The Glass Key award is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries

Nordic countries

The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...

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The award, named after the novel The Glass Key

The Glass Key

The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, said to be his favorite among his works. It was first published in 1931, and tells the story of gambler and racketeer Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to crooked political boss Paul Madvig leads him to investigate the murder of a local senator's son as a...

by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade , Nick and Nora Charles , and the Continental Op .In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on...

, is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia (Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet) to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.

Winners

Year	Author	Original title	English title	Country
1992	MankellHenning Mankell Henning Mankell Henning Mankell is a Swedish crime writer, children's author, leftist activist and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most famous creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander.-Life and career:...	Mördare utan ansikte	Faceless Killers Faceless Killers Faceless Killers is a crime novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, and the first in his acclaimed Wallander series. The English translation by Steven T...	Sweden
1993	HøegPeter Høeg Peter Høeg Peter Høeg is a Danish writer of fiction. He received a Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984.-Early life:Høeg was born in Copenhagen, Denmark...	Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne	Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla's Sense of Snow Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow or Smilla's Sense of Snow is a 1992 novel by Danish author Peter Høeg. It was translated into English by Tiina Nunnally...	Denmark
1994	SmågeKim Småge Kim Småge Kim Småge is a Norwegian novelist, crime writer, writer of short stories, and children's writer. The name is a pseudonym for Anne Karin Thorhus....	Sub Rosa		Norway
1995	LarsenErik Otto Larsen Erik Otto Larsen Erik Otto Larsen was a Danish novelist, who was active as a visual artist before starting as a writer. He received the Glass Key award in 1995 for the crime novel Masken i spejlet .-Selected bibliography:...	Masken i spejlet		Denmark
1996	SkagenFredrik Skagen Fredrik Skagen Fredrik Skagen is a Norwegian writer.He was born in Trondheim. He is best known for his crime fiction, but is also the author of some children's books and several radio plays. His first book was published in 1968...	Nattsug	Night Swoon	Norway
1997	FossumKarin Fossum Karin Fossum Karin Fossum is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often referred to as the "Norwegian queen of crime".-Biography:Karin Mathisen was born in Sandefjord in Vestfold county, Norway. She currently lives in Oslo. Fossum debuted as a poet with Kanskje i morgen, her first collection published in...	Se dig ikke tilbake!	Don't Look Back Don't Look Back (novel) Don't Look Back is a novel by Norwegian writer Karin Fossum, the second to feature Inspector Konrad Sejer. The novel won the Glass Key Award in 1997....	Norway
1998	NesbøJo Nesbø Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages....	Flaggermusmannen	The Bat Man	Norway
1999	DavidsenLeif Davidsen Leif Davidsen Leif Davidsen is a Danish author. Educated as a journalist, in 1977 he started working in Spain as a freelance journalist for Danmarks Radio. In 1980 he began covering Soviet news with frequent news reports to Danmarks Radio from Russia. From 1984 to 1988 he was stationed in Moscow. As a...	Limes billede	Lime's Photograph	Denmark
2000	NesserHåkan Nesser Håkan Nesser Håkan Nesser is a Swedish author and teacher who has written a number of successful novels, mostly crime fiction. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the Glass Key award in 2000...	Carambole		Sweden
2001	AlvtegenKarin Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen is a Swedish author of crime fiction. Alvtegen's psychological thrillers are generally set in Sweden. Four of her books have been translated into English: Missing, Betrayal, Shadow and Shame....	Saknad	Missing Missing (Alvtegen novel) Missing is a 2000 crime fiction novel by Swedish author Karin Alvtegen. The psychological thriller is set in Alvtegen's native Sweden. It received the 2001 Glass Key, the Nordic literature award for best crime fiction...	Sweden
2002	IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists year after year...	Mýrin	Tainted Blood Tainted Blood Tainted Blood is a crime novel by Icelandic author Arnaldur Indriðason, originally published in Iceland in 2000...	Iceland
2003	IndriðasonArnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason is an Icelandic writer of crime fiction. He has repeatedly proved to be the most popular writer in Iceland in recent years — topping bestseller lists year after year...	Grafarþögn	Silence of the Grave Silence of the Grave Silence of the Grave is a crime novel by Icelandic writer Arnaldur Indriðason. Set in Reykjavík, the novel forms part of the author's regionally popular Murder Mystery Series, which star Detective Erlendur...	Iceland
2004	AustKurt Aust Kurt Aust Kurt Aust is a pseudonym for Kurt Østergaard , an author and freelance writer.Østergaard trained as a teacher. He has been living in Horten in Norway since 1982....  (Kurt Østergaard)	Hjemsøkt	Haunted	Norway/ Denmark
2005	RoslundAnders Roslund & Börje Hellström Roslund/Hellström Roslund / Hellström is a Swedish crime writing duo composed of journalist Anders Roslund, born 1961, and Börge Hellström, born 1957, a famous debater on the Swedish correctional system. For the past ten years, Roslund has worked as a news reporter, culture journalist and news chief for Rapport News...	Odjuret	Beast	Sweden
2006	LarssonStieg Larsson Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...	Män som hatar kvinnor	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the "Millennium series"....	Sweden
2007	RönkäMatti Rönkä Matti Rönkä Matti Rönkä is a Finnish TV-journalist and novelist. He received the Glass Key award in 2007 for the crime novel Ystävät kaukana and the Deutscher Krimi Preis third prize in 2008 for the German translation of his novel Tappajan näköinen mies .-Bibliography :* 2002 Tappajan näköinen mies* 2003...	Ystävät kaukana	Far away friends	Finland
2008	LarssonStieg Larsson Stieg Larsson Karl Stig-Erland Larsson , who wrote professionally as Stieg Larsson, was a Swedish journalist and writer, born in Skelleftehamn outside Skellefteå. He is best known for writing the "Millennium series" of crime novels, which were published posthumously...	Luftslottet som sprängdes	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest is the third and final novel in the best-selling "Millennium series"by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson.The novel is the sequel to The Girl Who Played with Fire....	Sweden
2009	TheorinJohan Theorin Johan Theorin Johan Theorin is a journalist and author, born in 1963 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Throughout his life, Johan Theorin has been a regular visitor to the island of Öland in the Baltic sea...	Nattfåk	The Darkest Room	Sweden
2010	Adler-OlsenJussi Adler-Olsen Jussi Adler-Olsen Carl Valdemar Jussi Henry Adler-Olsen is a Danish author who, after following several different courses of study and engaging in various professions, embarked on his literary career with two books about Groucho Marx in 1984...	Flaskepost fra P		Denmark
2011	PerssonLeif G. W. Persson Leif G. W. Persson Leif Gustav Willy Persson is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. He was a professor in criminology at the Swedish National Police Board from 1992 to 2008. He is known for his crime fiction novels and for his regular appearances as an expert commentator on notable crime cases in television and...	Den döende detektiven	The Dying Detective	Sweden

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Glass Key winners (through 2004)