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Anna Jansson

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Born

in Visby, Gotland, Sweden

Website

http://www.thriller.se/

Genre

Mystery, Children's

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I never intended to be a writer; it was like a latent illness that finally broke out when the urge could no longer be suppressed. Growing up on Gotland, my imagination was fueled by my father and great-grandmother, both master storytellers, and my mother, who read to us nightly.

I worked as a nurse for 25 years, only turning to writing at age 40 after meeting an elderly woman who had been abused by her mentally ill son. My dismay at her story inspired my first Maria Wern crime novel, Stum sitter guden (The Speechless God). After balancing nursing and writing for nine years, the loss of my husband in 2007 and my children moving out shortly thereafter prompted me to take the leap into writing full-time.

It has been a rewarding journey. The Mari ...more

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Average rating: 3.42 · 24,686 ratings · 1,625 reviews · 154 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dotter saknad (Bergslagens blå, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 1,809 ratings — published 2019 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skuggan bakom dig (Bergslagens blå, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 1,191 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dansa min docka (Bergslagens blå, #3) 3.72 avg rating — 1,044 ratings — published 2021 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stum sitter guden (Maria Wern #1) 3.12 avg rating — 1,119 ratings — published 2000 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer's Island (Maria Wern, #11) by Anna Jansson (Goodreads Author), Henning Koch (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.47 avg rating — 996 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tala med de döda (Bergslagens blå, #4) 3.66 avg rating — 886 ratings — published 2022 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange Bird (Maria Wern, #7) by Anna Jansson (Goodreads Author), Paul Norlén (Translator) 3.31 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alla de stillsamma döda (Maria Wern #2) 3.24 avg rating — 703 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Må evigheten förlåta (Bergslagens blå, #5) 3.51 avg rating — 649 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hablaré cuando esté muerto 3.14 avg rating — 663 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Maria Wern (26 books)
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