Niklas Carl Bosson Natt och Dag (born October 3, 1979, in Stockholm) is a

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. He debuted with the acclaimed historical detective novel '' The Wolf and the Watchman'', the first part of the ''Bellman noir'' (''Jean Mickel Cardell'') trilogy, followed by ''The City Between the Bridges'' and ''1795''.

Early life

Born to the

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Swedish noble family, from 2000 until 2003 Niklas studied in

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, Sweden. Between October 2006 and October 2008, he worked as the editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' magazine, after which he switched to freelance work. He made his book debut in 2017 with '' The Wolf and the Watchman'' (original title: ''1793''), the first part of the ''Bellman noir'' (''Jean Mickel Cardell'')

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, also known as ''Winge und Cardell ermitteln'' in German-speaking countries. The book was named the "Best Swedish debut of 2017" by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. At the 2018

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the book was additionally awarded the Crimetime Specsavers Award for the best detective debut, as well as voted the Book of the Year in the Bonniers Bokklubb annual competition. The rights to the book have been sold to over 30 countries. In April 2019 the audiobook version read by

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was awarded the Stora Ljudbokspriset Best Novel prize at Storytel Awards. The second part of the trilogy, '' The City Between the Bridges'' (original title: ''1794''), was published in September 2019. In May 2020 Natt och Dag was awarded the Stockholm City Honorary Award for

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. In 2021 the final installment in the trilogy was published under the original name ''1795''.

Bibliography

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– '' The Wolf and the Watchman'' (original title: ''1793'') *

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– '' The City Between the Bridges'' (original title: ''1794'') *

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– ''

1795 Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina opens to students at Chapel Hill, becoming t ...

'' (original title: ''1795'')

References

External links

Niklas Natt och Dag
at the Bokförlaget Forum {{DEFAULTSORT:Natt och Dag, Niklas Swedish male novelists Swedish historical novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish male writers Nordic detective fiction writers Crime novelists Swedish crime fiction writers Writers from Stockholm Swedish nobility 1979 births Living people