The Glass Key award ( Swedish: Glasnyckeln, Danish: Glasnøglen, Norwegian: Glassnøkkelen, Finnish: Lasiavain-palkinto, Icelandic: Glerlykillinn) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.

The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by American crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every year by the members of the Crime Writers of Scandinavia (Skandinaviska Kriminalsällskapet) to a crime novel written by a Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian or Swedish author. Each country's members put forth a candidate novel, making up the shortlist.

Winners

Year	Author	Original title	English translation	Country
1992	Mankell Henning Mankell	Mördare utan ansikte	Faceless Killers	Sweden
1993	Høeg Peter Høeg	Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne	Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow	Denmark
1994	Småge Kim Småge	Sub Rosa	n/a	Norway
1995	Larsen Erik Otto Larsen	Masken i spejlet	n/a	Denmark
1996	Skagen Fredrik Skagen	Nattsug	n/a	Norway
1997	Fossum Karin Fossum	Se dig ikke tilbake!	Don't Look Back	Norway
1998	Nesbø Jo Nesbø	Flaggermusmannen	The Bat	Norway
1999	Davidsen Leif Davidsen	Limes billede	Lime's Photograph	Denmark
2000	Nesser Håkan Nesser	Carambole	Hour of the Wolf	Sweden
2001	Alvtegen Karin Alvtegen	Saknad	Missing	Sweden
2002	Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason	Mýrin	Jar City	Iceland
2003	Indriðason Arnaldur Indriðason	Grafarþögn	Silence of the Grave	Iceland
2004	Aust Kurt Aust	Hjemsøkt	n/a	Norway/  Denmark
2005	Roslund Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström	Odjuret	The Beast	Sweden
2006	Larsson Stieg Larsson	Män som hatar kvinnor	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	Sweden
2007	Rönkä Matti Rönkä	Ystävät kaukana	n/a	Finland
2008	Larsson Stieg Larsson	Luftslottet som sprängdes	The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest	Sweden
2009	Theorin Johan Theorin	Nattfåk	The Darkest Room	Sweden
2010	Adler-Olsen Jussi Adler-Olsen	Flaskepost fra P	A Conspiracy of Faith	Denmark
2011	Persson Leif G. W. Persson [1]	Den döende detektiven	The Dying Detective	Sweden
2012	Valeur Erik Valeur [ da]	Det syvende barn	The Seventh Child	Denmark
2013	Horst Jørn Lier Horst	Jakthundene	The Hunting Dogs	Norway
2014	Sveen Gard Sveen	Den siste pilegrimen	The Last Pilgrim	Norway
2015	Rydahl Thomas Rydahl [ da]	Eremitten	The Hermit	Denmark
2016	Riel Ane Riel	Harpiks	Resin	Denmark
2017	Persson Giolito Malin Persson Giolito	Störst av allt	Quicksand	Sweden
2018	Grebe Camilla Grebe	Husdjuret	After She's Gone	Sweden
2019	Jackson Stina Jackson	Silvervägen	The Silver Road	Sweden
2020	Grebe Camilla Grebe	Skuggjägaren	Shadow Hunter	Sweden
2021	Alsterdal Tove Alsterdal	Rotvälta	We Know You Remember	Sweden
2022	Hesseldahl Morten Hesseldahl	Mørket under isen	Darkness Under the Ice	Denmark
2023	Max Seeck	Kauna	The Last Grudge	Finland

References

External links

• (in Swedish) Glass Key winners (through 2004)