Pernilla Ericson is a crime author and journalist.

She is the creator of the acclaimed series featuring police officer Lilly Hed, who investigates brutal murder cases while trying to rebuild her life in the coastal town of Nynäshamn. Furthermore, Ericson is the author behind the gripping Erla Group novels, following a uniquely assembled team tackling the most challenging investigations.

Her thrillers deliver heart-pounding suspense while shining a light on urgent social issues.

Agent: Moa Alfvén

Published Romanus & Selling, 2025
Genre Crime
Pages 384

Rights sold
Germany: S. Fischer Verlag
Norwegian: Aschehoug

When an abandoned luxury yacht is found drifting off the coast of Nynäshamn, police officer Lilly Hed is thrown into her most shocking investigation yet. The clues lead to a stormy night filled with secrets – on board were young women and older men caught up in a game of power, money and dark desires. A young woman is in danger, and the truth about what really happened on the yacht is becoming increasingly difficult to discern. At the same time, Lilly struggles with her own past and a fight for justice that extends far beyond the police station.

Pernilla Ericson is back with a thrilling crime novel where morality, loyalty and survival instinct collide in a desperate race against time. Drowned Traces is the fourth book in the series about Lilly Hed.

Published Romanus & Selling, 2024
Genre Crime
Pages 426

Rights sold
Germany: S. Fischer Verlag
Norwegian: Aschehoug

The atmosphere in Nynäshamn is tense, there is a severe drought, farmers' crops are dying, and the fire brigade is under severe pressure. Police investigator Lilly Hed, five months pregnant, is investigating an explosion in a family home. The family in the villa – the Västlund couple and their six-year-old daughter Maja – are presumed dead. Lilly is exhausted, her pregnancy is anything but easy, and at the same time, the legal proceedings against her brutal ex are entering a decisive phase. But Lilly forgets all thoughts of her private life when someone claims to have kidnapped Maja. If the demands are not met, the girl will be denied water — and the clock is ticking...

Thirst Death is a tense thriller in which a ruthless perpetrator operates under the radar while society is paralysed by a merciless drought.

Published Romanus & Selling, 2022
Genre Crime
Pages 378

Rights sold
Germany: S. Fischer Verlag
Norwegian: Aschehoug

It is impossible to raise the alarm, call for help, or even turn on a light...

An unsolved murder rocks the northern Swedish village of Skageby, and police investigator Lilly Hed and detective inspector Liv Kaspi are called in. An extreme autumn storm sweeps across Sweden, knocking out power, causing flooding after torrential rain, and bringing down trees. All contact with the outside world is cut off, and hidden in the darkness, another murder takes place. Fear spreads through the small community.

Extinguish Lives is the second book in the series about investigator Lilly Hed.

Published Romanus & Selling, 2020
Genre Crime
Pages 332

Rights sold
Germany: S. Fischer Verlag
Norwegian: Aschehoug

The year is 2023, and a brutal heatwave is ravaging the world with drought and fires. In Australia, the suburbs of Sydney have been wiped out, and there are fires burning in over fifty locations in Sweden alone.

Investigator Lilly Hed of the Nynäshamn Police has recently left a promising career in Stockholm to seek peace and quiet on the coast. Idyllic Nynäshamn is to be her salvation from a destructive and dark life situation. But even here, fires are starting, and the fire brigade's resources are stretched thin. What at first appears to be accidental fires turns out to conceal something much worse, and Lilly faces greater challenges than she expected.

300 Degrees is a climate thriller about what can happen during a hot summer and how fire not only kills mercilessly but also effectively destroys evidence.