The Dead of Summer, the fifth novel in the Andres Knutas series, was published as digital edition in May 2012 by Stockholm Text and has sold 9,700 units to-date. Killer’s Art is the fourth volume in the series. Stockholm Text has retained the US rights for the remainder of series of ten including the next novel.
In discussion with St. Martin's Press regarding rights to the first three volumes.
The London Times has called Mari Jungstedt “one of Scandinavia’s best crime writers” and her popularity is proven by over 2 million books sold in Sweden alone.
This Anders Knutas series is a consistent bestseller at Waterstones (UK) and Mari Jungstedt is the top selling crime in translation author for the entire Random House world English list.
This series has been adapted into a German TV drama—over five million viewers per show. The translation rights have sold to nearly twenty countries.
Jungstedt previously worked as a reporter on Swedish NPR and television. She also had a brief career as a fashion model in New York City.