Mari Jungstedt (born 31 October 1962, in Stockholm) is a

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journalist and

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author. Jungstedt worked as a reporter on

national public radio and

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, and was an occasional presenter on TV4's daily

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Förkväll. Her first five novels are set on the island of Gotland and feature Detective Superintendent Anders Knutas and the

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Johan Berg. Two of her novels were filmed for Swedish TV, and her work has been translated into English by

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. In 2012, her book ''The Dead of Summer'' was released in America by the publishing house Stockholm Text. Mari Jungstedt lives in Stockholm. Her husband comes from

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, Gotland, and they spend their summers on Gotland.Forshaw, Barry, ''Death in a Cold Climate'', Palgrave Macmillan 2012, p. 5, 51-52, 75

Bibliography

* (2003) ''Den du inte ser''; English translation: ''Unseen'' (2006) * (2004) ''I denna stilla natt''; English translation: ''Unspoken'' (2007) * (2005) ''Den inre kretsen''; English translation: ''The Inner Circle'' / UK title: ''Unknown'' (2008) * (2006) ''Den döende dandyn''; English translation: ''The Killer's Art'' (UK edition 2010, US edition 2013) * (2007) ''I denna ljuva sommartid''; English translation: ''The Dead of Summer'' (UK edition 2011, US edition 2013) * (2008) ''Den mörka ängeln''; English translation: ''Dark Angel'' (UK edition 2012, US edition 2014) * (2009) ''Den dubbla tystnaden''; English translation: ''The Double Silence'' (2013) * (2010) ''Den farliga leken''; English translation: ''The Dangerous Game'' (2014) * (2011) ''Det fjärde offret''; "The Fourth Victim" (2016) * (2012) ''Den sista akten'' * (2013) ''Du går inte ensam''

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Mari Jungstedt official website Mari Jungstedt's Gotland Mari Jungstedt in America
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1962 births Living people Writers from Stockholm Swedish crime fiction writers Swedish-language writers Uppsala University alumni Mid Sweden University alumni Women mystery writers Swedish mystery writers {{Sweden-writer-stub

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