'Kjell Sylve Eriksson (born 1953 in
Uppsala
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) 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 by the Swedish Crime Academy. ''Prinsessan av Burundi'' (''The Princess of Burundi''), fourth in the series, was awarded 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. 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.
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in 2002. ''Öppen grav'' (''Open Grave''), published in 2009, was the tenth and final novel in the series. Currently only eight Lindell novels are available in English, though
St. Martin's Press
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has the rights to the whole series.
"Kjell Ericsson"
. Leonhardt & Høier Literary Agency. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Bibliography
* ''Knäppgöken'' (1993)
* ''Frihetsgrisen'' (1995)
* ''Efter statarna-en ny tid'' (1995)
Ann Lindell series
* ''Den upplysta stigen'' (“Shining path”) (1999)
* ''Jorden må rämna'' (2000)
* ''Stenkistan'' (2001) translated by Ebba Segerberg Ebba Segerberg is an academic and translator, noted for her translations of Swedish literature into English.
Segerberg is a Director of Communications at Washington University in St. Louis. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of California Berke ...
as ''Stone Coffin'' (2016)
* ''Prinsessan av Burundi'' (2002) translated by Ebba Segerberg as ''The Princess of Burundi'' (2007)
* ''Nattskärran'' (2003)
* ''Nattens grymma stjärnor'' (2004) translated by Ebba Segerberg as ''The Cruel Stars of the Night'' (2008)
* ''Mannen från bergen'' (2004) translated by Ebba Segerberg as ''The Demon of Dakar'' (2009)
* ''Den hand som skälver'' (2007) translated by Ebba Segerberg as ''The Hand that Trembles'' (2011)
* ''Svarta lögner, rött blod'' (2008) translated by Paul Norlen as ''Black Lies, Red Blood'' (2014)
* ''Öppen grav'' (2009) translated by Paul Norlen as ''Open Grave'' (2015)
*''Den skrattande hazaren'' (2020) translated by Paul Norlen as ''The Night of the Fire'' (2020)
References
1953 births
Living people
People from Uppsala
Writers from Uppland
Swedish crime fiction writers
Swedish male writers
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