Inger Frimansson is a popular Swedish

Sweden

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 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), translated by Laura A. Wideburg
• 2008 The Shadow in the Water (Skuggan i vattnet, 2005), translated by Laura A. Wideburg
• 2009 (forthcoming) The Island of Naked Women (De nakna kvinnornas ö, 2002), translated by Laura A. Wideburg

Awards

• 1998 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
  Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
  The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy.The winners of the award are:* 1982 - Leif GW Persson for Samhällsbärarna...
  
   for Godnatt, min älskade.
• 2005 - Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
  Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
  The Best Swedish Crime Novel Award is a literary prize awarded annually since 1982 by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy.The winners of the award are:* 1982 - Leif GW Persson for Samhällsbärarna...
  
   for Skuggan i vattnet.
• 2008 - Gold - Best Translated Book for Good Night, my Darling translated by Laura A. Wideburg by ForeWord Magazine

External links

• Author's website (Swedish)
• Author interview in English
• Review at International Noir blog