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Andreas Norman (b.1972) i Stockholm, is a Swedish author and former diplomat.

He made his debut as a novelist with the political thriller Into A Raging Blaze, published by Albert Bonniers förlag 2013. The book is the first in a series of political thrillers featuring counter-terrorism Security Service officer Bente Jensen. The series explores the harsh reality of today's global fight against terrorism and the intricate battles between espionage agencies. The serie´s second instalment, The Silent War, is due to be finished in Autumn 2015.

Into A Raging Blaze is currently being adopted for full-length feature film by the Swedish production company Tre Vänner, with screenplay written by Oskar Söderlund. The film has its opening in Spring 2016.

Norman served as a Swedish [Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs] official 2003-2013. He was member of the Ministry´s Counter-terrorism Unit. Following the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami on Boxing Day 2004, he took part in the Swedish crisis management effort in Thailand. This is portrayed in the documentary book 9,3 on the Richter scale, an intense eye-witness account of events in Thailand after the tsunami. The book will be published by Albert Bonnier förlag and released in October 2014. The story will be adapted for the stage, with its first opening at the Malmö City Theatre in February 2015.

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Norman is the author of the study Generating Change: The OSCE and the Property Law Implementation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1999-2002.