Unni Maria Lindell is a Norwegian

Norway

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 writer. She is best known for her crime novels (whodunnits), but has also written a collection of poems and several children's and young adult books.

Lindell worked as a journalist before she became an author. Her first book Den grønne dagen ("The green day") was published in 1986. One of Lindell's most prominent characters is detective Cato Isaksen.

Lindell was awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment

Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment

Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment is an annually awarded literary prize from the publishing house Aschehoug. The prize is a recognition of superior literary work. The publisher's editorial management makes the award based on their collective judgement of merit. Applications are not accepted.The...

 in 1998 and the Critics' Prize for the year's best children's or youth literature. In 1999 she received the Riverton Prize

Riverton Prize

The Riverton Prize is a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian crime story .- Winners :...

 (Rivertonprisen), a literature award given annually to the best Norwegian detective story.

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