‘The Thirst’ No. 1 in Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Jo Nesbø’s eleventh installment in the Harry Hole series, The Thirst, has upon publication gone straight to No. 1 in all three territories of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Fourth and final season of ‘The Bridge’ to premiere in 2018
The fourth and final season of The Bridge is set to premiere on January 1st 2018 on Swedish broadcasting network SVT. The season will consist of 8 episodes, and start where season three ended.
The TV series The Bridge, written by Hans Rosenfeldt, has aired in more than 170 countries and been successfully remade into a US version sharing the same name, as well as a British and French version called The Tunnel.
The 2017 Petrona Award
Why Did You Lie? by Yrsa Sigurdardóttir and The Dying Detective by Leif GW Persson are both shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2017 for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year’.
The judges praise Sigurdardóttir’s Why Did You Lie?, calling it “A compelling exploration of guilt and retribution, which builds to a nerve-jangling finale.”
They are equally impressed by Persson’s The Dying Detective: “Expertly plotted and highly gripping, The Dying Detective features characters from a number of other crime novels by the author, but succeeds brilliantly as a standalone in its own right.”
The winner of the Petrona Award 2017 will be announced on May 20th.
‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in the Czech Republic
Published by Host late last month, Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, is now No. 1 on the official bestseller list for hardcover fiction in the Czech Republic this month.
‘Hinterlands’ published in Sweden
When former detective Sam Berger opens his eyes he has no idea where he is. Everything is white, a world without shape. But then Molly Blom is at his side, and Sam realizes that the two of them are on the run from justice, one that has stopped living up to its name.
In the breath-taking sequel to the international bestseller Watching You, Sam and Molly are given an assignment with ties to a disturbing case from the past. The murderer is long since sentenced and imprisoned, but is he really guilty of the crime? Hinterlands is a spine-chilling journey towards the ice-cold heart of darkness, and Arne Dahl at his best.
‘The Thirst’ No. 1 in Denmark
Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst, the eleventh installment in the Harry Hole series, was published by Modtryk in Denmark last week and is No. 1 on this week’s official bestseller list for hardcover fiction.
‘The Thirst’ published in Norway, Sweden and Denmark today
Today marks the beginning of the world launch of Jo Nesbø’s highly anticipated eleventh installment in the Harry Hole series, The Thirst. The novel is published in Norway, Sweden and Denmark today and 18 more markets will follow in the coming months. Within the coming year, the novel will be published in a total of 34 languages.
The Thirst continues the story of No. 1 bestseller Police, Harry Hole’s last outing in 2013, which saw the maverick cop protecting those closest to him from a killer wreaking revenge on the police.
The Thirst will see Harry drawn back to the Oslo police force when a serial killer begins targeting Tinder daters with a signature killing method that leads Harry on the hunt for a nemesis from his past.
‘A Man Called Ove’ and ‘My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry’ on the New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman continues his success on the New York Times Best Seller List with A Man Called Ove, holding firm at No. 2 also in its 63rd week, and My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, following not far behind at No. 7 in its 47th week on the list.
Detective Agency No. 2 reigns supreme on the Norwegian bestseller list
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series reigns supreme on the February bestseller list for children’s books in Norway. The top 5 positions are all occupied by books from the immensely popular series for children aged 6-9. At No. 1 is the latest and eleventh book in the series, Operation Pirate. It is followed by Operation Plastic Bag at No. 2, Operation Windblast at No. 3, Operation Daffodil at No. 4, and Operation Bronze Square at No. 5.
Jo Nesbø’s ‘The Thirst’ is breaking records
The eleventh Harry Hole novel is already breaking records: the first print-run in Norway of The Thirst will be 300 000 copies, the largest ever in Norwegian publishing history.
The Thirst is being published in Norway on March 21st. The launch event for The Thirst starts March 20th, at 22:30p.m. Readers will be able to purchase a copy as soon as the clock strikes midnight.