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Kerstin Ekman

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Kerstin Ekman


Born
in Risinge, Sweden
August 27, 1933

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers


Kerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist.
She began her career with a string of successful detective novels (among others De tre små mästarna ("The Three Little Masters") and Dödsklockan ("The Death Clock")) but later went on to persue psychological and social themes. Among her later works are Mörker och blåbärsris ("Darkness and Blueberries"), set in northern Sweden, and Händelser vid vatten (translated as Blackwater), in which she returned to the form of the detective novel.

Ekman was elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenström, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will ...more

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Löpa varg
3.94 avg rating — 7,953 ratings — published 2021 — 28 editions
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Blackwater
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Guds barmhärtighet (Vargski...
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Grand final i skojarbranschen
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Mordets praktik
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The Forest of Hours
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Häxringarna
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Sista rompan (Vargskinnet, #2)
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Polls

Time to vote for our April read! Mystery/Thriller is the genre that won out in the poll. Last day to vote will be Saturday, March 8. Happy voting!

 
  3 votes, 50.0%

Under the Snow Under the Snow by Kerstin Ekman Kerstin Ekman
 
  2 votes, 33.3%

Lake of Sorrows Lake of Sorrows (Nora Gavin #2) by Erin Hart Erin Hart
 
  1 vote, 16.7%

The Angel of Darkness The Angel of Darkness (Dr. Laszlo Kreizler, #2) by Caleb Carr Caleb Carr
 
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The Bottoms The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale Joe R. Lansdale
 
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An Instance of the Fingerpost An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears Iain Pears
 
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A Density of Souls A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice Christopher Rice
 
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