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Anker Rogstad (8 January 1925 – 5 October 1994) was a Norwegian convicted safecracker who spent eight years in prison for his crimes, and later a celebrated crime writer. He started writing during imprisonment, and made his literary debut in 1956 with the crime novel Etterlyst. He was awarded the Riverton Prize in 1974 for the novel Lansen.

Select bibliography

• Etterlyst (1956)
• Jurister i kasjotten (1969)
• Lansen (1974)
• Hevnen (1975)
• Ærens pris (1986)

References

1. Gylseth, Christopher Hals. "Anker Rogstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Anker Rogstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2009.

• 1925 births
• 1994 deaths
• 20th-century Norwegian novelists
• Norwegian crime writers
• Writers from Oslo
• Norwegian prisoners and detainees
• Prisoners and detainees of Norway