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David Lagercrantz


Sweden (b.1962)

Lagercrantz studied philosophy and religion at university and subsequently graduated from the Gothenburg journalism school. His first journalist job was at the in-house magazine of carmaker Volvo. He later moved to the daily tabloid newspaper Expressen and worked until 1993 as a crime reporter, covering some of the major criminal cases of the late 80s and early 90s in Sweden, notably the Åmsele murders. His first book was released in 1997, a biography of the Swedish adventurer and mountaineer Göran Kropp (1966 - 2002).
 

Genres: Mystery, Thriller
 
New and upcoming books
August 2024

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Fatal Gambit
(Rekke, book 2)
Series
Rekke
   1. Dark Music (2022)
   2. Fatal Gambit (2024)
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Novels
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Series contributed to
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Blaze Me a Sun (2023)
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Femicide (2022)
(Vanessa Frank, book 1)
Pascal Engman
"Irresistible reading."
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Son of Svea (2022)
Lena Andersson
"Intellectual, agile, sharp, occasionally uncomfortable, always uncompromising, Son of Svea is a novel about modern Sweden from our most important voice, Lena Andersson. Her crystal-clear prose shapes Son of Svea into an absolute gem of a book."

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