Inger Frimansson

Infobox Writer
name = Inger Frimansson


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1944|11|14
birthplace = Stockholm
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occupation = Journalist, Novelist
nationality = Swedish
genre = Crime fiction
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website = http://www.frimansson.se/

Inger Frimansson (born 1944, Stockholm) is a popular Swedish novelist and crime writer. Having previously worked for 30 years as a journalist, her first novel "The Double Bed" ("Dubbelsängen") was published in 1984. Since then she has written around twenty-five books including poetry, short stories, and books for children. Her breakthrough was with "Godnatt, min älskade" in 1998. Her crime novels are best described as psychological thrillers.

Translated works

*2007 "Good Night, My Darling" ("Godnatt, min älskade", 1998)
*2008 "The Shadow in the Water" ("Skuggan i vattnet", 2005), translated by Laura Wideburg
*2009 (forthcoming) "The Island of Naked Women" ("De nakna kvinnornas ö", 2002)

Awards

* 1998 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for "Godnatt, min älskade".
* 2005 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award for "Skuggan i vattnet".

External links

* [http://www.frimansson.se/ Author's website] (Swedish)
* [http://www.frimansson.se/thecompany.htm Author interview] in English
* [http://internationalnoir.blogspot.com/2007/03/inger-frimansson.html Review at International Noir blog]