Karin Alvtegen

Karin Alvtegen
Karin Alvtegen during the Gothenburg Book Fair 2005.
Born (1965-06-08)8 June 1965
Huskvarna, Sweden
Occupation Journalist, writer
Language Swedish
Nationality Swedish
Period 1998–

Karin Alvtegen (born 8 June 1965, Huskvarna, Sweden) is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: Missing, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame.

Life and career

Alvtegen's second novel, Missing, was awarded the premier Nordic crime writing award the Glass Key in 2001.[1] Translated in 2003 and published in the United States in 2009, the novel was nominated for the 2009 Edgar Award for best novel by the Mystery Writers of America.[2] In 2006, the novel was adapted into a television series directed by Ian Madden and with Joanne Froggatt and Gregor Fisher.[3]

Alvtegen's 2005 novel Shame was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie International Dagger award for crime novels in translation upon publication in English.

Alvtegen has worked as a teleplay writer, having penned 24 episodes of the Swedish soap opera Rederiet .

In 2013, Alvtegen fell ill in what was later diagnosed as chronic fatigue syndrome, essentially preventing her from writing.[4]

She is grandniece of the children's novelist Astrid Lindgren.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Guilt (translated by Anna Paterson) (2007) – Skuld (1998)
  • Missing (translated by Anna Paterson) (2003) – Saknad (2000)
  • Betrayal (translated by Steven T. Murray) (2005) – Svek (2003)
  • Shame/Sacrifice (translated by Steven T. Murray) (2006) – Skam (2005)
  • Shadow (translated by Steven T. Murray) (2008) – Skugga (2007)
  • A Probable Story (not yet published in English) – En Sannolik Historia (2010)
  • Butterfly Effect (not yet published in English) – Fjärilseffekten (2013)

Note: in 2011 Shame was reissued in the UK with the title Sacrifice.

Screenplay

  • 2004 – Hotet ("The Threat")

References

  1. ↑ "Winners" Archived 24 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Glasnyckeln, passagen.se, Retrieved 20 May 2009
  2. ↑ "2009 Edgar Nominees", Mystery Writers of America, theedgars.com, Retrieved 20 May 2009
  3. ↑ Missing (tv series) at IMDb.com
  4. ↑ Svenska Dagbladet, interview 2017-12-08 (in Swedish)


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