Kjersti Scheen (born 17 August 1943) is a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1976 with the children's book ''Fie og mørket''. Her novel ''Teppefall'' from 1994 introduced a series of crime novels with ex actress "Margaret Moss" as the main character. Scheen was awarded the

Gyldendal's Endowment The Gyldendal Prize, formerly Gyldendal's Endowment, is a Norwegian literary prize awarded by the Norway, Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Gyldendal's Endowment was awarded from 1934 to 1995. It was superseded by the Gyldendal Prize in ...

in 1994 (shared with

Bjørn Aamodt Bjørn Aamodt (24 February 1944 – 29 April 2006) was a Norwegian seaman, industrial worker and poet. Biography Aamodt was born in Bærum and died in Oslo, Norway. The son of artist and footballer Asbjørn Aamodt, he graduated artium at Va ...

). Many of her books have been translated into other languages.

Selected works

*''Vårmåne'' (1986) *''Teppefall'' (1994); in English, ''Final Curtain'', trans. Louis Muinzer (2002) *''Ingen applaus for morderen'' (1996) *''Englemakerne'' (1998) *''Den syvende synd'' (2000) *''Lik i lasta'' (2003) *''Ute av bildet'' (2006)

References

1943 births Living people Artists from Oslo Oslo National Academy of the Arts alumni 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian children's writers 20th-century Norwegian illustrators 21st-century Norwegian illustrators Norwegian women illustrators Norwegian crime fiction writers 20th-century Norwegian journalists 21st-century Norwegian journalists Norwegian women novelists Writers from Oslo Norwegian women children's writers 21st-century Norwegian women writers 20th-century Norwegian women writers Women crime writers {{Norway-novelist-stub