Bibliography
2008 Den mörka ängeln
2003 Den du inte ser
2004 I denna stilla natt
2005 Den inre kretsen
2006 Den döende dandyn
2007 I denna ljuva sommartid
2009 Den dubbla tystnaden
2010 Den farliga leken
2011 Det fjärde offret
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Author: Mari Jungstedt
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Mari Jungstedt, b. 1962, author of the beloved, bestselling crime series featuring police detective Anders Knutas, has since the first novel in the series, “Den du inte ser” (‘Unseen’) 2003, been recognized to be part of the elite of Swedish crime writers. Praised for her intelligent plots, fast paced and excruciating suspense, all set on the exotic island Gotland, her books have so far sold more than two million copies in Sweden alone and three million copies worldwide. They have been translated into more than fifteen languages and adapted into German TV-films with over five million viewers per show.
Mari Jungstedt is married, has two children and lives in Stockholm. Her husband is originally from Gotland, a large island in the Baltic Sea, where the family spends every summer. While working for many years as a news anchor at Sweden’s largest broadcaster, Mari harbored a secret dream of writing novels. As soon as she took herself the time to write, it was like opening a box of unwritten stories. With the beautiful yet dramatic landscape of Gotland serving as setting, Mari Jungstedt successfully crafts violent acts of crime. Parallel to this she runs, with equal success, a first-rate drama with focus on relation problems and the frail human condition. |
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'Just when I thought that the flow of impressive crime writers from the Nordic countries was slowing down, up pops another. Unseen is the Swede Mari Jungstedt’s first novel, but it doesn’t feellike it. She is in total control of plot and pace, conveys chilling atmosphere and her characters are well above average for believability.' - Marcel Berlins The Times 'There is an icy dispassionate grip to Jungstedt's writing that recalls Henning Mankell.' - Metro 'The Killer's Art is a classic demonstration of just why Mari Jungstedt is held in such high esteem; in Tiina Nunally's adroit translation, the prose has a stripped-down, utterly functional quality that is perfectly at the service of the carefully orchestrated plot. Writers such as Henning Mankell may outsell Jungstedt in the UK, but - if there is any justice - she will not remain caviar to the general' - Barry Forshaw |
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