Author

Liza Marklund

Q: What should I read first by Liza Marklund?

Start with the Annika Bengtzon series, since it is the first on file, then read it in publication order.

Liza Marklund has 12 known credited books (12 published) across 1 series. Start with Annika Bengtzon.

Liza Marklund is a Swedish journalist and one of Scandinavia's bestselling crime novelists, known for her long-running Annika Bengtzon series following a Stockholm crime reporter, before co-authoring The Postcard Killers with James Patterson, a thriller about a New York detective and a Swedish journalist hunting a pair of serial killers who leave taunting postcards at crime scenes across Europe. Marklund's background as an investigative journalist in Sweden informs both her solo Nordic noir fiction and her contribution to the Patterson collaboration. Her Annika Bengtzon novels, translated into numerous languages, helped establish Marklund as a major figure in the Scandinavian crime fiction wave that gained significant international readership in the 2000s and 2010s. The Postcard Killers paired her journalistic, socially grounded approach to crime writing with Patterson's high-velocity commercial thriller format, and the transatlantic setting allowed both authors to draw on their respective regional strengths. Marklund continues to write and publish extensively in Sweden and internationally, remaining one of the most recognized Scandinavian crime novelists working today.

Series: 1
Credited books: 12
Published: 12
Latest published book: The Final Word 1 January 2016
Active: 2000–present
Best known for: Annika Bengtzon

Key facts about Liza Marklund

Liza Marklund has 12 books on our list. 11 of them belong to a series, while 1 stands alone. Since all 12 are out now, every book here is ready to read. Their series sits on our nordic noir shelf.

Liza Marklund has 1 series on file. Annika Bengtzon has 11 books, starting in 2000.

Since Annika Bengtzon is the first series on file, it is the place to start. Their first published book on file came out in 2000. Meanwhile, The Final Word is the latest published book, out on 1 January 2016.

There is also 1 standalone book. You can read it in any order, since each one stands alone. The newest one that is out is The Postcard Killers, from 2010.