The Glass Key award (Swedish: Glasnyckeln, Danish: Glasnøglen, Norwegian: Glassnøkkelen, Finnish: Lasiavain-palkinto, Icelandic: Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.

The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, 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, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.

Winners

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Year Author Original title English translation Country
1992 Henning Mankell Mördare utan ansikte Faceless Killers   Sweden
1993 Peter Høeg Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow   Denmark
1994 Kim Småge Sub Rosa n/a   Norway
1995 Erik Otto Larsen Masken i spejlet lit. The mask in the mirror   Denmark
1996 Fredrik Skagen Nattsug lit. Night cravings   Norway
1997 Karin Fossum Se dig ikke tilbake! Don't Look Back   Norway
1998 Jo Nesbø Flaggermusmannen The Bat   Norway
1999 Leif Davidsen Limes billede Lime's Photograph   Denmark
2000 Håkan Nesser Carambole Hour of the Wolf   Sweden
2001 Karin Alvtegen Saknad Missing   Sweden
2002 Arnaldur Indriðason Mýrin Jar City   Iceland
2003 Arnaldur Indriðason Grafarþögn Silence of the Grave   Iceland
2004 Kurt Aust Hjemsøkt lit. Haunted   Norway/  Denmark
2005 Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström Odjuret The Beast / Pen 33   Sweden
2006 Stieg Larsson Män som hatar kvinnor The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   Sweden
2007 Matti Rönkä Ystävät kaukana lit. Friends far away   Finland
2008 Stieg Larsson Luftslottet som sprängdes The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest   Sweden
2009 TheorinJohan Theorin Nattfåk The Darkest Room   Sweden
2010 Jussi Adler-Olsen Flaskepost fra P A Conspiracy of Faith   Denmark
2011 Leif G. W. Persson[1] Den döende detektiven The Dying Detective   Sweden
2012 Erik Valeur [da] Det syvende barn The Seventh Child   Denmark
2013 Jørn Lier Horst Jakthundene The Hunting Dogs   Norway
2014 Gard Sveen Den siste pilegrimen The Last Pilgrim   Norway
2015 Thomas Rydahl [da] Eremitten The Hermit   Denmark
2016 Ane Riel Harpiks Resin   Denmark
2017 Malin Persson Giolito Störst av allt Quicksand   Sweden
2018 Camilla Grebe Husdjuret After She's Gone   Sweden
2019 Stina Jackson Silvervägen The Silver Road   Sweden
2020 Camilla Grebe Skuggjägaren lit. The Shadow hunter   Sweden
2021 Tove Alsterdal Rotvälta We Know You Remember   Sweden
2022 Morten Hesseldahl Mørket under isen lit. The Darkness under the ice   Denmark
2023 Max Seeck Kauna The Last Grudge   Finland
2024 Christoffer Carlsson Levande och döda lit. Living and dead   Sweden

References

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  1. ^ "Best Nordic Crime Novel". Jun 16, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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