Roslund/Hellström
Roslund / Hellström is a Swedish crime writing duo composed of journalist Anders Roslund, born 1961, and Börge Hellström, born 1957, a famous debater on the Swedish correctional system. For the past ten years, Roslund has worked as a news reporter, culture journalist and news chief for Rapport News. Hellström is an ex-con[1] and one of the founders of Kriminellas Revansch i Samhället (KRIS), an organisation fighting to prevent crime.[2]
The duo made their debut with the crime novel Odjuret (English translation: The Beast) in 2004. A recurring theme in their novels is the question of who is the real victim and who the criminal when a crime has been committed.
Their works have been translated into other Nordic languages, German, English and Turkish.
Bibliography
- Odjuret (2004, published in English as The Beast)
- Box 21 (2005, published in English in England as The Vault and in the United States as Box 21[3])
- Edward Finnigans upprättelse (2006, published in English in 2011 as Cell 8)
- Flickan under gatan (2007)
- Three Seconds (2009)
Prizes, awards and recognition
- Glasnyckeln (The Glass Key Award) in 2005 for Odjuret
- Nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2005 by Svenska Deckarakademin for Box 21
- Stockholm City Newspaper's Book of the Year in 2005 for Box 21
- Guldpocket (Gold Pocket) for The Year's Most Sold Swedish Crime Novel (more than 50 000 copies sold) in 2005 for Odjuret
- Nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2006 by Svenska Deckarakademin for Edward Finnigans upprättelse
- Platinapocket (The Platinum Pocket) for The Year's Most Sold Swedish Crime Novel (more than 100 000 copies sold) in 2006 for Box 21
- Nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel in 2007 by Svenska Deckarakademin for Flickan under gatan
- Recognized on the New York Times list of Notable Crime Fiction for 2009
- Three Seconds Best Swedish Crime Novel Award in 2009
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