Jon Michelet

Biography

Jon Michelet was a Norwegian author, journalist, and editor born on July 14, 1944. He drew from his experiences as a sailor and dock worker in his writing, penning notable crime series like "Orion's Belt" and the six-volume epic "En sjøens helt", about Norwegian war sailors during WWII. Michelet won the Riverton Prize twice for his crime novels "Hvit som snø" and "Den frosne kvinnen". He completed his magnum opus, "A hero of the sea", just weeks before his death in 2018.