Knut Lindh (born 11 June 1951) is a Norwegian author. He has worked for several media companies, among others The Norwegian News Agency (NTB), The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), TV 2 Norway and National Geographic. Lindh graduated from The Norwegian School of Journalism in 1977 and has studied international communication and politics at the University of Minnesota. He published his first book in 1985 and has since then written novels, biographies and dictionaries. Lindh was awarded the "Fresh Blood" prize 2009 for Dead Man Rises. The prize is awarded annually for the best Norwegian crime novel debut. Source: Wikipedia (en)