Anki Edvinsson is a familiar face to many Swedes from her former career as a television host, journalist and weather forecaster. Edvinsson more or less grew up at a police station, spending her time with her father and his police colleagues. Her older brother also made a career within the police force.

Edvinsson moved from Stockholm to Umeå in the north of Sweden, where her husband grew up, and joined the local news team. Following her dream to become an author, she signed up for a writing course and began writing the crime novel that later became her debut. After eight years in the town and with valuable insights from her years as a reporter, the setting of the book of course became Umeå.

Curious to get to know her characters and explore the causes of crime--what makes a person choose that path? Who becomes a murderer?--she is studying for a bachelor's degree in criminology at Umeå University.

The Mermaid is the second book in the Detectives von Klint and Berg series.