Idar Lind
Idar Lind (born 23 September 1954) is a Norwegian novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright. Biography. Lind was born on the island of Otterøya (now part of Namsos) in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He made his literary debut in 1983 with "Stengte dører". He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1989 for the crime novel "13 takters blues". His crime novel "Hotell Tordenskjold" (1985) introduced the characters "Kristian António Steen", a hotel porter of Spanish descent, and police officer "Breheim", as detectives. The same detectives also solved crime problems in the sequels "Ormens gift" (1986) and " 13  takters blues" (1989). Further crime novels are "Som to dråper blod" (1993), "Usynlige spor" (1994), and "Hysj" (1996). Lind published the song collection "Bakfot bok" in 1980. His plays include "Korsvikaspillet" (1995) and "Skottet i Buvika" (2008). The "Drakeblod" series (3 volumes 1988–1991) for young adults is set in the Viking Age.