‘Operation Shipwreck’ published in Norway
Operation Shipwreck, the thirteenth installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series, is now out in Norwegian bookstores!
A violent storm has washed up the remains of a shipwreck on Riverton’s shores. Among the debris, Tiril and Oliver find evidence of a pollution scandal. But there’s also something that points to the existence of an old shipwreck just outside Riverton. It’s a new case for Detective Agency. No. 2, and this time they’ll not only have to dig deep, but dive deep, to find the truth!
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series is crime fiction for the youngest – clever, engaging, and full of thrills! Join our heroes Tiril, Oliver and their dog Ocho as they solve mysteries that have even the adults of Riverton scratching their heads.
‘Top Dog’ to become TV series
Jens Lapidus’ Top Dog is being adapted into a TV series by Filmlance and producer Teresa Alldén Willey. Veronica Zacco (The Bridge, Farang, Thicker Than Water) will be the head writer for the eight-episode show, and production is set to start in fall 2018.
Read more in Nordisk Film & TV Fond by clicking “Read more” below.
‘Beartown’ shortlisted for the Audie Awards 2018
Fredrik Backman’s emotionally powerful novel Beartown has been shortlisted for the Audie Awards 2018 in the ‘Fiction’ category. The award is given out by the Audio Publishers Association in the US. The winners will be announced at the 23rd Audie Awards Gala on May 31st.
‘In Every Moment We Are Still Alive’ a Financial Times Best Books of 2017 title
Tom Malmquist’s In Every Moment We Are Still Alive has been chosen by Financial Times as one of the Best Books of 2017 in the translated fiction category. The UK-based international daily newspaper writes the following about the novel:
“Urgent, heartbreaking and life-affirming, this autobiographical novel about grief and parenting probes the boundaries between life and writing.”
Lars Kepler, Niklas Natt och Dag and Kristina Ohlsson on the Swedish bestseller lists
Lars Kepler’s upcoming seventh novel in the Joona Linna series is No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction for the fourth week of January. It is joined by Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1793 at No. 4. 1793 also makes an appearance on the e-book list and climbs to No. 2. Kristina Ohlsson’s The Flood claims the No. 4 spot on the paperback list.
‘Unwanted’ No. 4 in Norway
Kristina Ohlsson’s Unwanted comes in at No. 4 on the official Norwegian paperback list for the fourth week of January. Unwanted is the first installment in Ohlsson’s Fredrika Bergman series.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes and Bobbie Peers on the January children’s books bestseller list
The official January bestseller list for children’s books in Norway is in, and Jørn Lier Horst makes a double appearance at the top. At No. 1 is his latest book in the CLUE series, The Triangle Mystery. It is closely followed at No. 2 by Operation Mummy, the twelfth book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series by Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes. Claiming the last spot on the podium is Bobbie Peers’ third William Wenton novel, William Wenton and the Orbulator Agent, at No. 3.
Trailer premiere of Oskar Söderlund’s upcoming TV-series ‘Greyzone’
In Oskar Söderlund’s Greyzone we get to follow Victoria Rahbek, a drone engineer who is taken hostage by a group of terrorists.
Meanwhile, security police officer Eva Forsberg is given a new assignment – to create and lead a taskforce between Sweden and Denmark dedicated to preventing and actively combating terrorism.
Greyzone premieres on February 22 on the Swedish broadcaster TV4’s streaming service C More and on February 25 on the Danish broadcaster TV2.
Niklas Natt och Dag and Jo Nesbø No. 2 and No. 5 in Sweden
Niklas Natt och Dag’s debut novel 1793 is No. 2 on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction for the third week of January. 1793 also claims a spot on the e-book bestseller list, where it comes in at No. 3. Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst meanwhile comes in at No. 5 on the paperback list.
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‘Fury’ to be presented at the Berlin International Film Festival
Fury, a new thriller series created by Emmy Award winning Gjermund Stenberg Eriksen (Mammon), will be be presented at the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival. Stenberg Eriksen teamed up with Hollywood director Roar Uthaug to create this exciting new show that brings to mind Homeland and Jason Bourne.
The series, which is a Monster Scripted production, starts off in a small Norwegian community where a conflict develops around a refugee center. When two undercover detectives start investigating the matter, they are drawn into a precarious scheme involving a large European network of right-wing extremism.
Fury will be presented on February 21st at the Berlin International Film Festival for the Drama Series Days.