Asa (Åsa) Larsson was born in in 1966 and grew up in Kiruna, Sweden. Åsa Larsson now lives in Mariefred. She studied in Uppsala and lived for some years in Stockholm, but now prefers the rural life with her husband, two children and several chickens.
A former tax lawyer, Asa Larsson now writes full time. She made her debut in 2003 with Sun Storm  (see review, also known as The Savage Altar ), which was awarded the Swedish Crime Writers’ Association Prize for best debut novel. The sequel, The Blood Spilt , was chosen as Best Swedish Crime Novel of 2004.
The books were an immediate success; they have been sold to ten countries, and are being launched in the United States; the film rights have been sold to Sandrew Metronome.