Stina Jackson (née Olofsson; born 1983) is a Swedish crime fiction writer, a recipient of the

Best Swedish Crime Novel Award The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award (''Bästa svenska kriminalroman'') is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. The winners of the award are listed below: Winners References {{Reflist External linksS ...

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 ...

Career

Jackson made her literary debut in 2018, with the crime novel ''Silvervägen''. The novel was awarded the

in 2018, and the

in 2019.

Personal life

Born in 1983, in

Skellefteå Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024. The city is historically industrial, with mining ...

, Sweden, Jackson married American Robert Jackson and settled in

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

, Colorado. She eventually obtained double citizenship, both Swedish and American.

References

1983 births Living people People from Skellefteå Writers from Denver Swedish-language writers Swedish crime fiction writers Swedish women writers {{sweden-writer-stub