Leif G. W. Persson

Leif G. W. Persson
Leif G.W. Persson at the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2013
BornLeif Gustav Willy Persson
(1945-03-12) 12 March 1945
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • criminologist
NationalitySwedish
Period1978–present
Genre
Notable worksHe Who Kills the Dragon
Falling Freely, As in a Dream
Linda - as in the Linda Murder Case
Website
www.leifgwpersson.se

Leif Gustav Willy Persson (born 12 March 1945) is a Swedish criminologist and novelist. Persson has four children, one of whom, Malin Persson Giolito, is also a crime writer.