Kerstin Lillemor Ekman is a Swedish novelist. Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels but later went on to psychological and social themes. Among her later works is M�rker och bl�b�rsris and H�ndelser vid vatten, in which she returned to the form of the detective novel. Ekman was elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1978, but left the Academy in 1989, together with Lars Gyllensten and Werner Aspenstr�m, due to the debate following death threats posed to Salman Rushdie. According to the rules of the Academy, however, she will remain a passive member for the entirety of her life. 

August 27th, 1933 in Finspång Municipality (Age 91)