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Chris Tvedt
Chris Tvedt (born 3 August 1954) is a Norwegian lawyer and crime fiction writer. He was awarded the Riverton Prize In 2010. Biography Tvedt was born in Bergen on 3 August 1954. A lawyer by profession, he made his literary debut in 2005 with the crime novel ''Rimelig tvil ''. A barrister, Mikael Brenne, is the protagonist in the debut novel and subsequent books. Further novels are ''Fare for gjentakelse'' (2007), ''Skjellig grunn til mistanke'' (2008), and ''Rottejegeren'' (2009). He was awarded the Riverton Prize for ''Dødens sirkel'' in 2010. His 2012 novel ''Av jord er du kommet'' introduced the Kripos The National Criminal Investigation Service ( no, Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet, previously ''Kriminalpolitisentralen''), commonly known as Kripos, is a special agency of the Norwegian Police Ser ... investigator Edvard Matre. His next books, ''Den blinde guden'' from 2013, and ''Djevelens barn'' from 2014, both with his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of Bergenshalvøyen. The city centre and northern neighbourhoods are on Byfjorden, 'the city fjord', and the city is surrounded by mountains; Bergen is known as the "city of seven mountains". Many of the extra-municipal suburbs are on islands. Bergen is the administrative centre of Vestland county. The city consists of eight boroughs: Arna, Bergenhus, Fana, Fyllingsdalen, Laksevåg, Ytrebygda, Årstad, and Åsane. Trading in Bergen may have started as early as the 1020s. According to tradition, the city was founded in 1070 by King Olav Kyrre and was named Bjørgvin, 'the green meadow among the mountains'. It served as Norway's capital in the 13th century, and from the end of the 13th century became a bureau city of the Hanseatic Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
