Joakim Zander is a bestselling Swedish author and lawyer. His two first novels, The Swimmer and the Believer are published in over 30 countries and The Swimmer is currently being adapted into a movie. He holds a PhD in law from Maastricht University, the Netherlands, and a Master of Laws degree (juris kandidat) from Uppsala University, Sweden. Before becoming a full time writer he worked for the EU in Brussels, Belgium. He currently lives in Lund, Sweden with his family.