Pascal Engman

Pascal Engman (b. 1986) is one of Sweden’s most prominent thriller authors. Engman debuted in 2017 with the standalone crime novel The Patriots and followed up with the series about detective Vanessa Frank, which has quickly become a standout in modern crime fiction.

Engman’s books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

“Pascal Engman is the master of the new generation. There is an incredible drive to his prose, and a wonderful sense of dramaturgy. With a light hand he throws you into his drama. Irresistible reading.”
–David Lagercrantz

“[Pascal Engman] never lets go of the reader’s desire to know just how the hell this is going to go.”
–Fredrik Backman

Awards

Shortlisted for the BookBeat Award (Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Bestseller Bestseller 2024
Glasskniven Norway – Kokain Cocaine 2024
The Petrona Award UK – Råttkungen Femicide 2023
Shortlisted for the Bookbeat Crimetime Award (Best Crime Novel) Sweden – X X 2023
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – X X 2023
Longlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Award UK – Råttkungen Femicide 2023
Nextory Awards Sweden – X X 2023
Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – X X 2022
Shortlisted for the Lovelybooks Reader's Prize Germany – Råttkungen Femicide 2021
Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Kokain Cocaine 2021
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Kokain Cocaine 2021
Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Änkorna The Widows 2020
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Änkorna The Widows 2020
Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Debut of the year) Sweden – Patrioterna The Patriots 2018
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Bibliography

Vanessa Frank

Stand-alone

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Lars Kepler and Pascal Engman on the Swedish bestseller list

This week’s Swedish bestseller lists are out, and Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker holds the No. 1 spot for the fourth consecutive week. Meanwhile, Pascal Engman’s recently published No One, the seventh installment in the Vanessa Frank series, enters the list at No. 5.

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New author: Pascal Engman

Pascal Engman (b. 1986) is one of Sweden’s most prominent thriller authors. Engman debuted in 2017 with the standalone crime novel The Patriots and followed up with the series about detective Vanessa Frank, which has quickly become a standout in modern crime fiction.

Engman’s books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

Pascal Engman’s latest book No One, the seventh installment in the Vanessa Frank series, is published by Bookmark in Sweden today.

No One is a breathtaking thriller about the present society in free fall and a new, rougher, Sweden where organized crime is spreading. But in the darkness, there is also solidarity and man’s most powerful motive: to protect its children and give them a better future.