Stieg Trenter
Stieg Ivar Trenter was a Swedish journalist and popular crime writer.
Biography
Born Stig Johansson in Stockholm, he started out by using the name Stieg Trenter as pseudonym but soon changed his name to this in real life as well. His first novel was Ingen kan hejda döden, published in 1943.Stieg Trenter was a crime writer. The main characters in many of his books are crime investigating press photographer Harry Friberg and his crime solving partner Detective Inspector Vesper Johnson. New editions of his books continue to be published.
His plots has been called adequate by some experts and praised by others. His investigating main character is Friberg, from whose perspective the story is told, and this character is said to have been based upon the press photographer K.W. Gullers, Trenter's friend.
His book series on Harry Friberg contains 23 books. These books are his most famous but he also published other independent crime novels.
Stieg Trenter married the author Ulla Trenter in 1960. They are parents of the author Laura Trenter.
Works
Ingen kan hejda döden Som man ropar... Farlig fåfänga I dag röd... Lysande landning Det kom en gäst Tragiskt telegram Träff i helfigur Eld i håg Lek lilla Louise Ristat i sten Gamla stan Aldrig näcken Roparen Tiga är silver Narr på nocken Kalla handen Springaren Dockan till Samarkand Skuggan Färjkarlen Sturemordet Dvärgarna Guldgåsen Tolfte Knappen Sjöjungfrun Rosenkavaljeren- ''De döda fiskarna och andra spänningsberättelser''
Further information
- https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A9197034630&qt=advanced&dblist=638