Asa Larsson
1966
Asa Larsson is one of the renowned authors from Sweden, who has written a few noteworthy novels based on the crime fiction genre. She is particularly famous for writing down the Rebecka Martinsson series. Author Larsson was born on June 28, 1966, in Uppsala, Sweden. She was brought up by her parents in Kiruna, which is located to the far north in Sweden. Before going on to become a full time novelist, author Larsson used to work as a tax lawyer. Even today, she is very much attached to the profession which is why she shares it with the chief protagonist of her novel series, Rebecka Martinsson. The first book written by her in the crime fiction series went on to win the award for the best first book by the Association of Swedish Crime Writers. The novel titled Solstorm was released in the United Kingdom under a different title and was nominated for the Duncan Lawrie Dagger award. The second book that followed in the series also won the Best Crim Novel in Sweden award. The other books written in the crime series by author Larsson also became widely popular and were nominated for a prestigious awards over the course of time.