Winner of the 2018 Danish Crime Novel of the Year Award and 2015 Golden Laurels Award, Jesper Stein began his writing career as a journalist and made his literary debut in 2012 with the crime novel Unrest - the first in the Axel Steen series. He has received massive attention for his sharp eye for detail, rich and innovative plotting and confident prose. Praised by critics as a writer who will keep readers on the edge of their seat, Stein has positioned himself as one of the most talented authors of crime fiction in Scandinavia.