The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the

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.

Leif G. W. Persson Leif Gustav Willy Persson (born 12 March 1945) is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. Persson has four children, one of whom, Malin Persson Giolito, is also a crime writer. Early life Leif Gustav Willy Persson was born on 12 March 1945 in Stoc ...

, ''Samhällsbärarna'' , ''The Pillars of Society'' , - , 1983 , , ''Lugnet efter stormen'' , , - , 1984 , , ''Svärtornas år'' , , - , 1985 ,

Jean Bolinder Jean Bolinder (5 December 1935 – 7 June 2020) was a Swedish author and film director. Linköping-born Bolinder debuted in 1967 with the crime novel ''Skulle jag sörja då...'' in which he introduces the character Jöran and Marianne Bundin as ...

, ''För älskarns och mördarns skull'' , , - , 1986 , , ''Större än sanningen'' , , - , 1987 , , ''Barnarov'' , , - , 1988 ,

Jan Guillou Jan Oskar Sverre Lucien Henri Guillou (, ; born 17 January 1944) is a French-Swedish author and journalist. Guillou's fame in Sweden was established during his time as an investigative journalist, most notably in 1973 when he and co-reporter Pet ...

, ''I nationens intresse'' , , - , 1989 , , ''Skyldig utan skuld'' , , - , 1990 ,

, ''Dödisgropen'' , , - , 1991 ,

Henning Mankell Henning Georg Mankell (; 3February 19485October 2015) was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of ...

, ''Mördare utan ansikte'' , ''

Faceless Killers ''Faceless Killers'' (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Mördare utan ansikte'') is a 1991 in literature, 1991 crime novel by the Sweden, Swedish writer Henning Mankell, and the first in his acclaimed Kurt Wallander, Wallander series. The English transl ...

'' , - , 1992 , , ''Polisen och mordet i stadshuset'' , , - , 1993 ,

Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist. Life and career Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to ps ...

, ''Händelser vid vatten'' , '' Blackwater'' , - , 1994 ,

Håkan Nesser Håkan Nesser (born 21 February 1950) is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful novels, mostly but not only crime fiction. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel ''Carambole'' won the pre ...

, ''Borkmanns punkt'' , ''

Borkmann's Point ''Borkmann's Point'' ( sv, Borkmanns punkt ) is a prize-winning crime novel by Swedish writer Håkan Nesser, first published in Sweden in 1994 and translated into English by Laurie Thompson Laurie Thompson (26 February 1938 – 8 June 2015) w ...

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, ''Villospår'' , '' Sidetracked'' , - , 1996 ,

, ''Kvinna med födelsemärke'' , ''

Woman with Birthmark ''Woman with Birthmark'' (''Kvinna med födelsemärke'') is a 1996 novel by Håkan Nesser, which won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually sin ...

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Åke Edwardson Åke Edwardson (born 10 March 1953 in Eksjö, Småland) is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at Gothenburg University, the city where many of his ''Inspector Winter'' novels are set. Edwardson h ...

, ''Dans med en ängel'' , ''Death Angels'' , - , 1998 , Inger Frimansson , ''God natt min älskade'' , ''Good Night, My Darling'' , - , 1999 , , ''Guds fruktansvärda frånvaro'' , , - , 2000 , , ''Om hjärtat ännu slår'' , , - , 2001 ,

, ''Himlen är en plats på jorden'' , '' Frozen Tracks'' , - , 2002 ,

Kjell Eriksson 'Kjell Sylve Eriksson (born 1953 in Uppsala) is a Swedish writer, author of the detective chief inspector Ann Lindell crime novels. ''Den upplysta stigen'' (“Shining path”), the first of the Lindell series, was named Best First Novel of 1999 ...

, ''Prinsessan av Burundi'' , ''The Princess of Burundi'' , - , 2003 ,

, ''En annan tid, ett annat liv'' , ''Another Time, Another Life'' , - , 2004 ,

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 ...

, ''Det blod som spillts'' , ''

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 B ...

'' , - , 2005 , Inger Frimansson , ''Skuggan i vattnet'' , ''The Shadow in the Water'' , - , 2006 ,

Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, starting in 2 ...

, ''Flickan som lekte med elden'' , ''

The Girl Who Played with Fire ''The Girl Who Played with Fire'' ( sv, Flickan som lekte med elden) is the second novel in the best-selling ''Millennium'' series by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It was published posthumously in Swedish in 2006 and in English in January 2009. ...

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, ''En helt annan historia'' , , - , 2008 ,

Johan Theorin Johan Theorin (born in 1963 Gothenburg) is a Swedish journalist and author. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of Öland in the Baltic sea. His mother’s family—sailors, fishermen and stone cutters—h ...

, ''Nattfåk'' , ''The Darkest Room'' , - , 2009 , Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström , ''Tre sekunder'' , ''

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 ...

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, ''Den döende detektiven'' , ''The Dying Detective'' , - , 2011 , Arne Dahl , ''Viskleken'' , , - , 2012 ,

, ''Till offer åt Molok'' , ''

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 nort ...

'' , - , 2013 , , ''Den osynlige mannen från Salem'' , , - , 2014 , , ''Låt mig ta din hand'' , , - , 2015 ,

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 lib ...

, ''Ultimatum'' , ''Ultimatum'' , - , 2016 ,

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'' ('' ...

, ''Störst av allt'' , ''

Quicksand Quicksand is a colloid A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Some definitions specify that the particles must be dispersed in a ...

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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 ...

, ''Husdjuret'' , ''After She's Gone'

, - , 2018 , {{ill, Stina Jackson, sv , ''Silvervägen'' , ''The Silver Road'

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, ''Skuggjägaren'' , ''The Shadow Hunter'' , - , 2020 ,

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 ...

, ''Rotvälta'' , , - , 2021 ,

, ''Fädernas missgärningar'' , ''The Sins of our Fathers'' , - , 2022 ,

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 Sinhal ...

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