January Ekstrom

Education

January Ekström has lived in Gislaved but graduated in Växjö. He studied national economy, Slavic languages, English and statistics in Lund, thereafter he studied at the Handelshögskolan in Stockholm.

Career

He was in the beginning of the 80"s co-owner of the ad firm "Ekström & Lindmark". He has also lived in Paris, France. As an author January Ekström debuted 1961 with "Döden fyller år" (The Death"s Birthday) and the next year he introduced his problem-solver, the red haired and opera loving detective Bertil Durell.

Foreign "Träfracken" (The wood tuxedo) he got Expressens Sherlock-award.

January Ekström is most famous as an author of mystery novels with complicated intrigue, though he has written romans and articles to trade presses. The novel Ålkistan (The Eel Chest) is claimed to be one of the few Swedish examples of a successful answer on the locked room mystery.

The novels Träfracken and Morianerna also exists in film form.

Achievements

• Sherlock-priset, 1963 Svenska Deckarakademin"s Grand Master-diploma, 1997.

Works

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  • Daggormen.

Membership

January Ekström was also a member of Svenska Deckarakademin (the Swedish Detective Story Academy).