Stein Riverton Author

Stein Riverton was born Kristoffer Elvestad Svensen in a small Norwegian town near the Swedish border in 1884. Changing his name to Sven Elvestad he moved to Kristiania (Oslo) to work as a journalist. Under the pen name Stein Riverton, he wrote a series of crime novels featuring the retired police detective Asbjorn Krag. Published in 1909, Jernvognen (The Iron Carriage) is regarded as his masterpiece. He died in 1934. The Riverton Prize, awarded annually to the best Norwegian crime story, is named after him.