Yrsa Sigurdardóttir awarded The Blood Drop
Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s The Prey is the winner of the 2020 Blood Drop Award for ‘Best Crime Novel of the Year.’ The Blood Drop Award is an Icelandic crime fiction award, annually presented by the Crime Writers of Iceland association and the winner becomes the Icelandic nomination for the Glass Key, an award given annually to a crime novel from one of the Nordic countries.
Katrine Engberg and Stina Jackson on The Times’ Best of 2021 list
British daily newspaper The Times has compiled a list of the best thrillers and crime novels of 2021 so far. Featuring on the high-profile list are Katrine Engberg and Stina Jackson, with The Butterfly House and The Last Snow respectively.
The Times on The Butterfly House: “Original and absorbing. [Katrine Engberg] is a name to look out for.”
On The Last Snow: “A gripping novel, full of love and dread, that leaves you reeling when the killer of one of Sweden’s richest men is revealed.”
Jens Lapidus and Anne Holt No. 1 in Sweden
Jens Lapidus’ The No-Go Zone doesn’t budge from its place atop the e-book and audio bestseller lists in Sweden. Anne Holt’s A Necessary Death is likewise a steady presence at No. 1 on the paperback list.
Lars Kepler and Horst & Enger No. 1 and No. 2 in Norway
Lars Kepler’s The Mirror Man makes its debut appearance on the official Norwegian bestseller list for paperbacks, going straight to No. 1. Just after at No. 2 comes Unhinged, Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s third title in the Blix & Ramm series.
Hans Rosenfeldt to adapt CJ Tudor’s ‘The Burning Girls’
Hans Rosenfeldt has found his new project – adapting CJ Tudor’s bestselling novel The Burning Girls into a TV series. Rosenfeldt will work with Marcella producer Buccaneer Media to adapt the book, who follows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter as they make a fresh start in Chapel Croft, but soon the close-knit community’s dark history begins to reveal itself.
Buccaneer co-CEO Wood says: “The Burning Girls is a terrific story; it’s very easy to see how CJ Tudor has risen to the top of the charts in pretty short order. Her ability to tell a truly gripping story is exceptional.”
Rosenfeldt adds: “I’ve been longing to get back to London and to work with Buccaneer again and when Tony sent me a copy of The Burning Girls I thought ‘Yes, this is what we should do!’ I loved the book, its characters, the setting, the horror elements and the many twists and surprises.”
‘The Dillsta Gang and the Pool Heist’ published in Sweden
The sun is beating down on Dillsta and people are flocking to the lake to cool down. But while others relax, Jonathan, Zasha and Bollan find themselves busier than ever when their classmate and sworn nemesis, the super-rich and bumptious Rick Flottén, arrives with news. They’re used to his never-ending bragging about expensive toys, but this time, it’s worse: Rick has gotten a pet, and it’s not exactly your average goldfish or guinea pig.
Then, just as the classmates have begun to plan a daring rescue mission for Rick’s pet, the P.E. teacher announces that the whole class will be going to swim in the outdoor pool. Everyone’s thrilled – everyone but Zasha…
The Dillsta Gang and the Pool Heist is the third installment in the Dillsta Gang series and marks the exciting start of the new author duo Jens Lapidus and Hedda Lapidus.
Streaming-record on NRK when ‘Exit’ premiered
More than 1,4 million unique viewers watched the season 2 premiere of Exit in Norway on Friday night – an all-time high according to NRK.
The February bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
The latest addition to the Detective Agency No. 2 series, Operation Cover-Up, sails to No. 1 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction in February.
Photo: Nikolaj Moeller
Gustav Möller joins Salomonsson Agency
Gustav Möller, a Swedish writer/director based in Denmark, has quickly become a highly sought-after name in Europe and the US.
Möller graduated from the renowned Danish Film School in 2015, winning the Next Nordic Generation Award for his thesis film, In Darkness. In 2018, he made his feature film debut with the incredibly successful psychological thriller The Guilty, which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award in the category ‘World Cinema Dramatic.’ The film went on to win an array of awards around the world, including ‘Best Film,’ ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’ at the Danish Film Awards, and was also shortlisted for the Academy Awards. Jake Gyllenhaal, a self-proclaimed fan, is attached to produce and star in an English-language remake of the project, set to be released by Netflix in 2021.
Among Möller’s upcoming projects is Snow Blind, another collaboration with Gyllenhaal and Möller’s English language directing debut. Snow Blind is a thriller adaptation of the graphic novel by Ollie Masters and Tyler Jenkins. Gyllenhaal is attached to star and produce, and after a highly competitive six-way bidding war, Apple Studios acquired the rights to the project.
‘Exit’ season 2 premiere
The second season of Øystein Karlsen’s hit TV series Exit premieres tonight on NRK in Norway, to great critical acclaim. Based on true events, Exit is set in Norway’s high-flying financial world and the hugely successful dark and twisted first season instantly became the most streamed series in NRK’s history and was lauded around the world. The series is created, written and directed by Øystein Karlsen.