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Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful Detective Novel s (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to psychological and social Theme s. Among her later works is ''Mörker och blåbärsris'' ( 1972 ) (set in northern Sweden ) and ''Händelser vid vatten'' ( 1993 ), in which she returned to the form of the Detective Novel .

Elected a member of the Swedish Academy in 1978 , she left the Academy in 1989 due to the debate following Death Threat s posed to Salman Rushdie . According to the rules of the Academy, she will remain a passive member for the entirety of her life.