Kjersti Scheen

Kjersti Scheen (born 17 August 1943) is a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1976 with the children's book Fie og mørket.[1] Her novel Teppefall from 1994 introduced a series of crime novels with ex actress "Margaret Moss" as the main character.[2] Scheen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1994 (shared with Bjørn Aamodt).[3]

Many of her books have been translated into other languages.

Selected works
  • Vårmåne (1986)
  • Teppefall (1994)
  • Ingen applaus for morderen (1996)
  • Englemakerne (1998)
  • Den syvende synd (2000)
  • Lik i lasta (2003)
  • Ute av bildet (2006)

References
  1. "Kjersti Scheen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  2. Rottem, Øystein. "Kjersti Scheen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
  3. "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 19 March 2010.


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