Emelie Schepp

Emelie Schepp (born 5 September 1979) is a Swedish crime author. Her crime novels are centered around Norrköping and focus on the main figure Jana Berzelius, a public prosecutor.^[1]

Emelie Schepp
Emelie Schepp in 2014
Born	(1979-09-05) 5 September 1979 (age 45) Motala, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	Crime author
Notable work	Märkta för livet (Marked for Life)

Biography

Schepp was born in Motala. In 2013, she made her debut with the crime novel Märkta för livet (English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury) which sold 40,000 copies in just six months. She then signed a book deal for three books with Wahlström & Widstrand in the fall of 2014, re-releasing her debut book the same year.^[1]

Her four Berzelius books have sold over a million copies worldwide.^[2] The rights of the series have been sold to thirty countries, and the books have been translated into Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish and Turkish (January 2019).^[3] An adaptation of Märkta för livet as Jana: Marked for Life was broadcast in 2024.^[4][5][6]

Bibliography

• 2014 Märkta för livet, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-22651-2
  • 2016 in English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0778319566
• 2015 Vita Spår, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-22619-2
  • 2017 in English: Marked for Revenge, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0778319658
• 2016 Prio ett, Wahlström & Widstrand, ISBN 978-91-46-23027-4
  • 2018 in English: Slowly We Die, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), ISBN 978-0778319665
• 2017 Pappas pojke, HarperCollins Nordic
• 2019 Broder Jakob, HarperCollins Nordic
• 2020 Nio liv, HarperCollins Nordic
• 2022 Björnen sover, Norstedts