Author: Ingrid Elfberg
 
  
Ingrid Elfberg was born and raised in the North of Sweden, where she grew up with the local tradition of storytelling. Since childhood she has been interested in the art of capturing an audience. Before becoming an author, Ingrid’s creativity and skill for non-linear narrative were expressed in her work with interactive media and as an art director. Her literary carrier took off when she won the Swedish Ballograf Prize for her short story The Storm in 2004.

Written in an intelligent and highly visual language, Ingrid Elfberg’s psychological thrillers plunge into in the depths of the human psyche, and explore the true forces behind human behaviour. Drawing from her everyday surroundings, Elfberg writes herself into the tradition of successful Swedish crime writers, such as Karin Alvtegen and Inger Frimansson.

Ingrid’s debut novel Gud som haver (Say your prayers little one…) is a daring and frightening depiction of paedophilia. It is the first instalment in Ingrid’s series about a group of police officers operating in Gothenburg and it became an immediate success among the Swedish readers. In the stand-alone sequel Till döden skiljer oss åt (Till death do us apart), Ingrid shows us what happens when love is replaced by jealousy and a desire to control the other.

Besides writing her own novels, Ingrid teaches creative writing at the Swedish Writer’s Academy. Since 25 years she lives with her family in Gothenburg, the main setting of her stories.


 
Bibliography
2009 Gud som haver (Say your prayers, little one)
2013 Tills döden skiljer oss åt (Till Death Do Us Apart)
Say your prayers, little one is one of the best thrillers I have read in a long time. This novel must, without doubt and without too much discussion, be selected as the best debut of Swedish crime this year. […] Above all, Ingrid stands out from the crowd, since she has succeeded in creating characters that feel real and alive, rather than the stereotypes of her colleagues, even the bestsellers.
- Dast Magazine
Beyond the disruptive events and in only a few sentences, Ingrid Elfberg knows how to create atmospheres, produce dialogues that actually sound like real talk, and show how a small hope can be eradicated when you least of all expect it. […] A gentle and painful story about injustices, and best of all: here you are presented with an every-day life, which can impossibly go on as usual. God gives, and God takes.
- Helsingborgs Dagblad