Elsebeth Egholm

Elsebeth Egholm is a Danish author and journalist. Her acclaimed first novel, The Free Women's Club, was published in Denmark in 1999, followed by Scirocco and Opium. In 2002 Egholm introduced Danish readers to heroine Dicte Svendsen, a journalist from Aarhus. There are now six novels in this best-selling series. Translation rights to the Dicte Svendsen series have been sold in Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Norway, Iceland and France. Miso Film is currently developing an adaptation of the series for broadcast on Danish, Swedish and Scandinavian television. Elsebeth Egholm lives in Aarhus, Denmark.