Arne Dahl is the pen name of
Jan Arnald, an internationally known Swedish crime author and literary critic.
His writing can also be seen in the Swedish newspaper
Dagens Nyheter. He published
Barbarer (2001) and
Maria och Artur (2006) under his own name, but under his pseudonym he has written the
A-gruppen (Intercrime) series, involving the A-team, a group highly trained in dealing with criminal cases in Sweden.