Anne Holt
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She was born in LarvikLarvik
is a city and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. Larvik kommune - has about 41 364 inhabitants and covers 530 km2....
, grew up in Lillestrøm
Lillestrøm
' is a city in the municipality of Skedsmo, Akershus, Norway. The municipal administration is located in Lillestrøm.Facilities in Lillestrøm include hotels, Norway trade fairs, a brand new cinema, a mall, Lillestrøm torv, restaurants, a high speed commuter train that reaches both Oslo and...
and Tromsø
Tromsø
Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, and moved to Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
in 1978 where she lives today with her registered partner Anne Christine Kjær (also known as Tine Kjær) and their daughter Iohanne. Holt graduated with a law degree from the University of Bergen
University of Bergen
The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
in 1986, and worked for The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Norsk Rikskringkasting
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation , which is usually known as NRK, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway...
(NRK) in the period 1984 - 1988. She then worked at the Oslo Police Department for two years, earning her right to practice as a lawyer in Norway. In 1990 she returned to NRK, where she worked one year as a journalist and anchor woman for the news program Dagsrevyen.
Anne Holt started her own law practice in 1994, and served as Minister of Justice
Minister of Justice and the Police (Norway)
In Norway, the Minister of Justice and the Police is the head of the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police and a member of Government of Norway. Current minister is Grete Faremo of the Norwegian Labour Party who is part of the second cabinet Stoltenberg...
in Cabinet Jagland
Cabinet Jagland
Jagland's Cabinet governed Norway between October 25, 1996 and October 17, 1997. It had the following composition:-Cabinet members:-References:* - Regjeringen.no...
for a short period from November 25, 1996 to February 4, 1997. She resigned for health reasons, and was replaced by Gerd-Liv Valla
Gerd-Liv Valla
Gerd-Liv Valla was the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions . She took over in 2001 and resigned in 2007. In 1997 she was the Norwegian Minister of Justice....
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In 1993 she made her debut as a novelist with the crime novel Blind gudinne, featuring the lesbian police officer Hanne Wilhelmsen. The two novels Løvens gap (1997) and Uten ekko (2000) are co-authored with her former state secretary Berit Reiss-Andersen
Berit Reiss-Andersen
Berit Reiss-Andersen is a Norwegian lawyer, author and former politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She is currently the President of the Norwegian Bar Association and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the 5-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.Reiss-Andersen served as...
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She is one of the most successful crime novelists in Norway. She has been published in 25 countries. Val McDermid
Val McDermid
Val McDermid is a Scottish crime writer, best known for a series of suspense novels starring her most famous creation, Dr. Tony Hill.-Biography:...
, a Scottish crime writer has once said that "Anne Holt is the latest crime writer to reveal how truly dark it gets in Scandinavia.” http://www.salomonssonagency.com/authors.php?id=10&bookId=87&collection=no
The Hanne Wilhelmsen series
- 1993 Blind gudinne (Blind Goddess)
- 1994 Salige er de som tørster (Blessed Are Those Who Thirst)
- 1995 Demonens død (Death of the Demon)
- 1997 Løvens gap (co-authored with Berit Reiss-AndersenBerit Reiss-AndersenBerit Reiss-Andersen is a Norwegian lawyer, author and former politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She is currently the President of the Norwegian Bar Association and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the 5-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.Reiss-Andersen served as...
) (The Lion's Mouth) - 1999 Død joker (Dead Joker)
- 2000 Uten ekko (co-authored with Berit Reiss-AndersenBerit Reiss-AndersenBerit Reiss-Andersen is a Norwegian lawyer, author and former politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. She is currently the President of the Norwegian Bar Association and a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the 5-member committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.Reiss-Andersen served as...
) (Without Echo) - 2003 Sannheten bortenfor (The Truth Beyond)
- 2007 1222
Separate titles
- 1997 Mea culpa
- 1998 I hjertet av VM. En fotballreise (co-authored with Erik Langbråten)
- 1999 Bernhard Pinkertons store oppdrag
The Vik/Stubø series
- 2001 Det som er mitt (What is Mine/Punishment ISBN 978-0-446-17818-1)
- 2004 Det som aldri skjer (What never happens/The Final Murder ISBN 978-0-446-57803-5)
- 2006 Presidentens valg (Madam President/Death in Oslo ISBN 978-0751537161)
- 2009 Pengemannen (Fear Not)
- 2010 Flimmer (co-authored with Even Holt (Flimmer)