Sara Molin (born 1983) lives in a suburb of Stockholm with her husband and three children. She teaches secondary school Swedish as well as Swedish for beginners and spends most of her free time devouring commercial fiction.

Asking on Behalf of a Friend is her third novel. Molin has previously published Miss Rennel Learns a Lesson and An Unwanted Christmas Present. Together they have sold more than 40 000 copies to date.