Håkan Nesser

Håkan Nesser
Nesser in 2009
BornKumla, Örebro County, Sweden
GenreCrime fiction
Years active1998–present
Notable awardsBest Swedish Crime Novel Award
Glass Key award
H. M. The King's Medal
Website
nesser.se

Håkan Nesser (born 21 February 1950) is a Swedish author and teacher who mainly writes crime fiction. He has won Best Swedish Crime Novel Award three times, and his novel Carambole won the prestigious Glass Key award in 2000. His books have been translated from Swedish into more than twenty languages.