''Missing'' (Swedish: ''Saknad'' ) is a 2000

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novel by Swedish author

Karin Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June 1965, Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: ''Missing (Alvtegen novel), Missing'', ...

. The

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is set in Alvtegen's native Sweden. It received the 2001

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, the Nordic literature award for best crime fiction. The story was translated into English in 2003. It was adapted for television as the 2006 miniseries ''

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'', directed by Ian Madden and starring Joanne Frogatt and

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. ''Missing'' was nominated for the 2009

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for best novel by the

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."2009 Edgar Nominees"
Mystery Writers of America, theedgars.com, retrieved 20-05-2009

Synopsis

After walking away from her rich, but dysfunctional family, Sybylla Forenstrom supports herself by scamming wealthy men on the streets of

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. She often preys on visiting businessmen and charms them for a dinner and room. One night however, she chooses the wrong man and wakes up to find him dead and mutilated. Sybylla finds herself in a race against time as she evades the authorities and hunts for the real killer to prove her innocence.

Publication

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(2000): ''Saknad'', Stockholm :

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/Legenda, 2000, 270p., *

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(2003): ''Missing'', Edinburgh :

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, 2003, 249p., *

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(2007): ''Missing'', New York :

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, 2008, 295p., *

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(2008): ''Nezvěstná'', Prague : Knižní klub, 2008, 232p.,

References

External links

Karin Alvtegen website
2000 Swedish novels Swedish crime novels Swedish thriller novels Psychological thriller novels Novels set in Sweden Swedish novels adapted into television shows Natur & Kultur books {{2000s-crime-novel-stub