Lost Colony: The Hennepin Island Murders

“Fast-paced, riveting and intriguing, a brilliant twist on an international murder mystery.” David Zucchino, Pulitzer Prize winner, 2021 and 1989

Fans of “Fargo” will delight in Steve Berg’s fast-paced, inventive, and occasionally macabre-but-loony storytelling that’s best described as a smörgåsbord of Minnesota Noir with a touch of Scandinavian “DaVinci Code.” Peter Lewis, Executive Editor, Asheville Watchdog

Gruesome mysteries spanning decades and continents bring together the cast of compelling, complex characters who are at the heart of this memorable tale. Scott Gillespie, Editorial page editor, Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Lost Colony is a love story deftly entwined with an international murder mystery, written with an eye for detail only possible when the author is an accomplished journalist turning his pen to fiction.” Dawn Garcia, Director, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, Stanford University

In Steve Berg’s fast-paced and well-written thriller, the solution to the unsolved assassination of Olof Palme, is found in Minnesota, the most Swedish of all the states in America. Now that’s a story and what a great read it is! Klas Bergman, Swedish-American journalist and author

Steve Berg’s primary background is in journalism. After five years at the Raleigh News and Observer, he worked for 30 years as a feature writer, political correspondent and editorialist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, both in the Twin Cities and in Washington, D.C. Later, he wrote the Cityscape column for Minnpost and served as an urban design consultant.Steve is the author of two architecture books, “Target Field: The New Home of the Minnesota Twins” (2010) and “U.S. Bank Stadium: The New Home of the Minnesota Vikings” (2016). His work also includes “Intersections: The Downtown Minneapolis 2025 Plan” (2014).The grandson of Norwegian immigrants, Steve grew up in Fargo, North Dakota. His educational credits include the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and Stanford University. Tennis, swimming, cooking and classic movies (especially film noir} are his favorite pastimes. “Lost Colony: The Hennepin Island Murders” (2023) is his first novel. Steve and his wife have two children and two grandchildren. They live in Asheville, North Carolina.