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Maria Lang


Born
in Västerås, Sweden
March 31, 1914

Died
October 09, 1991

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Dagmar Lange was a Swedish author of crime fiction under the pen name Maria Lang. She was one of the first detective novelists in the Swedish language, and her books helped make the genre popular in Sweden. Her first novel, "Mördaren ljuger inte ensam," was published in 1949 and caused some controversy because two of the main characters lived in a homosexual relationship. The book was given a positive review by Barbro Alving in Dagens Nyheter.

Lange wrote more than 40 detective novels, as well as crime fiction for young adults. Most of her books are set in the fictional Swedish town Skoga, which is based on Lange's home town Nora. She was one of the original 13 members of the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy when it was founded in 1971.

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Average rating: 3.3 · 7,661 ratings · 451 reviews · 106 distinct worksSimilar authors
Mördaren ljuger inte ensam

3.56 avg rating — 733 ratings — published 1949 — 20 editions
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Inte flera mord!

3.44 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 1951 — 26 editions
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Se, döden på dig väntar

3.35 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 1955 — 27 editions
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Farligt att förtära

3.45 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 1950 — 16 editions
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Kung liljekonvalje av dungen

3.64 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1957 — 29 editions
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En skugga blott

3.44 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1952 — 16 editions
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Rosor, kyssar och döden

3.55 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 1953 — 16 editions
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Mörkögda augustinatt

3.55 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 1956 — 17 editions
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Tragedi på en lantkyrkogård

3.41 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1954 — 18 editions
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Ofärd i huset bor

3.34 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1959 — 15 editions
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