Pascal Carl Orlando Engman Murchio is a Swedish author and journalist. He is known for his

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series featuring police detective Vanessa Frank, beginning with ''Eldslandet'' (''The land of fire'') in 2018. His works have been published in at least 19 languages, including English.

Early life and education

Pascal Carl Orlando Engman Murchio was born in

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, Sweden, to a Swedish mother and a Chilean father.

Journalism

Engman began his professional life as a journalist, working first at the regional newspaper '' Trelleborgs Allehanda'', then at online magazine ''Nyheter24'', then at the Swedish evening newspaper ''

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''.

Writing career

Engman's debut novel, ''Patrioterna'' (''The Patriots''), was published in Sweden in 2017. Soon after publishing, the TV rights to ''Patrioterna'' were sold to Fabrik Entertainment in

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, the production company behind

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's '' Bosch'' series and AMC's '' The Killing''. Following that stand-alone title, he began writing a series about police detective Vanessa Frank. As of 2022, there were four titles in the Vanessa Frank series: ''Eldslandet'' (The land of fire), ''Råttkungen'' (The rat king), ''Änkorna'' (The widows) and ''Kokain'' (Cocaine). ''Råttkungen'' is the first of these to be published in English, under the title ''Femicide'', by Legend Press as part of a three-book deal. ''Femicide'' has already sold over 100,000 copies in Sweden alone. As of 2022 the Vanessa Frank series is sold in over 20 countries and has been translated into 19 languages including English, German, Italian, Polish, and Spanish.

Critical reception

Portrayed as a rising star in Scandinavian

, Engman has been called "the master of the new generation" by David Lagercrantz, the author of the later books in the ''Millennium'' series.

Other activities

In 2020, Engman founded the Pascal Engman Foundation, which works to promote reading among children and young people in Sweden. The foundation was officially launched in 2021. Its main activity is to award an annual scholarship ("Reading Promoter of the Year") to an individual or an organisation that has made significant contributions in this field. The prize committee awarding the scholarship each year consists of several prominent media personalities, including former SVT CEO

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Selected works

* ''Patrioterna'' (''The Patriots''), 2017

The Vanessa Frank series

* ''Eldslandet'' (''The land of fire''), 2018 * ''Råttkungen'' (''The rat king''), 2019. Published in English by Legend Press under the title ''Femicide'', 2022. * ''Änkorna'' (''The widows''), 2020 * ''Kokain'' (''Cocaine''), 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Engman, Pascal Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Swedish people of Chilean descent Swedish male journalists Writers from Stockholm 21st-century Swedish journalists Swedish crime fiction writers 21st-century Swedish male writers