Jørgen Gunnerud (born 2 June 1948) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He made his literary debut in 1994, with the novel ''Raymond Isaksens utgang''. Further novels are ''Kvinnen fra Olaf Ryes plass'' from 1996 and ''Gjerningsmann: ukjent'' from 1998. He was awarded 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) ...

in 2007, for the novel ''Høstjakt''. The "hero" in Gunnerud's novels is police officer "Knut Moen". In the 1960s, Gunnerud joined the political movement associated with AKP (m-l).

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