Emelie Schepp (born 5 September 1979) is a Swedish crime author. Her crime novels are centered around Norrköping and focus on the main figure Jana Berzelius, a public prosecutor.[1] An exception is Hundra dagar i juli (2024), about organ transplantation, which is set in her native town Motala.
Emelie Schepp | |
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 Emelie Schepp in 2014 | |
| Born | 5 September 1979 Motala, Sweden |
| Occupation | Crime author |
| Notable work | Märkta för livet (Marked for Life) |
Biography
editSchepp was born in Motala. In 2013, she made her debut with the crime novel Märkta för livet (English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury) which sold 40,000 copies in just six months. She then signed a book deal for three books with Wahlström & Widstrand in the fall of 2014, re-releasing her debut book the same year.[1]
Her Berzelius books have sold over a million copies worldwide.[2] The rights of the series have been sold to thirty countries, and the books have been translated into Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish and Turkish (January 2019).[3] An adaptation of Märkta för livet as Jana: Marked for Life was broadcast in 2024.[4][5][6]
Bibliography
edit- Series featuring Jana Berzelius
- 2014 Märkta för livet, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-22651-2
- 2016 in English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0-7783-1956-6
- 2015 Vita Spår, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-22619-2
- 2017 in English: Marked for Revenge, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0-7783-1965-8
- 2016 Prio ett, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-23027-4
- 2018 in English: Slowly We Die, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0-7783-1966-5
- 2017 Pappas pojke, HarperCollins Nordic, ISBN 978-91-509-2443-5
- 2019 Broder Jakob, HarperCollins Nordic, ISBN 978-91-509-4181-4
- 2020 Nio liv, HarperCollins Nordic, ISBN 978-91-509-6166-9
- 2022 Björnen sover, Norstedts, ISBN 978-91-1-310532-1[7]
- 2025 Alter ego, Norstedts, ISBN 978-91-1-310533-8[8][9]
- Separate
- 2024 Hundra dagar i juli, Norstedts, ISBN 978-91-1-312970-9
References
edit- 1 2 "Book Deals: Week of January 8, 2016". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "New & notable book: Emelie Schepp's 'Marked for Life'". Star Telegram. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ↑ "International". emelieschepp.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- ↑ "Jana – Marked for Life". Apple TV. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Pham, Annika (26 January 2023). "Madeleine Martin, August Wittgenstein Topline Viaplay's Jana - Marked for Life". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Goldbert, Max (21 September 2022). "Viaplay Behind Emelie Schepp Jana - Marked For Life Adaptation". Deadline. Archived from the original on 16 March 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Schepp, Emelie (14 April 2023). "Björnen sover". Norstedts (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ "Alter ego (ISBN 9789113105338)". Bokus (in Swedish). 28 November 2025. Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
- ↑ Johansson, Axel (10 December 2025). "Hon släpper ny deckare – och hoppas på nya tv-inspelningar i stan". Norrköpings Tidningar (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
External links
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