Johan Theorin (born in 1963

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) is a Swedish journalist and author. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of

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in the

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. His mother’s family—sailors, fishermen and stone cutters—have lived there for centuries, nurturing the island’s legacy of supernatural tales and folklore. ''Echoes from the Dead'' (originally published in Sweden as ''Skumtimmen'' by

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) is Theorin’s first novel. In 2007 it was voted Best First Mystery Novel by the authors and critics of the

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, it has been translated into twenty five languages and was made into a Swedish feature film in 2013. His second novel, ''The Darkest Room'', (in Swedish ''Nattfåk'') was voted the Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2008, won 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 2009 and was also awarded the 2010

CWA International Dagger The CWA International Dagger (formerly known as the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger) is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author and translator receives an ornamental Dagge ...

. ''The Quarry'', was published by Transworld Publishers in 2011. Concluding with ''The Voices Beyond'' in 2015, the books form a loose quartet of novels set on the island of Öland. A stand-alone suspense novel, ''The Asylum'', was published in 2013. He now resides on Öland and in Stockholm.

Bibliography

*''Echoes from the Dead'', Doubleday, 2008, translated by Marlaine Delargy (Swedish title ''Skumtimmen'', 2007) *''The Darkest Room'', Doubleday, 2009, (Swedish title ''Nattfåk'', 2008) *''The Quarry'', (Transworld 2011, Swedish title ''Blodläge'', 2010) *''The Asylum'' (Transworld 2013, Swedish title ''Sankta Psyko'', 2011) *''The Voices Beyond'', (Transworld 2015, Swedish title ''Rörgast'' (2013)

Awards and Prizes

*''Echoes from the Dead'' voted Best First Mystery Novel 2007 by the authors and critics of the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers *"Endast jag är vaken" (published in Schakt) awarded the Catahya Award for best Swedish science fiction, fantasy or horror short story 2007 *''The Darkest Room'' voted Best Swedish Crime Novel 2008 by the Swedish Academy of CrimeWriters *''The Darkest Room'' awarded 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 2009 *''Echoes from the Dead'' awarded the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger at the 2009

Crime Thriller Awards The Crime Thriller Awards is a British awards ceremony dedicated to crime thriller fiction. The inaugural event was held on 3 October 2008 at the Grosvenor Hotel, hosted by comedian and ''Jonathan Creek'' actor Alan Davies. It was televised on ...

. *''The Darkest Room'' awarded the

in July 2010.

References

External links

Johan Theorin's official website in English

Review of ''Echoes from the Dead'' in the ''Guardian''

Johan Theorin - Interview with www.TheCrimeHouse.com
1963 births Living people Writers from Gothenburg 21st-century Swedish novelists Swedish crime fiction writers Swedish-language writers Swedish male novelists {{Sweden-writer-stub