Åsa Larsson

Åsa Larsson is a Swedish crime-fiction writer, with her novels featuring Rebecka Martinsson. Her books and characters serve as the basis for the internationally successful TV series Rebecka Martinsson. The 2007 Swedish film Solstorm was based on the book The Savage Altar.

Early life and education Åsa Elena Larsson was born in Uppsala, but raised in Kiruna in the far north of Sweden. She is the granddaughter of the Olympic skier Erik August Larsson.

Till offer åt Molok, her fifth Rebecka Martinsson novel, also won the Best Swedish Crime Novel Award. The sixth and final part, Fädernas misgärningar, was published in autumn 2021 and was also awarded the prize for the Best Swedish Crime Novel of the year.

Adaptations Larsson's books and characters serve as the basis for the Swedish TV series Rebecka Martinsson.

The 2007 Swedish film Solstorm was based on the book The Savage Altar.