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 MankellHenning Mankell Mördare utan ansikte Faceless Killers  Sweden
1993 HøegPeter Høeg Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow  Denmark
1994 SmågeKim Småge Sub Rosa n/a  Norway
1995 LarsenErik Otto Larsen Masken i spejlet n/a  Denmark
1996 SkagenFredrik Skagen Nattsug n/a  Norway
1997 FossumKarin Fossum Se dig ikke tilbake! Don't Look Back  Norway
1998 NesbøJo Nesbø Flaggermusmannen The Bat  Norway
1999 DavidsenLeif Davidsen Limes billede Lime's Photograph  Denmark
2000 NesserHåkan Nesser Carambole Hour of the Wolf  Sweden
2001 AlvtegenKarin Alvtegen Saknad Missing  Sweden
2002 IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason Mýrin Jar City  Iceland
2003 IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason Grafarþögn Silence of the Grave  Iceland
2004 AustKurt Aust Hjemsøkt n/a  Norway/ Denmark
2005 RoslundAnders Roslund & Börje Hellström Odjuret The Beast  Sweden
2006 LarssonStieg Larsson Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  Sweden
2007 RönkäMatti Rönkä Ystävät kaukana n/a  Finland
2008 LarssonStieg Larsson Luftslottet som sprängdes The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest  Sweden
2009 TheorinJohan Theorin Nattfåk The Darkest Room  Sweden
2010 Adler-OlsenJussi Adler-Olsen Flaskepost fra P A Conspiracy of Faith  Denmark
2011 PerssonLeif G. W. Persson[1] Den döende detektiven The Dying Detective  Sweden
2012 ValeurErik Valeur Det syvende barn The Seventh Child  Denmark
2013 HorstJørn Lier Horst Jakthundene The Hunting Dogs  Norway
2014 SveenGard Sveen Den siste pilegrimen The Last Pilgrim  Norway
2015 RydahlThomas Rydahl Eremitten The Hermit  Denmark
2016 RielAne Riel Harpiks Resin  Denmark
2017 Persson GiolitoMalin Persson Giolito Störst av allt Quicksand  Sweden
2018 GrebeCamilla Grebe Husdjuret After She's Gone  Sweden
2019 JacksonStina Jackson Silvervägen The Silver Road  Sweden

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