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Kristina Ohlsson (b. 1979) is one of Sweden’s most successful and lauded authors of crime fiction and children’s books. Before becoming a full-time writer, Kristina worked for the OSCE (the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), the Swedish Security Service, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since her switch to a literary career, she has been a frequent name on national and international bestseller lists, award shortlists, and a critics’ favorite. In 2020, she embarked on a new crime series set on the atmospheric west coast of Sweden: the August Strindberg series.
“No one creates intrigues like she does. It is simply brilliant.”
–Maj Sjöwall
“The writing is tense, dense and very atmospheric. The stories sharp and impossible to let go. Kristina Ohlsson is a true queen of scandinavian crime.”
–Mons Kallentoft
“Kristina Ohlssons has managed to do what many before her have tried: to take the Swedish crime novel to a new and unexpected level.”
–Arne Dahl
Shortlisted for the BookBeat Award (Crime Writer of the Year) Sweden | 2023 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Skuggläge Dimmed Lights | 2023 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Stormvakt Storm Watch | 2020 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel) Sweden – Stormvakt Storm Watch | 2020 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Henrys hemlighet To Him Who Knocks | 2019 |
Book of the Year 2018 (Grades 5-7) Norway – Det magiska hjärtat The Magical Heart | 2018 |
The Crimetime Specsavers Award (Children’s Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Varulvens hemlighet The Werewolf’s Secret | 2017 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Radio’s Children’s Novel Award Sweden – Det magiska hjärtat The Magical Heart | 2017 |
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Crime Writer of the Year - Readers’ Award) Sweden | 2017 |
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Children’s Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Zombiefeber Zombie Fever | 2016 |
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Children’s Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Glasbarnen The Glass Children | 2016 |
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Children’s Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Silverpojken The Silver Boy | 2016 |
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Children’s Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Stenänglar The Stone Angels | 2016 |
The Latvian National Library Children’s Literature Centre’s Award Latvia – Glasbarnen The Glass Children | 2015 |
The Bookjury! Award Sweden – Silverpojken The Silver Boy | 2014 |
The Swedish Bookshop Association’s Your Book, Our Choice Award Sweden – Silverpojken The Silver Boy | 2014 |
Swedish Radio’s Children’s Novel Award Sweden – Glasbarnen The Glass Children | 2013 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Änglavakter The Disappeared | 2011 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Tusenskönor Silenced | 2010 |
The Stabilo Prize (Best Crime Writer of Southern Sweden) Sweden | 2010 |
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Pascal Engman’s Bestseller remains firm at No. 1 on the paperback list for the seventh consecutive week. Meanwhile, Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue holds the No. 4 spot for the second week in a row.
Pascal Engman’s Bestseller is still No. 1 on the paperback lists, which marks its 6th consecutive week in the top spot. Meanwhile, Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue debuts at No. 4 on the same list.
The Swedish Storytel Awards of 2025 are now available and open for the public’s vote.
Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Lars Kepler with The Sleepwalker, Pascal Engman’s No One, and Kristina Ohlsson with Beyond Rescue.
Moa Herngren’s The Inheritance is nominated in the Fiction category.
In the children’s category, nominees include Martin Widmark’s The Space Mystery and Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Water Prank.
The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 19.
The official 2024 bestseller lists in Sweden have been announced, with Lars Kepler securing the top spot in the hardcover fiction category for The Sleepwalker, released just last September. Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue lands at No. 6 in the same category, while Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank takes the No. 9 position on the children’s list.
To round out 2024, the final weekly Swedish bestseller lists have just been published. Kristina Ohlsson’s Grave of Secrets, the thrilling second installment in The Bohus Coast trilogy, claims the No. 4 spot on the children’s books list.
BookBeat, one of the leading streaming services for audiobooks in Sweden, have announced their most-listened-to titles of 2024. The Sleepwalker by Lars Kepler, released just two months ago, secures the No. 1 spot. Kepler is also the platform’s most-listened-to author throughout the year. Meanwhile, Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue claims the No. 3 spot among the most-listened-to titles.
The nominees for the 2024 Adlibris Awards have just been announced. Adlibris is the leading book retailer in the Nordics and the award was founded in 2019 to celebrate the site’s biggest titles. The nominated works have been selected by a jury of Adlibris employees, but the winners will be voted forth by the public.
Liza Ridzén has been nominated in both the “Fiction of the Year” and “Debut of the Year” categories for When The Cranes Fly South. Nominated for “Debut of the Year” are also Johanna Swanberg for Cassi, and Ebba Bandh for A Little Death.
Amongst the nominated titles in the “Crime Fiction” category are Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue, and Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker.
Finally, in the “Children’s Book of the Year, Ages 6-12” category, Martin Widmark has received a nomination for The Space Mystery.
The winning titles will be announced on January 30, 2025.
To vote, click the “Read more” button below.
Kristina Ohlsson has been honored with this year’s Kristianstadsbladet Culture and Entertainment Award. The prize was established in 2006 and is awarded annually to a cultural personality, cultural initiative, or production related to the newspaper’s distribution area in and around Kristianstad in northeastern Skåne.
The jury’s motivation reads as follows:
“With desire, curiosity and skill, she captures young and old alike, with stories that are like fairy tales filled with all sides of life: people and ghosts, light and dark, suspense and riddles.”
Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker is still No. 1 on the bestseller list for hardcovers for the third consecutive week. Meanwhile, Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank shoots to No. 1 on the children’s list, and Kristina Ohlsson’s The Ghost Detectives and the Case of the Ghastly Game takes the No. 3 spot.
The Sleepwalker, the latest installment in Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna series, stays put at No. 1 on the bestseller list for hardcovers. Meanwhile, Martin Widmark’s The Space Mystery, is No.1 in the children’s category for the 5th consecutive week, followed closely by Kristina Ohlsson’s The Ghost Detectives and the Case of the Ghastly Game at No. 2. Tina Mackic’s just published The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank comes in at No. 3.
Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, climbs the Norwegian bestseller list and lands the No. 2 spot on the e-book list, and shoots to No. 4 on the hardcover list this week.
The latest installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, Beyond Rescue, shoots to No. 4 on the bestseller list for e-books this week.