Håkan Nesser was born in 1950 in Sweden. In 1993 he was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy Prize for new authors for his novel Mind’s Eye, and is the only author to have won the Academy’s best novel award three times: in 1994 for Borkmann’s Point; in 1996 for Woman with Birthmark; and in 2007 for A Rather Different Story. In 1999 he was awarded the Scandinavian Crime Society’s Glass Key Award for the best crime novel of the year for Carambole. His novels have been published to wide acclaim in nearly thirty countries.
“Nesser’s novels look for the roots of crime in the ills of
society.... He has seized his chance to create his own dark poetry
from these stark materials, and the effect is haunting.” —The
Wall Street Journal
“Pulling readers’ loyalties in different directions.... Woman
with Birthmark leaves no doubt that Nesser is a master of
suspense.” —The Sunday Times (London)
“Taut, fast-paced, and enthralling.... Devotees of Jo Nesbo and
Henning Mankell will agree that Nesser belongs in that select
circle of A-list Scandinavian crime novelists.” —Booklist
“Nesser has written a fascinating study in the psychology of
personal suffering.... Another admirably drawn thriller.” —The
Washington Times
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