Sun Storm
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Sun Storm published in the UK as The Savage Altar, is the first novel by Swedish crime-writer Åsa Larsson
. The novel is the first in the Rebecka Martinsson series. It won Sweden's Best First Crime Novel award, and, on publication in the UK, was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
, awarded by the CWA
for crime novels in translation. The novel is translated into English
by Marlaine Delargy.
Åsa Larsson
Åsa Larsson is a Swedish crime-writer. Although born in Uppsala, she was raised in Kiruna in the far north. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Larsson was a tax lawyer, a profession she shares with the heroine of her novels, Rebecka Martinsson...
. The novel is the first in the Rebecka Martinsson series. It won Sweden's Best First Crime Novel award, and, on publication in the UK, was shortlisted for the Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
The Duncan Lawrie International Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author receives an ornamental dagger and £5,000. The translator of the novel is awarded £1,000....
, awarded by the CWA
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
for crime novels in translation. The novel is translated into English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by Marlaine Delargy.
Editions
- Sun Storm (New York, Delacorte Press, ISBN 978-0-385-33981-0)
- Sun Storm (New York, Delta Trade Paperbacks, ISBN 978-0-385-34078-6)
- The Savage Altar (London, Viking, ISBN 978-0-670-91614-6)
Film
- SolstormSolstorm (film)Solstorm is a Swedish thriller/drama film released in 2007. It was filmed in Kiruna and was released in cinema on November 2, 2007...
was produced in 2007 with Izabella ScorupcoIzabella ScorupcoIzabella Scorupco is a Polish-Swedish actress and model, best known for her portrayal of Bond girl Natalya Simonova in the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye.- Biography :...
as Rebecka Martinsson.