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Leif GW Persson author biography, plus links to books by Leif GW Persson.

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Leif GW Persson

Leif GW Persson has chronicled the political and social development of modern Swedish society in his award-winning novels for more than three decades. Persson has served as an adviser to the Swedish Ministry of Justice and is Sweden’s most renowned psychological profiler. He is a professor at Sweden’s National Police Board and is considered the country’s foremost expert on crime. He lives in Stockholm. This is believed to be his first book to be translated into English.

This biography was last updated on 09/14/2010.

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