Inger Scharis develops original drama and adaptations for film and television in Swedish and English. She is especially fond of the genres suspense, crime, and drama. 

Inger's passion for storytelling started at the age of four, and she sold her first short story when she was 12 years old. In the early 1990s, she started her cinema studies, which earned her a bachelor’s degree at Stockholm University. Alongside her screenwriting career, she also earned a master’s degree in science, majoring in wildlife conservation. Her research is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and on BBC Earth.

Inger’s crime debut Åtel (Carrion) was published in 2025, with the sequel Eter (Ether) published in 2026.

Agent: Erik Larsson

PUBLISHED Bokförlaget forum, APRIL, 2026
GENRE crime
PAGES 395

rights sold:
danish: gyldendal/cicero
norwegian: kagge

PUBLISHED Bokförlaget forum, march, 2025
GENRE crime
PAGES 500

rights sold:
danish: gyldendal/cicero
norwegian: kagge

ETHER

A body is discovered at Resebro Marsh, and soon detective Charlie Graff suspects the murder is a ritual sacrifice. She and her partner, former Foreign Legionnaire Johan Nijpels, quickly follow the religious trail. However, it turns out that the victim led a double life that complicates the investigation. As the increasingly challenging case unfolds, Charlie is drawn into secret networks, destructive sexual relationships, and a treatment facility on the desolate Vikbolandet peninsula. Beneath the surface, dark secrets simmer, increasingly blurring the line between victim and perpetrator.

With Ether, the second instalment in the Charlie Graff series, Inger Scharis returns with another taut and atmospheric crime novel following her acclaimed debut Carrion. 

REVIEWS

“Ether is a well-written detective novel set in an authentically portrayed rural environment, with a momentum that keeps the reader wanting to continue. The plot is gripping and the twists are skilfully executed [… it maintains] a high standard and more than holds its own against the competition.”
- BTJ

CARRION

Inger Scharis’ crime debut Carrion plunges readers into the chilling depths of a small, secluded Swedish village. Set amidst shadowed forests with wolves lurking in the dark, a brutal killing ignites a deadly conflict – delivering atmospheric, character-driven crime fiction at its best.

Detective Charlotte "Charlie" Graff, fleeing romantic betrayal in Stockholm, returns to her childhood town to live with her mother. Recently, she handled a case involving Gunnar Axell, a landowner accused of illegally killing a wolf, which deepened local tensions regarding the wolf population. After Gunnar’s acquittal, he is found dead in a suspicious hunting accident, and Charlie suspects foul play.

Reluctantly teaming up with Johan Nijpels, an ex-Legionnaire with a troubled past who worked for and respected Gunnar, Charlie delves into a tangled web of secrets and deception. Despite their mutual distrust and growing attraction, they must uncover who wanted Gunnar dead – and why.

In Carrion, Scharis blurs the line between the hunter and the hunted, crafting a pulse-pounding narrative where the final secrets revealed are more twisted than anyone could have imagined. This is a cold-hammered crime novel that captures the essence of rural Sweden, where the struggle for survival is as fierce as the landscape itself.