Inger Frimansson (born November 14, 1944, in

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

) is a popular

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

novelist and

crime writer True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 per ...

. Having previously worked for 30 years as a journalist, her first novel ''The Double Bed'' (''Dubbelsängen'') was published in 1984. Since then she has written around twenty-five books including poetry, short stories, and books for children. Her breakthrough was with ''Godnatt, min älskade'' in 1998. Her crime novels are best described as psychological thrillers.

Translated works

*2007 ''Good Night, My Darling'' (''Godnatt, min älskade'', 1998), translated by Laura A. Wideburg *2008 ''The Shadow in the Water'' (''Skuggan i vattnet'', 2005), translated by Laura A. Wideburg *2009 (forthcoming) ''The Island of Naked Women'' (''De nakna kvinnornas ö'', 2002), translated by Laura A. Wideburg

Awards

* 1998 -

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 wi ...

for ''Godnatt, min älskade''. * 2005 -

for ''Skuggan i vattnet''. * 2008 - Gold - Best Translated Book for ''Good Night, my Darling'' translated by Laura A. Wideburg by ForeWord Magazine

External links

Author's website
(Swedish)

in English

1944 births Living people Writers from Stockholm Swedish women novelists Swedish crime fiction writers Women mystery writers Swedish mystery writers {{Sweden-writer-stub