Gunnar Staalesen
Gunnar Staalesen is a Norwegian crime writer who created Varg Veum, a Bergen private detective who is one of the earliest and most important protagonists in Nordic noir. His novels draw on the American hard-boiled tradition and are noted for their melancholy portrait of Norwegian society. He has been writing the Veum series since 1977.
Works
- Your Until Death
- Bitter FlowersCrime novel featuring detective Varg Veum investigating a murder in Bergen
- The Writing on the WallVarg Veum mystery about uncovering secrets hidden behind coded messages
- At Night All Wolves Are GreyDetective Varg Veum case set during dark Norwegian winter nights
- We Shall Inherit the Wind
- Yours Until Death
- Fallen AngelsVarg Veum mystery involving a suicide that may not be what it appears
- The Consorts of Death