ANNA JANSSON
High excitement and ethical dilemmas
Crime fiction - Kristoffer Bark series
THE SHADOW BEHIND YOU
Daughter Missing
Crime fiction - Maria Wern series
The Death List
My Heart Is Yours
Woman on the Bench
What You Do Not Know
Prisoners of Fear
Everyone Can See You
Child of the Shadows
A Dance on Glowing Embers
When Beauty Came to Town
The Eternal Flame of Alchemy
Killer’s Island
Not Until the Giver is Dead
Not Even the Past
Boy Missing
Strange Bird
Black Butterfly
Dreams of Snow
The Silver Crown
May Death Sleep
All the Tranquil Dead
The Speechless God
AUDIO/DIGITAL
Playing With Fire
All You Wish For
Summer Night
The Death Always Speaks the Truth
For the Ones I Love
BLOOD ON THE DANCE FLOOR
Feel Good fiction
An Unexpected Love Story
Partners Out of Step
Mothers-in-Law Unlimited
The Goddess of Faith at Salon d’Amour
Children's fiction
THE GOLD RING MYSTERY
THE BICYCLE THIEF
The Lottery Scam
The Cat Thief
Mysterious Messages
The Mail Thief
The Christmas Thief
Brother Gone Missing
Foul Play
The Pirate Island
The Haunted House
The Ship Mystery
The Pickpocket
Forbidden Garbage
The Knights’ Jousting
The Class Fund
The Silver Treasure
The Bank Robbery
Rights
Rights for adult fiction
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
USA
Rights for children’s fiction
Denmark
Finland
Poland
Sweden
Awards & nominations
2020 – Winner of The Culture Prize in Memory of Hjalmar Bergman
2018 – Nominated for The Swedish Audio Award (2 titles)
2018 – Nominated for the Crimetime Award
2017 – Nominated for The Swedish Audio Award (2 titles)
2006 – Nominated for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel)
Anna Jansson was born and raised in Visby, and now lives in Örebro with her family. Before becoming a full-time writer, Anna Jansson worked as a nurse for many years. It has inspired her to write about people’s relationship to life and death, and she always add ethical dilemmas into her stories.
Anna Jansson is one of Sweden´s most popular crime writers. Since the debut with The Speachless God in 2000 her novels about the energetic and good-hearted Police inspector Maria Wern have sold over 4 million copies and have been translated into sixteen languages. The film and television series starring acclaimed Swedish actress Eva Röse have made a success in Sweden and Germany and has aired in over 20 countries across Europe as well as in the US.
With the charming stories about the warm-hearted hairdresser and matchmaker Angelika Lagermark, also known as The Goddess of Fate, Anna Jansson entertains readers also in the feel-good genre while writing about life and death, love and longing for love.
For the younger readers, Anna Jansson has created a children’s book series about the son of Maria Wern, 11-year-old Emil Wern, who started his own detective agency and solves mysteries.
In Autumn 2019 Anna Jansson turns to her hometown Örebro, and starts a new series, which will run parallel with Maria Wern. Daughter Missing, is the first book in the Kristoffer Bark-series, where the readers will get to know a new colourful work group within the police department investigating cold cases. Each one with their own history, defaults and strengths. Daughter Missing is a captivating crime thriller about a parent´s worst nightmare.
Örebro is a completely different environment from the sunny Gotland we find in the Maria Wern books. However, the readers will recognize Anna Jansson’s talent in mastering both hair-raising crimes and the inner lives of her beloved characters. The Kristoffer Bark series is a bit darker in the tone but be sure her trademark is still there – Anna Jansson cares, and take care of her characters, and she is a fantastic storyteller.
Bibliography crime fiction
Kristoffer Bark series
2020 – The Shadow Behind You (Skuggan bakom dig), crime novel
2019 – Daughter Missing (Dotter saknad), crime novel
Maria Wern series
2020 – The Death List (Dödslistan), crime novel
2019 – My Heart is Yours (Mitt hjärta är ditt), crime novel
2018 – Woman on the Bench (Kvinnan på bänken), crime novel
2017 – What You Do Not Know (Det du inte vet), crime novel
2016 – Prisoners of Fear (Rädslans fångar), crime novel
2015 – Everyone Can See You (Alla kan se dig), crime novel
2014 – Child of the Shadows (Skymningens barfotabarn), crime novel
2013 – A Dance on Glowing Embers (Dans på glödande kol), crime novel
2012 – When Beauty Came to Town (När skönheten kom till Bro), crime novel
2011 – The Eternal Flame of Alchemy (Alkemins eviga eld), crime novel
2010 – Killer’s Island (Drömmen förde dig vilse), crime novel
2009 – Not Until the Giver is Dead (Först när givaren är död), crime novel
2008 – Not Even the Past (Inte ens det förflutna), crime novel
2007 – Boy Missing (Pojke försvunnen), crime novel
2006 – Strange Bird (Främmande fågel), crime novel
2005 – Black Butterfly (Svart fjäril), crime novel
2004 – Dreams from Snow (Drömmar ur snö), crime novel
2003 – The Silver Crown (Silverkronan), crime novel
2002 – May Death Sleep (Må döden sova), crime novel
2001 – All the Tranquil Dead (Alla de stillsamma döda), crime novel
2000 – The Speechless God (Stum sitter guden), crime novel
Bibliography audio/digital
2020 – Playing With Fire (Leka med elden), Maria Wern crime audio
2019 – All You Wish For (Allt du önskar kan du få), Maria Wern crime audio
2019 – Summer Night (Sommarnatt), crime novel (Maria Wern)
2018 – Death Always Speaks the Truth (Döden är alltid sann), crime novel (Maria Wern)
2018 – For the Ones I love (För dem jag älskar), crime novel
2017 – Blood on the Dance Floor (Blod på dansbanan), crime novel (Maria Wern)
Bibliography feel good fiction
2018 – An Unexpected Love Story, feel good novel
2017 – Partners Out of Step (Kärleksdans i obalans), feel good novel
2016 – Mothers-In-Law Unlimited (Svärmödrar utan gränser), feel-good novel
2014 – The Goddess of Fate at Salon d’Amour (Ödesgudinnan), feel-good novel
Bibliography other fiction
2010 – Drama Queens. In a Life Close to You (Drama Queens. I ett liv nära dig), short novel collection.
Bibliography YA and children fiction
2020 – The Gold Ring Mystery (Guldringens gåta), children’s detective novel
2019 – The Bicycle Thief (Cykeltjuven), children’s detective novel
2018 – The Lottery Scam (Lotterifusket), children’s detective novel
2017 – The Cat Thief (Kattjuven), children’s detective novel
2016 – Mysterious Messages (Mystiska meddelanden), children’s detective novel
2015 – The Mail Thief (Brevtjuven), children’s detective novel
2014 – The Christmas Thief (Julklappstjuven), children’s detective novel
2014 – Brother Gone Missing (Lillebror försvunnen), children’s detective novel
2013 – Foul Play (Falskt spel), children’s detective novel
2013 – The Pirate Island (Piratens ö), children’s detective novel
2012 – The Haunted House (Spökhuset), children’s detective novel
2012 – The Ship Mystery (Skeppets gåta), children’s detective novel
2011 – The Pickpocket (Ficktjuven), children’s detective novel
2011 – Illegal Waste (Förbjudna sopor), children’s detective novel
2010 – The Bank Robbery (Bankrånet), children’s detective novel
2010 – The Silver Treasure (Silverskatten), children’s detective novel
2010 – The Class Fund (Klasskassan), children’s detective novel
2010 – The Knights Jousting (Riddarnas kamp), children’s detective novel
Reader’s comments
“A book you are hooked at from chapter one, written with humor, accuracy and the final is unexpected, a really good book!”
“Dear Mrs Jansson, I am writing to you to let you know how much I enjoy every single book written by you that I’ve read. I have always liked this kind of literature, and that is the reason because I bought all the collection written by the great Agatha Christie (translated into Spanish), and I have to confess that after reading yours, I have enjoyed them as much as the ones by Christie! In some ways they are quite similar! That must be a great honour for you, as it means you have a wonderful talent! Indeed, that’s right!”
“I think the book was good because it was a lot of excitement and I could not stop reading.” / Emil Wern reader
“It was like many mysteries in one. When are we reading the next book in the series?” / teacher who read The Mail Thief out loud in class
“It’s really a pleasure to meet Angelika again. It’s harmless, humoristic, a bit suspenseful and funny. And Anna Jansson is really good in building her characters.” / mother-in-law unlimited reader
Author photo
Leif Hansen. For photo rights please contact Grand Agency at lotta@grandagency.se