Glass Key award

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The Glass Key award (Swedish: Glasnyckeln) 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 crime writer Dashiell Hammett is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia (Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet) to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.

[edit] Winners

Year Author Original Title English Title Country
1992 Henning Mankell Mördare utan ansikte Faceless Killers Sweden
1993 Peter Høeg Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne Smilla's Sense of Snow Denmark
1994 Kim Småge Sub Rosa Norway
1995 Erik Otto Larsen Masken i spejlet Denmark
1996 Fredrik Skagen Nattsug Night Swoon Norway
1997 Karin Fossum Se dig ikke tilbake! Don't Look Back Norway
1998 Jo Nesbø Flaggermusmannen Norway
1999 Leif Davidsen Limes billede Lime's Photograph Denmark
2000 Håkan Nesser Carambole Sweden
2001 Karin Alvtegen Saknad Missing Sweden
2002 Arnaldur Indriðason Mýrin Tainted Blood Iceland
2003 Arnaldur Indriðason Grafarþögn Silence of the Grave Iceland
2004 Kurt Aust (Kurt Østergaard) Hjemsøkt Haunted Norway
2005 Stieg Larsson Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sweden
2006 Anders Roslund & Börje Hellström Odjuret Beast Sweden
2007 Matti Rönkä Ystävät kaukana Far away friends Finland

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