Galle Literary Festival

Tove Alsterdal

Speaker

Tove Alsterdal is one of Sweden’s most acclaimed suspense writers. After five stand-alone novels, she launched her first series in 2020: the High Coast Series. The first book, We Know You Remember, won Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year and the prestigious Glass Key Award for Best Nordic Crime Novel. Its sequels, You Will Never Be Found and Deep Harbour, became instant bestsellers. Alsterdal’s works are published in 25 countries. With sharp research, lyrical prose, and nuanced characters, Alsterdal combines thrilling suspense with powerful explorations of social and historical issues.

 

She is also the founder of Ådalen Literary Festival in the north of Sweden, a genre-crossing national and international literary festival, that is set in the landscape of The High Coast series.

 

Top Titles

  • The Forgotten Dead (2009). Translated by Tiina Nunnally, 2017.
  • We Know You Remember (2020). Translated by Alice Menzies, 2022.
  • You Will Never Be Found (2021). Translated by Alice Menzies, 2023.
  • Deep Harbour (2023). Translated by Alice Menzies, 2024.

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