Leif G. W. Persson

Leif G. W. Persson is the most celebrated of Scandinavian criminologists and a specialist in psychological profiling. He was an advisor to the Swedish Ministry of Justice and is a professor at the Swedish Police Academy, being regularly consulted as the leading crime expert in his native country. Alongside these activities, for more than three decades he has been writing police stories that, with his observational skills, professional knowledge, and disarming sarcasm, have won over legions of readers worldwide.
Winner of several literary awards, including the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers award (three times), the Best Scandinavian Crime Writer award, the Petrona Award, and the Danish Academy of Crime Writers award.