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Liza Marklund

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Born January 1, 1962 (64 years old)
Piteå, Sweden
Also known as: Liza uthor Marklund, MARKLUND Liza
19 books
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135 readers

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Eva Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund (born 9 September 1962) is a Swedish journalist and crime writer. Her novels, of which most feature the fictional newspaper journalist Annika Bengtzon, have been published in forty languages.

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The Bomber

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Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon investigates the bombing of the Olympic Stadium, where the head of the committee organizing the Stockholm Games has been killed.

Studio 6

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Annika Bengtzon est chargée de répondre aux appels de la Hot Line de La Presse du soir, quotidien suédois à sensation où elle est stagiaire. Un jour, un anonyme lui livre un scoop : le corps nu d'une jeune fille a été découvert dans un cimetière de Stockholm. Elle a visiblement été étranglée. C'est le meurtre de l'été ! Le rédacteur en chef met Annika sur le coup. La victime s'appelait Josefin, elle n'avait que dix-neuf ans et travaillait au Studio Sex, une boîte de nuit porno. Contre toute attente, son enquête la conduit à un ministre. Comment s'est-il retrouvé impliqué dans cette affaire sulfureuse ? Quels secrets cache-t-il ? Pour devenir journaliste, Annika va devoir le découvrir. Mais à quel prix ?

Last will

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Detective and mystery stories. Inside the City Hall, over a thousand guests attend the prestigious Nobel Prizewinners' dinner. With a lavish meal laid on to the backdrop of a full orchestra, this is one of the city's most glamorous events of the year. Two shots are fired on the dance floor. Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is there, covering the event for the Evening Post.

The Long Shadow

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Ben Makepeace, a screenwriter, is recently divorced, with a young son to care for. So when he's invited up to Stoneham Park in Oxfordshire to meet someone who wants to bankroll his latest script, he jumps at the chance. Victor Sheldon is a hedge fund billionaire yet when Ben meets him he's bemused, for Victor is none other than old schoolfriend Daniel, last seen some 25 years ago. Victor is eager to introduce him to the various occupants of his Palladian home and Ben can't quite believe the great stroke of good fortune. But history can cast a long shadow, and soon Ben finds himself caught up in a vicious endgame with roots buried deep in the past of his childhood.

Borderline

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The truth is closing in.Life's not easy for Sami Sabiri since his dad stuck him at a private school where he's the only Muslim kid. But it's about to get a lot worse.When Sami catches his father in a lie, he gets suspicious. . . . He's not the only one. In a whirlwind, the FBI descends on his home, and Sami's family becomes the center of an international terrorist investigation. Now Sami must fight to keep his world from unraveling.An explosive thriller ripped from today's headlines, borderline is the story of a funny, gutsy Muslim-American teen determined to save his father, his family, and his life.

Vanished

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She was his destiny reborn! Forever fated to defend humanity against demons, immortal Guardian Rogan has given up all hope of finding peace. But when a beautiful woman unexpectedly appears, she reawakens the warrior's long-buried desire... Alison came to Ireland duty-bound to tell Rogan of a sinister premonition, only to be rebuffed. Then evil strikes when her sister mysteriously disappears, and Rogan has the power to protect Aly from a fate worse than death. Can this brooding warrior be her Destined Mate – the key to a forgotten past, and to her future?

The Postcard Killers

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NYPD detective Jacob Kanon and Swedish reporter Dessie Larsson traverse Europe in hot pursuit of a serial killer, one who sends a postcard before each murder and was responsible for the slayings of Jacob's daughter and her boyfriend.

Prime Time

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More than anything else, cable TV reporter Andrea Malone wanted a network job. And it could be hers if she gained a coveted interview with the aging General Ratiff -- especially if she uncovered the secret that drove him into seclusion at his Texas ranch. One obstacle was Lyon Ratiff, the general's watchdog of a son. Andrea had a plan, but had no way of knowing how Lyon's unexpected, undeniable effect on her would change everything, how they both would face a storm of suspicion and betrayal -- and how Andrea Malone would have to choose between the ruthless demands of her profession and the equally strong dictates of the heart.

Bomber

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Every boy dreams of flying, but in war that dream can turn into a nightmare. Harry Friedman is the gunner of the Macey May, an American Flying Fortress stationed in East Anglia. The Second World War is raging and the Nazis have swept over Europe. The crews of every Flying Fortress face terrible odds on their bombing missions. To make it through alive, Harry will need luck on his side and courage. Courage to keep going when he has watched close friends die. Courage to confront a terrible evil. And the courage to make it home from deep behind enemy lines.

Red Wolf

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"An Accidental Death?" Reporter Annika Bengtzon is working on the story of a devastating crime when she hears that a journalist investigating the same incident has been killed. It appears to be a hit-and-run accident. "A Series of Murders" Several brutal killings follow all linked by handwritten letters sent to the victims' relatives. When Annika unravels a connection with the story she's writing, she is thrown on to the trail of a deadly psychopath. "The Hunt is On" Caught in a frenzied spiral of secrets and violence, Annika finds herself and her marriage at breaking point. Will her refusal to stop pursuing the truth eventually destroy her?

Paradise

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Born in East Africa, Yusuf has few qualms about the journey he is to make. It never occurs to him to ask why he is accompanying Uncle Aziz or why the trip has been organised so suddenly, and he does not think to ask when he will be returning. But the truth is that his 'uncle' is a rich and powerful merchant and Yusuf has been pawned to him to pay his father's debts. Paradise is a rich tapestry of myth, dreams and Biblical and Koranic tradition, the story of a young boy's coming of age against the backdrop of an Africa increasingly corrupted by colonialism and violence.

Kalter Süden

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Marbella, Stadt der Superreichen. Die Millionärsvillen sind gerüstet wie Hochsicherheitstrakte. Ein tödlicher Giftgasanschlag auf das schwedische Eishockey-Idol Sebastian Söderström erschüttert die Idylle der VIPs. Ganz Schweden ist entsetzt von der Brutalität der Morde. Die Journalistin Annika Bengtzon berichtet über den Fall. Hinter den prächtigen Fassaden stößt sie auf eine Parallelwelt aus Verbrechen, Gier und Hass. Die spanische Polizei gibt den Fall schon bald resigniert auf. Doch Annika Bengtzon lässt sich nicht so leicht abweisen ...

Exposed

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Agent Maggie O'Dell believes she's responding to a threat, but instead walks into a trap. The killer's weapon is a deadly virus, virtually invisible and totally unexpected. Maggie knows dangerous minds - from hauntingly perverse child predators to cunningly twisted serial killers. Now she faces a new opponent from inside an isolation ward. Maggie must find clues to catch the killer - while waiting to see if the lethal strain is already multiplying in her body. With every new exposure there's the potential for an epidemic. And Maggie knows she may not live long enough to stop the nightmare scenario becoming a devastating reality.