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Persson, Leif G.W.

Leif Gustav Willy Persson is a Swedish author and criminologist who previously worked for the Swedish Police and the Ministry of Justice. Persson was appointed Professor of Criminology at the Swedish National Police Academy in 1991, a post he threatened to resign from in 2008. He was persuaded to continue working until 2012 when he retired at the age of 67. Persson has also participated in the...

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Den svenska kriminallitteraturens historia

By: Johan Wopenka

” … vill man söka den svenska kriminallitteraturens rötter och ursprung får man främst vända sig till de s.k. sensationsromaner som publicerades under sista halvan av 1800-talet och något decennium in på följande sekel. --- ” Utökad och uppdaterad i augusti 2022

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