‘Death Deserved’ and ‘A Higher Justice’ on the Norwegian bestseller lists
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Death Deserved debuts at No. 3 on the Norwegian weekly paperback bestseller list, heading straight for the top just as it did upon its hardcover publication. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice meanwhile jumps a few placements on the e-book list, coming in at No. 2.
The March bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Operation Sable Forest, the fifteenth Detective Agency No. 2 book, comes in at No. 1 also on March’s bestseller list for children’s books in Norway. This marks the book’s second month at the top.
‘Black Pearl Farm’ No. 2 in Denmark
Liza Marklund’s stand-alone novel Black Pearl Farm continues to feature on the Danish bestseller lists and is No. 2 on both Bog & Idé’s and Arnold Busck’s bestseller lists for hardcover crime fiction this week. Bog & Idé and Arnold Busck are Denmark’s two biggest book retailers.
‘The Wolf and the Watchman’ No. 3 in Germany
Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman stays at No. 3 also on this week’s Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for trade paperbacks. This marks the novel’s fourth week on the German list.
Viaplay green-lights Roslund & Hellström’s Ewert Grens series
Viaplay has announced its green-lighting of the small screen adaptation of Roslund & Hellström’s internationally bestselling series about Ewert Grens. The TV series will be produced by Miso Film, and be based on four of Roslund & Hellström’s novels, starting with Box 21 for the first season. The series will premiere on Viaplay in 2020.
Box 21 will be directed by award-winning director Mani Maserrat (Modus, Bad Blood) and produced by Sandra Harms (Modus, 438 Days) and Karl Fredrik Ulfung (438 Days). Screenwriters are Dennis Magnusson (Jordskott, 30 Degrees in February), Stefan Thunberg (Wallander, Hunters 2) and Anders Roslund, author of the books.
The cast stars Leonard Terfelt (The Bridge), Mimosa Willamo (Bodom, Karppi) and Simon J. Berger (Modus, Torka aldrig tårar utan handskar).
‘To Plant a Flag’ showing at the Smithsonian
Bobbie Peers’ award-winning short film To Plant a Flag is now showing at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum as part of their 50th anniversary celebration of the Apollo missions, including the first Moon landing.
Antti Tuomainen and Roslund & Hellström shortlisted for Prix du Polar Européen
Antti Tuomainen’s The Man Who Died and Roslund & Hellström’s Three Seconds have been shortlisted for the Prix du Polar Européen.
The French literary prize Prix du Polar Européen is annually awarded to the best crime or thriller novel by a European author, in translation or in French. The award was launched by the weekly magazine Le Point in 2003.
The award ceremony will take place during the Quais du Polar in Lyon this weekend, an annual crime festival for both literature and film.
‘Lazarus’ No. 1 in Iceland
Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh installment in their Joona Linna series, was just published in Iceland and has gone straight to No. 1 on Eymundsson’s bestseller list for all formats. Eymundsson is the biggest book retailer in Iceland.
New Author – Thomas Enger
Thomas Enger (b.1973) has rapidly distinguished himself as one of the most exciting new voices in Young Adult fiction. The Oslo-born author wrote for Norway’s flagship newspapers for eight years before switching careers to that of author. His critically acclaimed crime fiction went on to sell to over 30 countries, and for his YA novels Enger received the prestigious Norwegian Uprisen award twice, officially profiling him as one of the most promising writers in the genre.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
The official weekly bestseller list for hardcovers sees two familiar names in the top three: Lars Kepler, whose Lazarus is No. 2, and Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, who come in at No. 3 with A higher Justice. Leif GW Persson also stays in the top three, but on the non-fiction list. His Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career is No. 3 this week.
The paperback list sees Stefan Ahnhem shoot to the top, placing No. 1 with Motive X. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road is No. 5 on the same list, but also comes in at No. 3 in audio, and No. 2 in e-books. She's joined on the e-book list by Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman, No. 5 this week.