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. 

As head writer, Inger has written with more than 100 hours of broadcasted TV drama. She contributes to the screenwriting process with creativity and knowledge, experience and curiosity, work ethic, and good leadership. As a script doctor, she has an excellent ability to analyze a script and make it even better.

Inger's passion for storytelling started at age four, and she sold her first short story at age 12. In the early 1990s, she began cinema studies, which earned her a Bachelor’s degree at Stockholm University. Parallel with her writing career, she also earned a Master’s degree in Science with a Major in Wildlife conservation. Her research is published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and on BBC Earth.

Inger’s crime debut Carrion (Åtel) is published by Bokförlaget Forum.

Agent Erik Larsson

PUBLISHED Bokförlaget forum, march, 2025
GENRE crime
PAGES 350

RIGHTS SOLD:
Danish: cicero

Inger Scharis’ up-coming 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.

Scharis’ masterfully combines the style of Yrsa Sigurðardóttir’s Icelandic noir with the alluring setting reminiscent of Kerstin Ekman’s Blackwater. Like Ekman’s work, Scharis' story is steeped in the eerie atmosphere of an isolated village where everyone harbors secrets, creating a suspenseful and almost claustrophobic setting that maintains palpable tension throughout the novel.