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Åke Edwardson
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1953
Åke Edwardson is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at University of Gothenburg, the city where many of his Inspector Winter novels are set. Edwardson has had many jobs, including as a journalist and press officer for the United Nations and his crime novels have made him a three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for best crime novel. His first novel to be translated into English, in 2005, was Sun and Shadow. The second, Never End, followed in 2006. In a Spiegel Online interview on 21 June 2008, Edwardson declared that he would not write any more crime novels after 10 episodes about his protagonist Winter.
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About Åke Edwardson
Birth
1953
First book
1994
Years writing
32
Åke Edwardson is a Swedish author of detective fiction, and was previously a lecturer in journalism at University of Gothenburg, the city where many of his Inspector Winter novels are set. Edwardson has had many jobs, including as a journalist and press officer for the United Nations and his crime novels have made him a three-time winner of the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy Award for best crime novel. His first novel to be translated into English, in 2005, was Sun and Shadow. The second, Never End, followed in 2006. In a Spiegel Online interview on 21 June 2008, Edwardson declared that he would not write any more crime novels after 10 episodes about his protagonist Winter.
Åke Edwardson was born in 1953 in the parish of Eksjö, Sweden.
His prolific career includes over 100 published works.
He is globally recognized for his iconic crime series featuring Inspector Erik Winter.
Before turning to literature, he worked as a journalist and university lecturer.
His versatility allows him to write both children's literature and complex detective fiction plots.
