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); in English, Final Curtain, trans. Louis Muinzer (2002)
- Ingen applaus for morderen (1996)
- Englemakerne (1998)
- Den syvende synd (2000)
- Lik i lasta (2003)
- Ute av bildet (2006)