Swedish crime at its best—dark, atmospheric, and chilling. The island of Gotland is in the middle of a busy tourist season and getting ready for Midsummer, the 4th of July of Swedish holidays, when a young woman and her dog are found brutally murdered. The dog has been beheaded and is missing a paw; the woman is naked, covered in gruesome axe wounds, and her panties have been stuffed in her mouth. What looks like a crime committed by the victim's jealous husband keeps the local police force on their toes. Then a second victim is found. A serial killer terrorizes tourists and locals alike, and Inspector Anders Knutas has to face additional pressure from the media and local politicians who are worried about bad PR for the island. In his quest for the murderer, he is aided by Johan Berg, an intrepid young journalist from Stockholm who has been sent to cover the incidents and who gets involved with Emma, one of the first victim's close friends. Three women die before Knutas and Berg, each approaching the case in their own way, finally close in on the killer, who has always, until now, been the one unseen by everybody. Jungstedt has written an atmospheric and exciting first mystery in clear, unadorned prose, in the tradition of Henning Mankell, Håkan Nesser, and Karin Fossum.

It is winter on Gotland, and fourteen-year-old Fanny is missing. She had no friends to speak of other than the horses she took care of at the local racing stable, and seems to have been an unhappy and isolated teenager, the daughter of an absent Jamaican musician and an instable Swedish mother. Is her disappearance somehow connected to the recent brutal murder of alcoholic photographer Henry Dahlström, who had won a large sum of money at the racetrack right before his death? Inspector Anders Knutas and his team investigate under pressure from the media. Fanny is finally found, strangled to death and left on a lonely heath, covered by moss and branches. At the same time, grainy but explicit photographs of the girl with a stranger are discovered, hidden in Dahlström's darkroom. Intrepid TV journalist Johan Berg, sent from Stockholm to cover the two deaths, pushes the investigation one decisive step ahead while still trying to resolve his relationship with Emma, which has been simmering since they first met during the investigation into a series of murders on Gotland this past summer. All evidence points to one of Fanny's coworkers at the stable, an American who has left the country for a short vacation. As Knutas and his team wait for his return to make the arrest, the inspector takes a well-deserved weekend off with an old friend, and at the lonely cottage in the woods, the pieces finally fit together. But this time, Knutas has gotten too close...

The Inner Circle opens with an international group of young archeology students sweating on a dig on the island of Gotland, uncovering a Viking fortification dating back over a millennium. They are a fun-loving lot, partying together every night, but the good vibe turns to horror when one of them, twenty-one-year-old Martina Flochten, disappears. Her body is found a short while later, naked, bled out, and hanging from a tree. Her injuries indicate that she is the victim of a ritual killing. Inspector Anders Knutas investigates Martina’s acquaintances. Who was the mysterious lover she was supposed to have been meeting in secret and whom none of her fellow archaeologists have actually seen? What do the marks on Martina’s body signify? Is there possibly a connection between Martina’s death and the recent and unsolved brutal beheading of a Gotland pony? The pony was also bled out, and its head was missing—-until it appears mounted on a stick outside the next victim’s house. Inspector Knutas and his team work feverishly to catch the killer, but before long there are more victims, all of whom have been killed and mutilated the same way. Mari Jungstedt integrates a healthy dose of Scandinavian mythology in this installment of her critically acclaimed series, and also addresses current issues on Gotland, while keeping up a fast-paced and intricate plot as Knutas closes in on the killer and the secret that connects the victims. This is Swedish crime fiction at its best: dark, atmospheric, and character-driven.

A cold Sunday morning, a man is found murdered and hanged on the old city wall that surrounds Visby, capital of Gotland. The victim is art gallery owner Egon Wallin. When the famous painting “The Dying Dandy” is stolen in Stockholm, disturbing links to the murder of Egon Wallin slowly start to surface, taking the reader right into the exquisite Swedish art world and underworld of prostitution and drugs. Killer’s Art is set in the picturesque yet uncanny island Gotland, the Swedish equivalent to Martha’s Vineyard. In this hair-raising story, superintendant Anders Knutas is facing one of the toughest investigations in his career. With an intelligent plot and fast-paced, excruciating suspense, Mari Jungstedt is often compared to Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell. Her page-turning novels have made Jungstedt the second bestselling crime-in-translation author for Random House. With over 3 million copies sold, Jungstedt is a true queen of crime fiction.

While vacationing on the Swedish island Gotland, a young father of two is shot on the beach while jogging. Assistant commissioner Karin Jacobsson, who must lead the investigation while Anders Knutas is on vacation, is at a loss until another horrific crime is committed. Mari Jungstedt successfully combines a thrilling, raw crime novel with a multilayered relational drama.

Reckless in the grip of passion, a successful event planner leaves his wife and children for his new lover. When he turns up murdered after a big night out, the spurned wife is a natural suspect. But the motive widens when three cottages are set on fire in the peaceful vacation destination of Gotland Island. In order for Detective Anders Knutas to catch the killer, he must unravel the truth that lies hidden at the heart of a broken family—and face secrets of his own.

A man is pushed from a cliff; a woman is missing after a bike ride; an elderly man is washed ashore. The friends are closer than most – too close, some might say. Every year they leave their cosy suburban neighbourhood to go on holiday together to a remote Swedish island. But this year, their holiday won’t go as expected. A terrible series of tragedies will unfold, seemingly random, all somehow connected. Detective Superintendant Anders Knutas will have to look into the friends’ tangled pasts to find the truth. What malevolent force has followed them to the island? Or was it amongst them all along? Even the closest friends don’t share everything...

The price of fame . . . is DEATH When Jenny is spotted by a high-profile modelling agency, she goes from ordinary schoolgirl to celebrity overnight. Suddenly her life is a whirlwind of parties and glamour. Agnes used to be a model too – but now she lies in a hospital bed, slowly being destroyed by an eating disorder. Her father sits by her day after day, praying that his only remaining daughter survives. An attempted murder during a lavish photoshoot means that Jenny’s and Agnes’s lives will soon intersect in the most terrifying of ways . . . Because someone is watching them. Someone with a plan. Can Detective Anders Knutas figure out who it is in time to stop a terrible justice being served?

A violent robbery. A hit-and-run. A brutal murder. In the stifling heat of an August morning on the beautiful Swedish island of Gotland, terror shatters the calm. An armed robbery is over in minutes, leaving a little girl on the road, hit by the getaway car. Desperate to find those responsible, the police track down one of the culprits. But he is dead, brutally murdered at a remote farm. Tattooed on his arm are three initials: his own and two others. The only clues to the identity of his friends. As the hunt to find the remaining two robbers intensifies, there’s every chance the murderer is on their trail too. Can Detective Superintendent Knutas beat them to it?

När den omstridda debattredaktören på en av Sveriges största dagstidningar, Erika Malm, hittas mördad på ett hotellrum i Visby väcker dådet stor uppståndelse. Mordet sker mitt under den myllrande Almedalsveckan. Utredningen pekar åt olika håll; ett hotbrev från nynazister, ett mystiskt besök på Romateatern och spår av en hemlig älskare. Kriminalkommissarie Anders Knutas och kollegan Karin Jacobsson tar sig an fallet. Men inte bara utredningen vållar de båda poliserna huvudbry. Vad ska de göra åt den kärlek som börjat spira mellan dem? Journalisten Johan Berg är polisen hack i häl samtidigt som han försöker lappa ihop vardagen efter tragedin som drabbat hans familj. Under tiden rör sig en gärningsman i kulisserna. Någon som själv vill avgöra slutet på den sista akten.

”Du går inte ensam” är den elfte delen i Mari Jungstedts succéserie om mord mitt i den gotländska idyllen. En varm septembermorgon försvinner treåriga Vilma spårlöst från skönhetssalongen där hennes mamma arbetar. Ingen på den stillsamma kullerstensgatan intill ringmuren tycks ha sett vem eller vilka som förde iväg henne. Kriminalkommissarie Anders Knutas kämpar för att komma tillbaka efter en depression, samtidigt som han och kollegan Karin Jacobsson utforskar sina allt djupare känslor för varandra. När ännu ett barn försvinner, den här gången från höstmarknaden i Hemse, intensifieras utredningen. Karin Jacobsson står inför ett fall som bottnar i djup förtvivlan och förtärande längtan.

Kriminalkommissarie Anders Knutas är tillbaka på heltid vid Visbypolisen. En blek aprilsol kryper långsamt över det gamla stenbrottet i Bunge på norra Gotland där mäklaren Sanna Widding har hittats död. Några kilometer därifrån ligger en anrik kalkstensgård som hon fått i uppdrag att sälja. Men försäljningen väcker starka känslor i ägarfamiljen och snart stiger djupa och mörka hemligheter upp till ytan. Kriminalkommissarie Anders Knutas är tillbaka efter sin sjukskrivning och kastas genast in i en omskakande mordutredning. Tillsammans med kollegan Karin Jacobsson inser han snart att Sanna Widding inte kommer att bli det enda offret.

Den idylliske kystbyen Ljugarn holder på å våkne til liv før turistsesongen og den velkjente kunstneren og småbarnsfaren, Henrik Dahlman, blir funnet drept i sitt sommerhus, lenket fast i sengen med håndjern. Når et lignende mord begås på fastlandet blir politioverbetjent Anders Knutas og hans kollega Karin Jacobsson dratt inn i en intensiv morderjakt, samtidig som deres kjærlighetsforhold blir satt på prøve. Reporteren Johan Berg er tilbake på Gotland og driver sin egen etterforskning, noe som setter ham i livsfare. Mari Jungstedts «Det andre ansiktet» er en fengslende kriminalhistorie om kjærlighet, svik og dødelige ønsker. Det er den trettende boken i serien om politioverbetjent Anders Knutas. MARI JUNGSTEDT har en bakgrunn som journalist hos blant annet Ekot og Rapport, og som nyhetsanker på SVTs regionale nyhetsprogram ABC. Nå jobber hun som forfatter på heltid. Jungstedt er bosatt i Stockholm og til tider på Gotland, noe som avspeiles i hennes bøker om politioverbetjent Anders Knutas og hans kolleger i Visbypolitiet. Etter debuten med «Den du inte ser» i 2003 har Jungstedts bøker solgt over 4 millioner eksemplarer, bare i Sverige

Under havskappseglingen Gotland Runt blåser det upp till storm och masten knäcks på en av de favorittippade båtarna. Besättningen tvingas söka skydd i en vik med lugnare vatten. I strandkanten ligger en död man med krossad skalle, munkavle och bakbundna händer. Kommissarie Knutas kastas in i en halsbrytande mördarjakt som mitt i den gotländska högsommaridyllen leder honom in i ett mörker han aldrig kunnat föreställa sig. Ett mörker mitt ibland oss.

Lugnet har lagt sig på Lilla Karlsö efter turistsäsongen, men septembervädret är vackert och havet ännu varmt efter den långa, heta sommaren. En grupp studenter tillbringar helgen ensamma på den karga och ensliga ön innan höstterminen tar fart på allvar. Efter en tupplur på stranden vaknar Frida upp på pojkvännens arm och gör en fasansfull upptäckt. Både han och kamraterna är döda. Hon är den enda överlevande. Mordet skakar om hela landet och för varje dag som gärningsmannen går fri ökar oron och paniken sprider sig på högskolan. Är någon ute efter att mörda studenter eller råkade ungdomarna bara vara på fel plats vid fel tillfälle? Kommissarie Knutas tampas med fallet samtidigt som hans eget liv tar en ny oväntad och dramatisk vändning.

Två Stockholmspojkar som tillbringar höstlovet på ett grådisigt och stillsamt Gotland försvinner spårlöst under en cykeltur till raukområdet Holmhällar. Kommissarie Knutas drar igång en jakt efter pojkarna i en intensiv kamp mot klockan. När så kroppen efter en antikvarie på Fornsalen spolas upp på en strand norr om Visby finner polisen skäl att leta samband. Anders Knutas och hans kollega och partner Karin Jacobsson får ett svårgripbart fall att lösa, samtidigt som de står inför stora utmaningar i privatlivet.

När högsäsongen på Gotland står för dörren hittas en kvinna mördad i Lummelundagrottan. Kvällen före hade hon deltagit i en mörkertur i grottan. Hur kunde mördaren slå till under turen? Kommissarie Knutas leder utredningen och fallet visar sig ha kopplingar till ett grottmysterium i Norrland många år tidigare. Den höggravida Karin ger sig dit på eget bevåg och hamnar mitt i ett livsfarligt drama.

En sensommarkväll hittas en kvinna ihjälskjuten i ett ödetorp ute vid Petesviken på den sydvästra delen av Gotland. Dådet sprider skräck bland gotlänningarna och kommissarie Anders Knutas ställs inför ett fall som leder honom till fasansfulla upptäckter långt ute på den idylliska landsbygden. Samtidigt brottas han med sin nya livssituation, att försöka få ihop det stundande pensionärslivet med rollen som småbarnsförälder. Medan jakten på gärningsmannen pågår planeras fler dåd i det tysta från en avlägsen och otillgänglig del av ön.