Nils-Olof Franzén






Nils-Olof Franzén.


Nils Olof Franzén was a Swedish author who wrote the Agaton Sax series. He was born 23 August 1916, in Oxelösund. He died on 24 February 1997, at age 81. Franzén had a wife and three children. His son Bo is still alive, along with two sisters (Kee and unknown). His literary estate is represented by ALIS.


He was director of programmes for Swedish Radio from 1956 to 1973, and also wrote a number of biographies.


The first of his eleven Agaton Sax books, Agaton Sax klipper till, was published in 1955. According to a description inside Agaton Sax and the Criminal Doubles, Franzén originally wrote the stories for his son.



The books











































































Swedish title
Published
English title
Published

Agaton Sax klipper till
1955

Agaton Sax and the Big Rig (extended)
1976

Agaton Sax och den ljudlösa sprängämnesligan
1956

Agaton Sax and the League of Silent Exploders
1974

Agaton Sax och vita möss-mysteriet
1957

Agaton Sax and the Haunted House
1975

Agaton Sax och de slipade diamanttjuvarna
1959

Agaton Sax and the Diamond Thieves
1965

Agaton Sax och det gamla pipskägget
1961

Agaton Sax and the Scotland Yard Mystery
1969

Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud
1963

Agaton Sax and the Criminal Doubles
1971

Agaton Sax och bröderna Max
1965

Agaton Sax and the Max Brothers (a.k.a. Bank Robbers)
1970

Agaton Sax och den bortkomne mr Lispington
1966

Agaton Sax and the Colossus of Rhodes
1972

Agaton Sax och de okontanta miljardärerna
1967
Not published in the UK


Agaton Sax och den svällande rotmos-affären
1970

Agaton Sax and the London Computer Plot
1973

Agaton Sax och den mörklagda ljusmaskinen
1978

Agaton Sax and Lispington's Grandfather Clock
1978












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