Kjersti Scheen

Kjersti Scheen (born 17 August 1943) is a Norwegian journalist, illustrator, novelist, crime fiction writer and children's writer. She made her literary debut in 1976 with the children's book Fie og mørket.^[2] Her novel Teppefall from 1994 introduced a series of crime novels with ex actress "Margaret Moss" as the main character.^[1] Scheen was awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment in 1994 (shared with Bjørn Aamodt).^[3]

Kjersti Scheen
Born	(1943-08-17) 17 August 1943 (age 81) Oslo, Norway[1]
Occupation(s)	Illustrator and writer
Awards	Gyldendal's Endowment (1994)

Many of her books have been translated into other languages.

Selected works

• Vårmåne (1986)
• Teppefall (1994); in English, Final Curtain, trans. Louis Muinzer (2002)
• Ingen applaus for morderen (1996)
• Englemakerne (1998)
• Den syvende synd (2000)
• Lik i lasta (2003)
• Ute av bildet (2006)