Author Mats I Lundgren

A three-minute video presentation of me and my writing can be found here.

My debut came in the fall of 2015 with the book Den som ger, which was nominated for the 2016 Selma Prize. The sequel Sara was one of five finalists for the 2018 Selma Prize. Motivation: "A gripping thriller at its best - stripped down and close." The third book in the series, Southwest of Ytterskär, was released in 2020 and is largely based on true events that I have woven into a fictional suspense novel. The latest book, The Invisible Thief, is the winner of the Selma Prize 2024. "A feel-good detective story with extra everything."

Arne Olofsson and his colleagues at the Nyköping Police Department reappear in all four books and you get to know them and their lives. The stories take place in the present day, where I mix a light-hearted tone with deep seriousness and write excitingly without being violent. The readers feel that there is a good dialog and drive in the stories, which makes them easy to read. To achieve a high level of credibility, I have collaborated with many different experts such as police officers and doctors. I work closely with a professional dramaturge when building the stories and I employ a tough quality editor with almost thirty years of experience in fact-checking, language and graphics. The books are available in Swedish as paperback, e-book, audiobook and talking book.

NOTE!!! Sara is currently not available as an audiobook. It was published as an audiobook in 2018 but I have canceled the contract. The reading of a new version will take place this fall by Frans Liljenrot. It will be released in February 2025.

I am currently working on a fascinating novel based on true events that takes place in a northern community between the years 1949 - 1965. Read more under a stand-alone novel.

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