Jan-Erik Fjell

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Jan-Erik Fjell
Born (1982-10-20) 20 October 1982 (age 41)
Fredrikstad, Norway
OccupationNovelist
AwardsNorwegian Booksellers' Prize (2010)

Jan-Erik Fjell (born 20 October 1982), is a Norwegian novelist and poker player. He is known for a series of crime novels with Kripos investigator Anton Brekke.

Biography[edit]

Fjell was born in Fredrikstad on 20 October 1982. He made his literary debut with the novel Pus in 2009.[1]

His crime novel Tysteren, with "Kripos investigator Anton Brekke" as the detective,[1] was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for 2010.[2] Further crime novels are Skyggerom (2012), Hevneren (2013), Rovdyret (2014) and Lykkejegeren (2016).[1]

Later crime novels with detective Anton Brekke, eventually no longer with Kripos, are Gjemsel (2019), Gråsonen (2020), Ringmannen (2021) and Cassandra-saken (2022).[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Skei, Hans H. "Jan-Erik Fjell". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ Hovde, Kjell-Olav; Huvenes, Fred. "Bokhandlerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 June 2023.