Gard Sveen (born 8 March 1969) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He is a recipient of the

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize ( no, Rivertonprisen) is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) ...

and the

Glass Key Award The Glass Key award ( sv, Glasnyckeln, da, Glasnøglen, no, Glassnøkkelen, fi, Lasiavain-palkinto, is, Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the nove ...

Biography

Born on 8 March 1969, Sveen made his literary debut in 2013, with the crime novel ''Den siste pilegrimen''. The novel introduces the

police detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads the ...

Tommy Bergmann. For ''Den siste pilegrimen'', he was awarded the

in 2013, and the

Glass Key award The Glass Key award ( sv, Glasnyckeln, da, Glasnøglen, no, Glassnøkkelen, fi, Lasiavain-palkinto, is, Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the nove ...

in 2014. In 2015 he wrote the crime novel ''Helvete åpent'', again with Bergmann as protagonist. Further books about Tommy Bergmann are ''Blod i dans'' (2016), the espionage thriller ''Bjørnen'' (2018), and ''Drømmenes Gud'' (2019).

Bibliography

*''Den siste pilegrimen'' (2013) *''Helvete åpent'' (2015) *''Blod i dans'' (2016) *''Bjørnen'' (2018) *''Drømmenes Gud'' (2019)

References

1969 births Living people Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-writer-stub