Emelie Schepp

{{Infobox person

| name = Emelie Schepp

| image = Emelie Schepp 2014-06-11 001.tiff

| caption = Emelie Schepp in 2014

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|09|05|df=y}}

| birth_place = Motala, Sweden

| occupation = Crime author

| notable_works = Märkta för livet (Marked for Life)

| nationality = Swedish

}}

Emelie Schepp (born 5 September 1979) is a Swedish crime author. Her crime novels are centered around Norrköping and focus on the main figure Jana Berzelius, a public prosecutor.{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/69112-book-deals-week-of-january-8-2016.html|title=Book Deals: Week of January 8, 2016|work=Publishers Weekly|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130202136/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/69112-book-deals-week-of-january-8-2016.html|url-status=live}}

Biography

Schepp was born in Motala. In 2013, she made her debut with the crime novel Märkta för livet (English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury) which sold 40,000 copies in just six months. She then signed a book deal for three books with Wahlström & Widstrand in the fall of 2014, re-releasing her debut book the same year.

Her four Berzelius books have sold over a million copies worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/books/article83896742.html|title=New & notable book: Emelie Schepp's 'Marked for Life'|publisher=Star Telegram|access-date=30 November 2018|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621162534/http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/books/article83896742.html|url-status=live}} The rights of the series have been sold to thirty countries, and the books have been translated into Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Spanish and Turkish (January 2019).{{cite web|url=https://www.emelieschepp.com/international|title=International|publisher=emelieschepp.com|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=19 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121048/https://www.emelieschepp.com/international|url-status=live}} An adaptation of Märkta för livet as Jana: Marked for Life was broadcast in 2024.{{cite web |url=https://tv.apple.com/au/show/jana---marked-for-life/umc.cmc.mh40fz0te45d3wz2364l3ion |title=Jana – Marked for Life |publisher=Apple TV |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316110659/https://tv.apple.com/au/show/jana---marked-for-life/umc.cmc.mh40fz0te45d3wz2364l3ion |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/madeleine-martin-august-wittgenstein-topline-viaplays-jana-marked-for-life |title=Madeleine Martin, August Wittgenstein Topline Viaplay's Jana - Marked for Life |first=Annika |last=Pham |work=Nordisk Film & TV Fond |date=26 January 2023 |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316110659/https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/madeleine-martin-august-wittgenstein-topline-viaplays-jana-marked-for-life |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/felix-herngren-erik-barmack-viaplay-jana-marked-for-life-emelie-schepp-1235179037/ |title=Viaplay Behind Emelie Schepp Jana - Marked For Life Adaptation |first=Max |last=Goldbert |work=Deadline |date=21 September 2022 |access-date=16 March 2024 |archive-date=16 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240316110659/https://deadline.com/2022/11/felix-herngren-erik-barmack-viaplay-jana-marked-for-life-emelie-schepp-1235179037/ |url-status=live }}

Bibliography

2014 Märkta för livet, Wahlström & Widstrand, {{ISBN| 978-91-46-22651-2}}
2016 in English: Marked for Life, trans. Rod Bradbury, Mira (Canada), {{ISBN| 978-0778319566}}
2015 Vita Spår, Wahlström & Widstrand, {{ISBN| 978-91-46-22619-2}}
2017 in English: Marked for Revenge, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), {{ISBN| 978-0778319658}}
2016 Prio ett, Wahlström & Widstrand, {{ISBN| 978-91-46-23027-4}}
2018 in English: Slowly We Die, trans. Suzanne Martin Cheadle, Mira (Canada), {{ISBN| 978-0778319665}}
2017 Pappas pojke, HarperCollins Nordic
2019 Broder Jakob, HarperCollins Nordic
2020 Nio liv, HarperCollins Nordic
2022 Björnen sover, Norstedts

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Category:Living people

Category:1979 births

Category:Swedish women writers

Category:Swedish crime fiction writers

Category:People from Motala