Gard Sveen
Gard Sveen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1969 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Crime fiction writer |
| Awards | Riverton Prize (2013) Glass Key award (2014) |
Gard Sveen (born 8 March 1969) is a Norwegian crime fiction writer. He is a recipient of the Riverton Prize and the Glass Key Award.
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 Tommy Bergmann.[1] For Den siste pilegrimen, he was awarded the Riverton Prize in 2013,[2] and the Glass Key award in 2014.[3] 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).[1]
In 2022 he published the non-fiction work Spioner i krig, about Soviet agents in Norway during and after World War II.[1]
In 2023 he introduced a new crime series with investigators Ulf Sommer and Agnete Ness as protagonists, starting with the novel En dag skal du dø (2023), and the sequel Messe for en morder (2024).[1]
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
- ^ a b c d Skei, Hans H. "Gard Sveen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Rivertonprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Glassnøkkelen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.