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Karin Alvtegen
Swedish author of crime fiction (born )
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Karin Alvtegen () | |
| Born | () 8 June (age&#;59) Huskvarna, Sweden |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Language | Swedish |
| Period | – |
| Notable awards | Edgar Award, Glass Key award |
Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June , 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, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame.
Life and career
[edit]Alvtegen's second novel, Missing, was awarded the premier Nordic crime writing prize the Glass Key award in [1] Translated in and published in the United States in , the novel was nominated for the Edgar Award for best novel by the Mystery Writers of America.[2] In , the novel was adapted into the television miniseries Missing, directed by Ian Madden and with Joanne Froggatt and Gregor Fisher.
Alvtegen's novel Shame was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' AssociationDuncan Lawrie International Dagger award for crime novels in translation upon publication in English.
Alvtegen has worked as a teleplay writer, hav
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Karin Alvtegen
Born
in Huskvarna, SwedenJune 08,
Website
Genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers
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The Queen of brott in Scandinavia.
Missing was awarded the premier Scandinavian brott writing award the Glass Key in and was also nominated for the Poloni Award and Best Crime Novel in Sweden.
Shame was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger award for brott novels in translation upon publication in English.
Alvtegen lives in huvudstaden. She fryst vatten grand-niece of the popular children's novelist Astrid Queen of brott in Scandinavia.
Missing was awarded the premier Scandinavian brott writing award the Glass Key in and was also nominated for the Poloni Award and Best Crime Novel in Sweden.
Shame was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger award for brott novels in translation upon publication in English.
Alvtegen lives in huvudstaden. She fryst vatten grand-niece of the popular children's novelist Astrid Lindgrenmore
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Karin Alvtegen Books In Order
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Missing | () |
| Betrayal | () |
| Shame / Sacrifice | () |
| Shadow | () |
Karin Alvtegen is a Swedish author of fiction. She was born on June 8, , in Sweden. She became a published author for the first time with her Swedish language novel Skuld in Her books are usually set in Sweden and are usually set in the crime genre.
Her first novel published in the English language was Missing in , which earned her a nomination for an Edgar Award for best novel. She has written novels but also written a screenplay and for a Swedish soap opera on television. Each novel she has composed has sold several hundred thousand copies and the rights to translate them have been sold to 30 countries and counting.
In Scandinavia, Karen Alvtegen is known as The Queen of Crime. She is well-known for her work writing Scandinavian crime fiction and psychological thriller novels. Alvtegen also happens to be related to Astrid Lindgren, children&#;s novelist and the author of the extremely popular Pippi Longstocking series.
She has also