The Swedish Crime Fiction Academy (Swedish: Svenska Deckarakademin ), is a Swedish organization set up in 1971 to promote quality in Swedish detective fiction and crime fiction . Originally, the academy had 13 elected members; today the number of members is 24.
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20-402: A love of chess. The sympathetic Van Veeteren wants to resolve the difficult investigation for his old friend's sake, which Bausen also appreciates. The problem is that the killings are random with the victims completely unrelated, and the murderer is too clever to be found or even noticed. Significantly the corpses are discovered axed precisely in the same way with a butcher's chopper which shows
30-2341: Is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy . The winners of the award are listed below: Winners [ edit ] Year Author Original title English title 1982 Leif G. W. Persson Samhällsbärarna The Pillars of Society 1983 Ulf Durling [ sv ] Lugnet efter stormen 1984 Staffan Westerlund [ sv ] Svärtornas år 1985 Jean Bolinder För älskarns och mördarns skull 1986 Staffan Westerlund [ sv ] Större än sanningen 1987 Olov Svedelid [ sv ] Barnarov 1988 Jan Guillou I nationens intresse 1989 Kjell-Olof Bornemark [ sv ] Skyldig utan skuld 1990 Jean Bolinder Dödisgropen 1991 Henning Mankell Mördare utan ansikte Faceless Killers 1992 Gösta Unefäldt [ sv ] Polisen och mordet i stadshuset 1993 Kerstin Ekman Händelser vid vatten Blackwater 1994 Håkan Nesser Borkmanns punkt Borkmann's Point 1995 Henning Mankell Villospår Sidetracked 1996 Håkan Nesser Kvinna med födelsemärke Woman with Birthmark 1997 Åke Edwardson Dans med en ängel Death Angels 1998 Inger Frimansson God natt min älskade Good Night, My Darling 1999 Sven Westerberg [ sv ] Guds fruktansvärda frånvaro 2000 Aino Trosell [ sv ] Om hjärtat ännu slår 2001 Åke Edwardson Himlen är en plats på jorden Frozen Tracks 2002 Kjell Eriksson Prinsessan av Burundi The Princess of Burundi 2003 Leif G. W. Persson En annan tid, ett annat liv Another Time, Another Life 2004 Åsa Larsson Det blod som spillts The Blood Spilt 2005 Inger Frimansson Skuggan i vattnet The Shadow in
40-521: Is a prize-winning crime novel by Swedish writer Håkan Nesser , first published in Sweden in 1994 and translated into English by Laurie Thompson in 2006. The novel is set in the early 1990s when Chief Inspector Van Veeteren, a 30-year veteran of police work who appreciates fine food and drink, cuts short his vacation to help the police chief of the remote town of Kaalbringen and his small crew investigate two ax murders. Another identical murder occurs in
50-538: The Academy: There are also a number of awards which are not necessarily presented annually (though the two first usually are): Awards presented in the past: This article about an organization based in Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a literary society or organization is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Borkmann%27s Point Borkmann's Point ( Swedish : Borkmanns punkt )
60-2427: The Water 2006 Stieg Larsson Flickan som lekte med elden The Girl Who Played with Fire 2007 Håkan Nesser En helt annan historia The Root of Evil 2008 Johan Theorin Nattfåk The Darkest Room 2009 Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström Tre sekunder Three Seconds 2010 Leif G. W. Persson Den döende detektiven The Dying Detective 2011 Arne Dahl Viskleken 2012 Åsa Larsson Till offer åt Molok The Second Deadly Sin 2013 Christoffer Carlsson Den osynlige mannen från Salem 2014 Tove Alsterdal Låt mig ta din hand 2015 Anders de la Motte Ultimatum Ultimatum 2016 Malin Persson Giolito Störst av allt Quicksand 2017 Camilla Grebe Husdjuret After She's Gone 2018 Stina Jackson Silvervägen The Silver Road 2019 Camilla Grebe Skuggjägaren The Shadow Hunter 2020 Tove Alsterdal Rotvälta We Know You Remember 2021 Åsa Larsson Fädernas missgärningar The Sins of our Fathers 2022 Sara Strömberg Skred 2023 Christoffer Carlsson Levande och döda References [ edit ] ^ "After She's Gone" . Ahlanderagency.com . Retrieved 10 June 2023 . ^ "Silvervägen" . Salomonssonagency.se . Retrieved 10 June 2023 . External links [ edit ] Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Best_Swedish_Crime_Novel_Award&oldid=1238557297 " Categories : Mystery and detective fiction awards Swedish literary awards 1982 establishments in Sweden Awards established in 1982 Novel awards Hidden categories: Articles needing additional references from June 2023 All articles needing additional references Swedish Crime Writers%27 Academy Prizes awarded each year by
70-471: The killer's attention to detail. Just when it seems that the Ax Murderer – so dubbed by the press – is on a roll, the killings stop at three. The work to find a connecting thread is shared by a crew that includes Beate Moerk, a dedicated, single female colleague with dreams of becoming a private detective; Münster, a detective whose career is creating cracks in his marriage and family life; and others like
80-442: The nerdish Kropke who bring their professional skills as well as their personality traits to bear. All strive to solve the puzzle as time runs out, especially when Beate Moerk goes missing while jogging late at night. The title of the work refers to a tipping point in the solving of crimes as proposed by an admired senior colleague of Van Veeteren during his time as a probationer in the force. Chief Inspector Borkmann alone considered
90-469: The time aspect of investigation and maintained that there came a point where no more information was needed. On reaching that point the superior detective knows enough to solve the case which depends on "some decent thinking". Borkmann's point also marked the difference between a good investigator and a bad one. The good detective tries to establish when that point is reached, or passed; a bad one, lacking this ability, carries on unnecessarily. The novel won
100-567: The weeks leading up to the retirement of Police Chief Bausen and it's expected that solving them would not only complete their work while Van Veeteren is available, but would be a high point for Bausen's career exit. Bausen is determined that the cases are solved quickly and the public is safe again before he departs. At a loose end in Kaalbringen, Van Veeteren accepts Bausen's collegial hospitality. A widower, Bausen generously shares from his expensive wine cellar and together they draw close over
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