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| Born | March 20, 1968 Älvsjö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genre | crime fiction |
Camilla Grebe (born 1968) is a Swedish writer. She is a recipient of the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award.
Camilla Grebe | |
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| Born | March 20, 1968 Älvsjö, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Genre | crime fiction |
Camilla Grebe (born 1968) is a Swedish writer. She is a recipient of the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award and the Glass Key award.
She was born in Älvsjö, 1968. She holds a degree from Stockholm School of Economics. She was co-founder of the audiobook publishing firm Storyside and served as its CEO. With her sister Åsa Träff , she published a series of popular crime novels featuring psychologist Siri Bergman, two of which were nominated for Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy. She also co-authored a trilogy with Paul Leander-Engström . In 2015, she published The Ice Beneath Her, her first novel as sole author; it was followed by After She's Gone in 2017, which won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award as well as the Glass Key award. She lives in Stockholm. [1] [2]
In 2020, a film adaptation of The Ice Beneath Her was announced, with Daisy Ridley in talks for the lead role. [3]
Maj Sjöwall was a Swedish author and translator. She is best known for her books about police detective Martin Beck. She wrote the books in collaborative work with her partner Per Wahlöö.
Håkan Nesser is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful novels, mostly but not only crime fiction. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the prestigious Glass Key award in 2000. His books have been translated from Swedish into more than twenty languages.
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