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. Speaking of his own work in Nordic Noir Dahl says ''‘I’m never entirely satisfied with my work – I’m pleased, of course, that readers find things to enjoy in them, but I can always see their weaknesses all too clearly.

Bibliography

In English

Translated by

. * ''The Fourth Man'' (2007) * ''The Man in the Window'' (2008) * ''The Last Fix'' (2009) * ''Lethal Investments'' (2011) * ''The Courier'' (2015) * ''Faithless'' (2017) * ''The Ice Swimmer'' (2018)

In Norwegian

*''Dødens investeringer'' (1993) – ''Lethal Investments'' *''Seksognitti'' (1994) *''Miniatyren'' (1996) *''Siste skygge av tvil'' (1998) *''En liten gyllen ring'' (2000) – ''The Last Fix'' *''Mannen i vinduet'' (2001) – ''The Man in the Window'' *''Gjensynsgleder - love stories'' (2002) *''Lille tambur'' (2003) *''Venezia – forfatterens guide'' (2004) – a travel guide *''Den fjerde raneren'' (2005) – ''The Fourth Man'' *''Lindeman & Sachs'' (2006) *''Svart engel'' (2007) *''Lindemans tivoli'' (2008) *''Kvinnen i plast'' (2010) – ''Faithless'' *''Isbaderen'' (2011) – ''The Ice Swimmer'' *''Kureren'' (2015)

Screenplays

* Vinterland (2007) * Før Snøen Faller (2013)

References

External links

Mini blog by K.O.Dahl (in English)
1958 births Living people Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers Norwegian mystery writers Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian male short story writers 20th-century Norwegian short story writers 21st-century Norwegian short story writers 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian male writers 21st-century Norwegian male writers Nordic Noir writers Male non-fiction writers {{Norway-writer-stub