Liza Marklund is an author, publisher, journalist, columnist, and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Her crime novels featuring the relentless reporter Annika Bengtzon instantly became an international hit, and Marklund's books have sold 12 million copies in 30 languages to date.http://www.lizamarklund.com/Neil Smith has translated many acclaimed Norwegian and Swedish novels, including books by Fredrik Backman and Leif G. W. Persson's The Dying Detective, winner of the CWA International Dagger 2017. He lives in Norfolk.

"This is a cleverly plotted story which, like so much Swedish crime fiction, features situations and characters one can believe in or sympathise with and is set firmly in contemporary society." Literary Review "She has been dubbed 'Scandinavia's queen of crime fiction' and in this, her latest novel, Liza Marklund maintains her moniker with a plot that will intrigue and excited" SHIP magazine "Marklund has created a complex page-turner, complete with gritty realism, a flawed but likable protagonist, and nonstop suspense." Publishers Weekly "One of the most popular crime writers of our time" PATRICIA CORNWELL "No one tells a story like Liza Marklund" KARIN SLAUGHTER