Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2 appearances
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Edition 32 (2013) Winner
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Edition 42 (2023) Winner
Christoffer Carlsson
クリストファー・カールソン
Kurisutofā Kāruson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1986-08-28 （Halmstad）
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Residence History
- near Lake Toftasjön, Marbäck, ten miles outside Halmstad → Stockholm
Career
- Occupations
- Criminologist, Writer
- Active Years
- 2010-2025
- Affiliations
- Institute for Futures Studies, Department of Criminology, Stockholm University
- Nominations
- Best Swedish Crime Novel Award 2017 (The Thin Blue Line), Best Swedish Crime Novel Award 2019 (Under the Storm)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm University | — | Department of Criminology | PhD | 2005-2014 | Sweden |
Stockholm University
Department of Criminology
Degree:
PhD
Period:
2005-2014
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
Sweden
Earned PhD in criminology.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | The Invisible Man from Salem | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | 受賞 |
| 2023 | Best Swedish Crime Novel Award | Levande och döda | — | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Glass Key award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Spårhunden | October is the Coldest Month | YA犯罪小説 | Swedish Crime Writers' Academy | 受賞 |
| 2012 | European Society of Criminology Young Criminologist Award | Using ‘Turning Points’ to Understand Processes of Change in Offending | — | European Society of Criminology | 受賞 |
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2013
Work:
The Invisible Man from Salem
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
受賞
Best Swedish Crime Novel Award
2023
Work:
Levande och döda
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
受賞
Glass Key award
2024
Result:
受賞
Spårhunden
2016
Work:
October is the Coldest Month
Category:
YA犯罪小説
Organization:
Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
Result:
受賞
European Society of Criminology Young Criminologist Award
2012
Work:
Using ‘Turning Points’ to Understand Processes of Change in Offending
Organization:
European Society of Criminology
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Glass Key award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Invisible Man from Salem
2013 Crime fictionFirst Leo Junker novel featuring a drug-addicted detective confronting a past case.
Criminal psychologyAddictionPast trauma
October is the Coldest Month
2016 YA CrimeYA crime novel.
YouthCrime
Under the Storm
2019 Crime fictionFirst in the Halland Suite, set in Halland region.
CommunityMystery
Blaze Me a Sun
2021 Crime fictionSecond Halland Suite novel, linked to Olof Palme assassination.
Political assassinationInvestigation
The Living and the Dead
2023 Crime fictionThird in the Halland Suite.
Life and death
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychologically deepRealistic crime depictionInfluenced by life-course theory
- Recurring Motifs
- Turning points in crimeHalland regionDetective's personal struggles
Legacy
Prominent Swedish crime novelist and criminologist, known internationally for Leo Junker series and Halland Suite. Youngest recipient of Best Swedish Crime Novel Award.
Trivia
- Youngest ever winner of Best Swedish Crime Novel Award at age 27.
- Leo Junker series published in 20 countries with film rights sold.