Leif G. W. Persson

Leif G. W. Persson

4 Series • 8 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

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Publication Order of Story Of A Crime Books
Start with: Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End (2002)
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Publication Order of Evert Bäckström Books
Start with: Linda, As in the Linda Murder (2005)
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Publication Order of Jarnebring & Johansson Books
Start with: The Dying Detective (2010)

ⓘ About Leif G. W. Persson

Leif Gustav Willy Persson is a well known novelist and criminologist from Sweden. In the world of popular authors he is popularly known as Leif G W Persson. Before becoming an author, he was a professor of criminology at the National Police Board of Sweden between the years 1992 and 2008. Persson is particularly famous for writing down the crime fiction novels, most of which are based on the mystery and thriller genres. He is also known for his frequent appearances on the popular crime cases in the newspapers and television, as an expert commentator. He even participated in the famous TV show, Efterlyst as an expert commentator between the years 1999 and 2009. The show is specifically a Swedish television program and was telecast on the channel TV3.

All Book Series by Leif G. W. Persson

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Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2002

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2002
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Another Time, Another Life

Book 2 of 3 · published 2003

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2003
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Falling Freely, as If in a Dream book cover

Falling Freely, as If in a Dream

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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Linda, As in the Linda Murder

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2005

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2005
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He Who Kills the Dragon

Book 2 of 3 · published 2007

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2007
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The Sword of Justice

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2013

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2013
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The Dying Detective

Single-title series · published 2010

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2010
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The Pillars of Society

Single-title series · published 1982

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1982

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Leif G. W. Persson?

Leif Gustav Willy Persson is a well known novelist and criminologist from Sweden. In the world of popular authors he is popularly known as Leif G W Persson. Before becoming an author, he was a professor of criminology at the National Police Board of Sweden between the years 1992 and 2008.

Which Leif G. W. Persson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Story Of A Crime series, the earliest of Leif G. W. Persson's multi-book series: it opens with Between Summer's Longing and Winter's End (2002) and runs to 3 books across 2002–2007, ending with Falling Freely, as If in a Dream (2007). Leif G. W. Persson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Leif G. W. Persson written?

Leif G. W. Persson has 8 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2013. 7 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Story Of A Crime series with 3 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.

In what order should Leif G. W. Persson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Leif G. W. Persson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Story Of A Crime (2002–2007, 3 books), Evert Bäckström (2005–2013, 3 books) and Jarnebring & Johansson (2010, 1 book).

How are Leif G. W. Persson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Leif G. W. Persson's 8 books into 3 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Story Of A Crime (3 books, 2002–2007); Evert Bäckström (3 books, 2005–2013); Jarnebring & Johansson (1 book, 2010).