Author

Jon Michelet

Jon Michelet was one of Norway's leading authors through five decades. He made his debut in 1975 with the crime novel He Who Is Born to Be Hanged, Shall Never Be Drowned. He went on to publish numerous novels, plays and non-fiction books and co-authored five bestselling reportage books from the Football World Cup with Dag Solstad. Michelet also worked as a sailor, a docker, a journalist, publisher and newspaper editor. He was renowned in Norway for his strong commitment to a number of political and cultural causes. Michelet was awarded the Riverton Prize for Best Norwegian Crime Novel twice, for White as Snow and The Frozen Woman both part of his long running Vilhelm Thygesen series. He also had phenomenal success with his epic series, A Hero of the Sea. Telling the story of the dramatic experiences of a Norwegian merchant navy sailor during WWII, the five novels published topped the charts since 2012 and sold well over half a million copies, making Michelet a household name in Norway. Sadly Jon passed away in April 2018.