Education
Lindh graduated from The Norwegian School of Journalism in 1977 and has studied international communication and politics at the University of Minnesota.
Lindh graduated from The Norwegian School of Journalism in 1977 and has studied international communication and politics at the University of Minnesota.
He worked as a high school teacher and youth worker before he became a journalist in 1972. Since then he has worked for several media companies, among others The Norwegian News Agency (NTB), The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norsk Rikskringkasting), television 2 Norway and National Geographic. He published his first book in 1985 and has since then written novels, biographies and dictionaries.
The prize is awarded annually for the best Norwegian crime novel debut.