Jens Jacob Lapidus (Swedish: [ˈjɛnːs laˈpǐːdɵs]; born 24 May 1974) is a Swedish criminal defense lawyer and author known for his books about the Stockholm underworld. Life and career. Lapidus was born into a middle class family in the Stockholm suburb Gröndal, with a mother who was a social worker. His family is Jewish. As a young man he was active in the Stureplan party scene, which plays a role in his novels. He made his writing debut in August 2006 with Easy Money, an account of the Stockholm underworld, and the first of the Stockholm Noir trilogy.
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