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Christensen,
Lars Saabye
Born
in 1953, Christensen is an award
winning poet and novelist. Only one of his considerable list of
publications, which includes drama and children's books, could be
classified as a thriller.
Books
The Joker (Jokeren) Norway 1981; US 1991
translated by Stephen Michael Nordby
Complete
Review
Dahl, K.O. (Kjell Ola)
Born
in 1958, Dahl's first novel was published in 1993. He is best known for
his series about Oslo detectives Frank Frølich and Inspector
Gunnarstranda.
website
(in English)
Books
Lethal
Investments(Dødens investeringer) Norway 1993;
UK
2011
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
The
Last Fix (En liten gyllen ring) Norway 2000;
UK
2009
translated by Don Bartlett
Interntaional
Noir Fiction
Scandinavian
Books
The
Man in the Window (Mannen i vinduet) Norway 2001; UK 2008
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
Scandinavianbooks
The
Fourth Man (Fjerde raneren) Norway 2005; UK 2008;
US
2008
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
Scandinavianbooks
Egeland,
Tom
Born in 1959, Egeland worked as journalist
for a magazine and as a reporter and editor for Aftenposten before
working in television. In 2006, he became a full-time fiction writer.
His books include horror, suspense, and at least one children's book.
His most famous novel, Relic, which predated Dan Brown's blockbuster The Da Vinci Coce, is
so simillar some readers speculated it influenced Brown, but the author
has said they simply drew on similar sources. In 2009 he won the
Riverton Prize.
website
Relic:
The Quest for the Golden Shrine (Sirkelens ende) Norway 2001;
UK
2010
translated by Tara Chace
Nordic
Bookblog
The
Guardians of the Covenant (Paktens voktere)
Norway
2007; UK
2009
translated by Kari Dickson
Eurocrime
Scandinavian
Books
Enger,
Thomas
Born
in 1973, Enger is both a composer and novelist. Rights to his first
novel were sold in many countries and film rights to a planned six-book
series. He also writes for children.
interview
website
Books
Burned
(Skinndød) Norway 2010;
US
2011
translated by Charlotte Barslund
Eurocrime
Nordic
Bookblog
Reactions
to Reading
Pierced
(Fantomsmerte) Norway
2011; UK
2012; US
2012
translated by
Charlotte Barslund
Crimepieces
Fossum, Karin
Born 6 November, 1954 in
Sandefjord, Fossum now lives in Oslo. Her Inspector Sejer series has
been translated into many foreign languages. She won the Glass
Key
and Riverton prizes for Don't
Look Back.
Books
In the Darkness (Evas øye)
Norway 1995; UK
2012
translated by James Anderson
Eurocrime
Finnish
and Scandinavian Review
Don't Look Back
(Se
deg ikke tilbake!) Norway
1996; UK
2003; US
2002
translated by Felicity David
New
York Times
Scandinavian
Books
He Who
Fears the Wolf (Som frykter ulven) Norway 1997;
UK
2003; US
2005
translated by Felicity David
Eurocrime
New
York Times
When
the Devil Holds the Candle (Djevelen holder lyset) Norway 1998;
UK 2004; US
2006
translated by Felicity David
Eurocrime
New
York Times
Reviewing
the Evidence
The Indian Bride /
apa Calling Out for You (Elskede Poona) Norway 2000;
UK
2005; US
2007
translated by Charlotte Barslund
Eurocrime
Reviewing
the Evidence
Black
Seconds (Svarte sekunder) Norway 2002;
UK ; US
2007
New
York Times
Reviewing
the Evidence
Reviewing
the Evidence (2)
Washington
Post
Broken
(Brudd) Norway 2006;
UK
2008
Translated
by Charlotte Barslund
Eurocrime
It's
Criminal
The
Water's Edge (Den som elsker noe annet) Norway 2007;
UK
2009; US
2009
translated by Charlotte Barslund
Eurocrime
Eurocrime
(2)
International
Noir Fiction
Bad
Intentions (Den onde viljen) Norway 2008; UK
2010
translated by Charlotte Barslun
Booktrust
Eurocrime
Murder
by Type
Sunday
Herald (Scotland)
The
Caller (Varsleren) Norway 2009; UK 2011;
US
2012
translated by K. E. Semmel
Eurocrime
Petrona
Griffiths,
Ella
Born in Oslo in 1923, Griffiths published a number of novels, short
stories, children's books, and mysteries. Her first of over 15
mysteries was published in 1960. She died in 1990.
Books
Murder
on Page Three (Mord på side 3) Norway 1982;
UK
1984
translated by J. Basil Cowlishaw
Petrona
The
Water Widow (Vann enken) Norway 1977;
UK
1986
translated by J. Basil Cowlishaw
Grytten,
Frode
Born in 1960, Grytten is a journalist and author of poetry as well as
novels, many of them set in his birthplace, Odda.
Books
The
Shadow in the River (Flytande bjørn) Norway 2005;
UK
2007
translated by Robert Ferguson
Austcrimefiction
Eurocrime
Heatseeker
Reviews
Holt, Anne
Born 16 November 1958 in Larvik, Holt earned a
law degree and worked as an anchorwoman for a television news program.
She now lives in Oslo.
Books
Stubo/Vik series
What is Mine /
apa Punishment (Det som er mitt) Norway 2001;
UK
2006; US 2006
translated by Kari Dickson
Eurocrime
Eurocrime
(2)
Kittlingbooks
What
Never Happens / apa The Final Murder (Det som aldri skjer)
Norway
2004; UK
2007; US
2008
translated by Kari Dickson
Eurocrime
Eurocrime
(2)
Scandinavianbooks
Death
in Oslo (Presidentens
valg) Norway
2006; UK
2009; US
2010
translated by Kari Dickson
DJ's
Krimiblog
Eurocrime
Petrona
Fear
Not UK 2011;
US
2011
translated by Marlaine Delargy
Eurocrime
Nordic
Bookblog
Hanne Wilhemsen series
The
Blind Goddess (Blind Gudinne) Norway 1993;
UK
2012; US
2012
translated by Tom Geddes
Crime Scraps
Eurocrime
1222 (1222)
Norway
2007; UK
2010; US
2011
translated by Marlaine Delargy
Eurocrime
The
Guardian
The
Independent
Murder
by Type
Horst, Jørn Lier
Born in Telemark in 1970, Horst is a police officer. His first mystery
was published in 2004, and has been followed by five more books in the
William Wisting procedural series. He has also published a non-series
novel and a book about criminal investigation for children. So far only
the sixth book in the Wisting series has been published in English
translation.
website
Books
Dregs
(Bunnfall) Norway
2009; UK
2011
translated by Anne Bruce
Crime
Ficton Lover
Petrona
The
Game's Afoot
Nesbø, Jo
Born
29 March 1960, Nesbø was a football player and musician
before turning to fiction. His series featuring Oslo detective Harry
Hole (pronounced herler)
is being translated into English out of order; The Redbreast is
the third in the series; Nemesis
is the fourth, and The Devil's Star
is the fifth. He has won both the Glass Key and Riverton prizes and has
been shortlisted for the CWA Duncan Lawrie International Dagger.
website
Books
Harry Hole series
The
Redbreast (Rødstrupe) Norway 2000;
UK
2006; US
2006
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
Eurocrime
(2)
Nemesis
(Sorgenfri)
Norway
2002; UK
2008; US
2009
translated by Don Bartlett
Bookreporter
Eurocrime
Reviewing
the Evidence
The
Devil's Star (Marekors) Norway 2003;
UK
2005
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
Eurocrime
(2)
The
Redeemer (Frelseren) Norway 2005;
UK
2009
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
The Independent
Petrona
The
Times
The
Snowman (Snømannen) Norway
2007; UK
2010
translated by Don Bartlett
Crime
Scraps
Eurocrime
Fair
Dinkum Reviews
The
Independent
The
Leopard (Panserhjerte) Norway 2009;
UK
2011; US
2011
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
The
Guardian
The
Independent
The Phantom (Gjenferd)
Norway
2011; UK
2012; US
2012
Crimepieces
Crimewatch
Eurocrime
The
Independent
Standalone
Headhunters
(Hodejegerne) Norway 2008;
UK
2011; US
2011
translated by Don Bartlett
Nordic
Bookblog
Mysteries
in Paradise
Petrona
Reactions
to Reading
Riverton,
Stein
This
pseudonym of Sven Elvestad (who changed his birth name of Kristoffer
Elvestad Svendsen in order to start fresh after being caught embezzling
from his employer) was used as the name of Norway's most prestigious
crime ficiton prize, the Riverton Prize. Born in 1884, he started his
writing career as a journalist, turning later to stories about a
detective based on police officers he had met, Asbjørn Krag. He also
wrote crime stories about detective Knut Gribb under the name Kristian
F. Biller, a series character who was later carried on by other
authors. He died in 1934. One of his novels, Jernvognen
(The
Iron Chariot) was adapted
by Jason as a graphic novel in 2003.
Books
The
Iron Chariot
(Jernvognen) Norway
1909; US
2005 (bilingual edition)
translated by James P. Jensen
The
Man Who Plundered the City (Manden
som vilde plyndre Kristiania) Norway 1915;
US
1924
translated by Frederick H. Martens
The
Case of Robert Robertson (Fænomenet Robert Robertson) Norway 1923;
US
1930
translated by Agnes Platt
Rygg,
Pernille
Author of a series set in Oslo with the
female
protagonist, Igi Heitmann.
Books
The
Buttefly Effect (Sommerfugleffekten)
Norway 1995;
UK
1997
translated by Joan Tate
Eurocrime
The
Golden Section (Det Gyldne snitt)
Norway
2000; UK
2003
translated by Don Bartlett
International
Noir Fiction
Scheen,
Kjersti
Born
in 1943, Scheen is the author
of some thirty books, including both fiction and non-fiction. Her
detective series features Margaret Moss, a female Norwegian PI who the
author feels owes more to the original hardboiled American PI tradition
than to its more recent feminist reinvention.
interview
Books
Final
Curtain (Teppefall) Norway
1998; UK
2002
translated by Louis
Muinzer
Scandinavian
Books
Staalesen,
Gunnar
Born
in Bergen in 1947, Staalesen
started writing a series about Bergen PI Varg Veum in 1977; in a recent
interview, he said he may continue the series with a younger
protagonist. The Varg Veum books have been made into films and have
been translated into 12 languages.
interview
bibliography
Books
Yours
Until Death (Din til døden) Norway 1979;
UK
1993
translated by Margaret Amassian
At
Night All Wolves are Grey (I mørket er alle ulver grå) Norway 1983;
UK
1986
translated by David McDuff
The Writing on the Wall (Skriften
på veggen) Norway 1995;
UK
2002
Eurocrime
Scandinavian
Books
The
Consorts of Death (Dødens drabanter) Norway 2006;
UK
2009
translated by Don Bartlett
Eurocrime
The
Independent
International
Noir Fiction
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