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.
Fjell was born in Fredrikstad on 20 October 1982.[1] Born with spina bifida, he became dependant on a wheelchair.[2]
He made his literary debut with the novel Pus in 2009. His crime novel Tysteren, with "Kripos investigator Anton Brekke" as the detective,[1] was awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for 2010.[3] 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), Cassandra-saken (2022), and Nattravnen (2023).[1]
The novel Skriket (2024) is written in collaboration with Jørn Lier Horst, and is planned to be the first in a series with crime podcaster Markus Heger.[4]
↑ Hovde, Kjell-Olav; Huvenes, Fred. "Bokhandlerprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
