Gard Sveen (born 8 March 1969) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He is a recipient of the

Riverton Prize The Riverton Prize () is a literature award given annually to the best work of Norwegian crime fiction (novel, short story, play, original screenplay). The prize is named after the Norwegian journalist and author Sven Elvestad (1884-1934) who pub ...

and the

Glass Key Award The Glass Key award (, , , , ) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every ...

Biography

Born on 8 March 1969, Sveen made his literary debut in 2013, with the crime novel ''Den siste pilegrimen''. The novel introduces the

police detective A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency. They often collect information to solve crimes by talking to witnesses and informants, collecting physical evidence, or searching records in databases. This leads the ...

Tommy Bergmann. For ''Den siste pilegrimen'', he was awarded the

in 2013, and the

Glass Key award The Glass Key award (, , , , ) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries. The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every ...

in 2014. In 2015 he wrote the crime novel ''Helvete åpent'', again with Bergmann as protagonist. Further books about Tommy Bergmann are ''Blod i dans'' (2016), the espionage thriller ''Bjørnen'' (2018), and ''Drømmenes Gud'' (2019). In 2022 he published the non-fiction work , about Soviet agents in Norway during and after

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. In 2023 he introduced a new crime series with investigators Ulf Sommer and Agnete Ness as protagonists, starting with the novel (2023), and the sequel (2024).

Bibliography

*''Den siste pilegrimen'' (2013) *''Helvete åpent'' (2015) *''Blod i dans'' (2016) *''Bjørnen'' (2018) *''Drømmenes Gud'' (2019) *''En dag skal du dø'' (2023) *''Messe for en morder'' (2024)

References

1969 births Living people Norwegian male novelists Norwegian crime fiction writers 21st-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian male writers {{Norway-novelist-stub