Katarina Wennstam receives this year’s Crimetime Award at the Gothenburg Book Fair

The jury emphasizes that she has long been a strong voice for women's rights and a portrayal of society's treatment of crime victims. With her detective stories, the "Justitia" series and "The Turn of the Century Murders", she has helped change how crime is portrayed in Swedish crime fiction, according to the jury.

"At a time when women's rights are once again being questioned in many parts of the world, her voice feels more important than ever," the jury writes.