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.

Gard Sveen
Born (1969-03-08) 8 March 1969 (age 55)
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationCrime fiction writer
AwardsRiverton Prize (2013)
Glass Key award (2014)

Biography

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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]

Bibliography

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  • Den siste pilegrimen (2013)
  • Helvete åpent (2015)
  • Blod i dans (2016)
  • Bjørnen (2018)
  • Drømmenes Gud (2019)

References

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  1. ^ a b Skei, Hans H. "Gard Sveen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  2. ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Rivertonprisen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  3. ^ Iversen, Vidar. "Glassnøkkelen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 March 2017.