Glass Key award

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 American 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.

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 The Bat  Norway
1999 Leif Davidsen Limes billede Lime's Photograph  Denmark
2000 Håkan Nesser Carambole Hour of the Wolf  Sweden
2001 Karin Alvtegen Saknad Missing  Sweden
2002 Arnaldur Indriðason Mýrin Jar City  Iceland
2003 Arnaldur Indriðason Grafarþögn Silence of the Grave  Iceland
2004 Kurt Aust (Kurt Østergaard) Hjemsøkt Haunted  Norway/ Denmark
2005 Anders Roslund & Börje Hellström Odjuret Beast  Sweden
2006 Stieg Larsson Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  Sweden
2007 Matti Rönkä Ystävät kaukana Far away friends  Finland
2008 Stieg Larsson Luftslottet som sprängdes The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest  Sweden
2009 Johan Theorin Nattfåk The Darkest Room  Sweden
2010 Jussi Adler-Olsen Flaskepost fra P The Message That Arrived in a Bottle  Denmark
2011 Leif G. W. Persson[1] Den döende detektiven The Dying Detective  Sweden
2012 Erik Valeur Det syvende barn The Seventh Child  Denmark
2013 Jørn Lier Horst Jakthundene The hunting dogs  Norway
2014 Gard Sveen Den siste pilegrimen The Last Pilgrim  Norway

References

  1. ↑ "Best Nordic Crime Novel". Jun 16, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.

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