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Glass Key award

The Glass Key award (Swedish: Glasnyckeln, Danish: Glasnøglen, Norwegian: Glassnøkkelen, Finnish: Lasiavain-palkinto, Icelandic: Glerlykillinn) 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 translation Country
1992 Henning Mankell Mördare utan ansikte Faceless Killers Sweden
1993 Peter Høeg Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow Denmark
1994 Kim Småge Sub Rosa n/a Norway
1995 Erik Otto Larsen Masken i spejlet n/a Denmark
1996 Fredrik Skagen Nattsug n/a 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 Hjemsøkt n/a Norway/ Denmark
2005 Anders Roslund & Börje Hellström Odjuret The Beast Sweden
2006 Stieg Larsson Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Sweden
2007 Matti Rönkä Ystävät kaukana n/a 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 A Conspiracy of Faith 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
2015 Thomas Rydahl Eremitten The Hermit Denmark
2016 Ane Riel Harpiks Resin Denmark
2017 Malin Persson Giolito Störst av allt Quicksand Sweden
2018 Camilla Grebe Husdjuret After She's Gone Sweden
2019 Stina Jackson Silvervägen The Silver Road Sweden

References

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

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