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Missing (Swedish: Saknad ) is a 2000 crime fiction novel by Swedish author Karin Alvtegen. The psychological thriller is set in Alvtegen's native Sweden. It received the 2001 Glass Key, the Nordic literature award for best crime fiction.[1] The story was translated into English in 2003, and later adapted for television as a 2006 movie, directed by Ian Madden and starring Joanne Frogatt and Gregor Fisher.[2]
Missing was nominated for the 2009 Edgar Award for best novel by the Mystery Writers of America.[3]
Publication
- Sweden (2000): Saknad, Stockholm : Natur och kultur/[Legenda], 2000, 270p., ISBN 912707966X
- United Kingdom (2003): Missing, Edinburgh : Canongate, 2003, 249p., ISBN 184195408X
- United States (2007): Missing, New York : Felony & Mayhem Press, 2008, 295p., ISBN 1933397861
References
- ^ "Winners", Glasnyckeln, passagen.se, retrieved 20-05-2009
- ^ Missing (tv) at IMDb.com
- ^ "2009 Edgar Nominees", Mystery Writers of America, theedgars.com, retrieved 20-05-2009
External links
The Glass Key award Faceless Killers (1992) · Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (1993) · Sub Rosa (1994) · Masken i spejlet (1995) · Nattsug (1996) · Don't Look Back (1997) · The Bat Man (1998) · Limes billede (1999) · Carambole (2000) · Missing (2001) · Tainted Blood (2002) · Silence of the Grave (2003) · Hjemsøkt (2004) · Odjuret (2005) · The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2006) · Ystävät kaukana (2007) · The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (2008) · Nattfåk (2009) · Flaskepost fra P (2010) · Den Döende Detektiven (2011)
Categories:- 2000 novels
- Swedish novels
- Crime novels
- Novels set in Sweden
- Crime novel stubs
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