Liza Marklund

Writer, Author

1962 –

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Who is Liza Marklund?

Eva Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund is a Swedish journalist and crime writer. She was born in Pålmark near Piteå, Norrbotten. Her novels, most of which feature the fictional character Annika Bengtzon, a newspaper journalist, have been published in thirty languages. Marklund is the co-owner of Sweden's third largest publishing house, Piratförlaget and a columnist in the Swedish tabloid Expressen. She is also a Unicef ambassador. The Postcard Killers, a crime thriller written in collaboration with American bestselling author James Patterson, is Marklund's twelfth book. It was published on January 27, 2010, in Sweden, and became number one on the Swedish bestseller list in February 2010. It was published on 16 August 2010 in the United States. At the end of August, it reached number one in the New York Times best-seller list, making Liza Marklund the second Swedish author ever to reach the number one spot. Marklund lives in Spain with her husband Mikael.

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Born
Sep 9, 1962
Piteå
Also known as
  • Eva Elisabeth "Liza" Marklund
  • Eva Elisabeth Marklund
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Spouses
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Nationality
  • Sweden
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Lived in
  • Piteå

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on July 23, 2013

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