Anna Jansson

Anna Maria Angelika Jansson (born 13 February 1958) is a Swedish crime writer and nurse from Visby, Gotland.

[2] Jansson did not give up on her career as a nurse, and continued to work part-time at the Örebro Hospital while writing in her free time.

[1] Jansson's crime novels take place in Gotland and the main character in all of them is criminal inspector Maria Wern.

[3][4] Her 2006 novel Främmande fågel was nominated for a Glass Key award in 2007,[4] and was adapted into a television show by TV4 in 2008.

[5] Despite her now successful career as a writer, Jansson still works part-time as a nurse at Örebro Hospital's lung clinic.

Anna Jansson at the 2008 Gothenburg Book Fair