‘The Final Word’ No. 1 in Iceland
Liza Marklund’s The Final Word, the eleventh and final novel featuring Annika Bengtzon, went straight to No. 1 on the Icelandic bestseller list upon publication. This marks the second consecutive week at No. 1 for the book.
Fredrik Backman No. 6 on New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s international bestseller A Man Called Ove returns to the No. 6 spot in its 12th consecutive week on the New York Times Best Seller List. The American publisher has simultaneously announced that they will be making a 15th printing of the novel in paperback.
‘I Will Miss You Tomorrow’ chosen as one of this Easter’s 10 hottest reads
Heine Bakkeid’s crime fiction debut I Will Miss You Tomorrow has been chosen by BOK365 as one of this Easter’s top 10 reads. Their printed magazine BOK praises Bakkeid’s literary talent and unique voice, calling the novel “unputdownable”.
‘Ordeal’ No. 1 in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst’s Ordeal, the fourth installment in the Wisting Quartet, is No. 1 on the Norwegian paperback bestseller list.
Monika Fagerholm awarded with the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize
Monika Fagerholm has been awarded the most prestigious literary award in Sweden, the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize.
This award is presented annually by the Swedish Academy and the recipient is someone from the Nordic countries who has done significant work in any of the Academy’s areas of operations or interests. The prize sum is 400 000 kronor and the award will be handed over to Fagerholm at a ceremony in Stockholm on April 6.
‘Badlands’ published in Sweden
Ellen Savinger, 15, has been missing for three weeks. Detective Inspector Sam Berger fears that she has been taken by a serial killer, but few of his colleagues at the Stockholm police are inclined to listen: if there’s no body, there’s no crime.
Sam then comes into contact with Nathalie, a woman who knows more than she lets on about the series of disappearances Sam is sure points to a repeat kidnapper and killer. As he digs deeper into Ellen’s missing person’s case, a story with sinister connections to Sam’s own life and past is unveiled. Soon the hunter becomes the hunted, and in the badlands the truth of a secret many want to keep hidden is awaiting discovery.
The internationally bestselling and award-winning author Arne Dahl’s new crime fiction novel Badlands is the first installment in a new series of thrillers featuring detectives Sam Berger and Molly Blom.
‘A Man Called Ove’ No. 7 on The New York Times Best Seller List
Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove makes its 11th consecutive appearance on the New York Times Best Seller List, coming in at No. 7 for the second week in a row.
Photo: Harriet M. Olsen
New Author – Heine Bakkeid
Heine Bakkeid (b. 1974) grew up in the rugged landscape of Northern Norway, where mist-shrouded waters meet some of Scandinavia’s most striking mountain formations. Bakkeid made his literary debut in 2005 when he published a spy novel for young adults. Since then he has gone on to write several novels for young readers. The acclaimed I Will Miss You Tomorrow is Bakkeid’s first venture into crime fiction, and has earned him the critics’ recognition as a virtuoso of darkly atmospheric suspense. The novel’s dark undertones and windswept landscapes are fetched from Bakkeid’s own native North.
‘Those Who Failed’ No. 3 in Sweden
Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s Those Who Failed, the fifth installment in the Sebastian Bergman series, is No. 3 on the Swedish bestseller list this month.
‘A Man Called Ove’ 3rd most seen film in Swedish cinemas ever
The award-winning film adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s novel A Man Called Ove has now been seen by over 1,6 million moviegoers in Sweden alone. This makes the film the most seen Swedish film since 1984, and the 3rd most popular Swedish film in cinemas ever.