published by MacLehose Press in the UK on 1 February 2014 and in the USA on 12 August 2014. This novel is preceded by The Fourth Deadly Sin. Editions * Åsa Larsson, ''Sacrificio a Moloch'', traduzione di Katia De Marco, Marsilio, 2012. . * Åsa Larsson, ''Sacrificio a Moloch'', traduzione di Katia De Marco, Marsilio, 2013. . * Åsa Larsson, ''Sacrificio a Moloch'', traduzione di Katia De Marco, Universale Economica Feltrinelli, 2019. . References 2011 Swedish novels Novels by Åsa Larsson Rebecka Martinsson books Swedish crime novels Albert Bonniers Förlag books Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Arnald
Jan Arnald (born 11 January 1963) is a Swedish novelist and literary critic, whose pen name is Arne Dahl. He has become famous with crime fiction, and he is also a regular writer in Swedish newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter''. He published ''Barbarer'' (2001) and ''Maria och Artur'' (2006) under his own name, but under his pen name he has written a series of crime novels about a fictional group of Swedish crime investigators, called "A Gruppen" in Swedish and "the Intercrime Group" in the first English translation. The books are translated into several languages. The first five books were made into 180-minute films, screened as two 90-minute episodes per story. The first, ''Misterioso'', was screened on SVT1 in Sweden on 27 and 28 December 2011, with the following four stories shown in eight weekly instalments between October and December 2012. The series was picked up by BBC Four and screened on British television on Saturday nights as part of BBC Four's foreign crime series season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Seconds
''Three Seconds'' (original title: ''Tre sekunder'') is a dark thriller by the Swedish crime-writing team of Anders Roslund and Borge Hellström. First published in Sweden in 2009, it was translated into English in 2010. The novel deals with criminals in contemporary Sweden, the Police and Probation Officials who monitor these offenders, and the government who wants to use them as undercover operatives. Throughout, the story cross-cuts between characters, giving alternating points of view of Piet Hoffmann, a former criminal turned double agent; his handler, Erik Wilson; Ewert Grens, a determined detective whose efforts to solve a case threaten to expose Hoffmann; and officials from various agencies involved in Hoffmann's operation. Characters Ewert Grens Grens is a Detective Superintendent of the Stockholm Police, somewhere between 55 and 60 years old. Haunted by the death of his wife, for which he feels responsible, the grief-stricken Grens no longer takes care of himself or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |