But when an eagle-eyed cousin spotted a shot in which the hero walks into a hotel lobby and briefly peruses a bookstand, it had just that.

When Netflix’s thriller series The Night Agent hit our screens recently, there was no hint it would have a dramatic impact on the MacLeod household. As Anita Sunström’s ninth mystery unfolds, the past comes back to haunt her. Complicating her life further is the arrival of an FBI agent whose mission is to track down a Swede accused of a murder in Chicago. Her first big case is an old couple’s apparent suicide pact, but if it is murder as she suspects, there seems to be no motive or suspects.

In the present day, Anita is just finding her feet as chief inspector. Then a murder with a possible connection to the audacious heist only raises more questions than answers. Though the team make early progress, they soon become frustrated as the investigation stalls. The raid has left one security guard dead and there is no sign of the stolen millions. Anita Sundström has only been with Chief Inspector Erik Moberg’s Criminal Investigation Squad for a year when they have to tackle the aftermath of an armed robbery at a cash handling facility in Malmö. In America and Canada, readers can buy the paperbacks direct from McNidder & Grace’s distributor, Casemate. *The paperback is due out on May 29th in the US and Canada. Others are planned if Anita ever lets me have the time to write them. I’ve also written Sweet Smell of Murder, a historical crime novel featuring a feckless hero, Jack Flyford, who couldn’t be further away from Anita Sundström. They can be found on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.Īnd I’ve signed an agreement with Never Ever Productions, in Los Angeles, who are looking at the series’ potential for podcasts and TV. The full-length Malmö Mysteries (except Mammon and Mission) are also available as audio books through American specialists, Tantor Media.

I’ve also brought out a box set of the first three ebooks in the series under the title The Malmö Mysteries.Īll the Malmö Mysteries are available in paperback and published by McNidder & Grace. The ninth Anita investigation is Mission in Malmö is now available. They follow the life, loves and criminal times of Malmö police detective, Anita Sundström. My staple output is the Scandinavian-based Malmö Mysteries series of which there are now eight full-length novels and a novella ( A Malmö Midwinter). As well as the latest news about my books, I do the occasional blog (see Blog/News – On the Move is the latest) when I think there might be something vaguely interesting to say, which, as my family are quick to point out, isn’t very often. I hope it gives you an idea of what I do and what I’m up to.

Anita and me