VJ Books Presents Author Liza Marklund!
 Liza Marklund was born September 9,1962 in P"lmark, close to the Arctic Circle in Sweden. She is an author, journalist, columnist, and goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. She is also co-owner of Piratf_rlaget, one of Sweden's most successful publishing houses. Since her debut in 1995, Liza Marklund has written eleven novels and two nonfiction books. Liza co-wrote the international bestseller The Postcard Killers with James Patterson, making her the second Swedish author ever to reach No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. Her crime novels featuring the gutsy reporter Annika Bengtzon have sold more than 15 million copies in 33 languages to date.
Liza Marklund worked as an investigative news reporter for ten years and as an editor in print and television news for five. Today, she also makes documentaries for television and writes for various newspapers. Her topics are often women and children's rights. Liza has made documentaries about children with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia and Russia, and a series about domestic violence, Take a Little Beating.
Liza is also a popular columnist since 20 years. Her columns have appeared in various Swedish and international newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times in the UK, Welt am Sonntag in Germany, Dagbladet Information in Denmark, and Ilta-Lehti in Finland. She is a regular columnist in Swedish tabloid Expressen and Norwegian daily Verdens Gang. Today, Liza and her family divide their time between Stockholm in Sweden and Marbella in southern Spain.
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Liza Marklund Bibliography
The Annika Bengtzon Series
- The Bomber (2011)
- Studio 69 (2003, Paperback)
- Paradise (2004, UK Paperback)
- Prime Time (2006, Paperback)
- The Red Wolf (2011)
- Last Will (2012)
- Lifetime (2012)
- The Long Shadow (2013)
- Borderline (2015)
The Maria Eriksson Series
- Gömda - en sann historia (Buried Alive - A True Story, 1995; updated edition 2000)
- Asyl - den sanna fortsättningen på Gömda (Asylum Granted - A True Story, 2004)
Other Works
- Härifrån till jämställdheten (co-written with Lotta Snickare; 1998)
- Det finns en särskild plats i helvetet för kvinnor som inte hjälper varandra (co-written with Lotta Snickare; 2005)
- The Postcard Killers (with James Patterson; 2010)
Liza Marklund Awards
- The Poloni Prize (Polonipriset) 1998 for Best Swedish Crime Novel by a Female Writer (for "The Bomber")
- The Debutant Prize (Debutantpriset) 1998 for Best First Novel of the Year (for "The Bomber")
- Swedish Union's Award 1999 for Author of the Year (for "Studio 69")
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