‘Icebreaker’ No. 4 in Germany
Kristina Ohlsson’s Icebreaker, the second installment in the August Strindberg series, shoots to No. 4 on Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperbacks.
‘The Mire’ No. 1 in Sweden
Liza Marklund’s The Mire is No. 1 on the official paperback bestseller list. The Mire is the standalone sequel to The Polar Circle, Marklund’s critically acclaimed return to the crime genre.
‘Our Cat in Havana’ published in Sweden
Samira Karlsson and Elsa of Purrendelle have been entrusted with a new, exciting mission. Shu the rat has asked the cat spies for help in catching a venomous snake threatening Shu’s terrified relatives.
Elsa of Purrendelle and Samira Karlsson look up an agent going under the code name Prawn Cocktail, since he might have important information about the sinister snake. But when they meet Prawn Cocktail at the salsa club Havana, they become suspicious – he is not acting the way a real spy would. Something is not right.
Samira Karlsson and the other cats are once again embroiled in a sweat-inducing drama set to the beat of a luscious salsa. Who is lying, and why?
Our Cat in Havana is the fifth installment in Anja Gatu’s bestselling series The Cat Spies of Rosengard.
‘Victim’ No. 1 in Norway
The just published Victim, the fifth Blix & Ramm novel by Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger, enters the official Norwegian hardcover bestseller list at No. 1. Victim is also No. 1 in e-books.
Disney+ greenlights TV-series adaptation of Alex Dahl’s ‘Playdate’
Disney+ is moving into the contemporary UK thriller space with the greenlight of a series based on Alex Dahl’s parents-worst-nightmare novel Playdate.
The Power of the Dog and It’s a Sin producers Tanya Seghatchian, John Woodward and Nicola Shindler are combining to produce the five-parter, which comes from the decorated trio’s Brightstar and Quay Street Productions. Palme d’Or nominee Eva Husson is directing and Hijack’s Catherine Moulton is writing.
Shindler said Playdate “tells the story of fascinating, relatable and complex women in a situation that is any parent’s worst nightmare,” while Brightstar’s Seghatchian and Woodward described it as a “very rare beast – a thriller that combines beautifully crafted edge-of-the-seat suspense with unexpected plot twists and truly powerful drama.”
Johanna Devereaux, VP of Scripted Content for Disney+ EMEA, added: “Playdate is a brilliantly twisty thriller with a terrifying, instantly relatable hook. We are very proud to be working with celebrated producers, a visionary director Eva Husson and rising star writer on this must-see thriller.”
Filming will commence in the UK and France over the summer. Casting is yet to be announced.
Photo: Rickard Eriksson
Anders Rydell awarded Spanish Historical Literature Award
The Book Thieves by Anders Rydell was just announced as the winner of Hislibris Historical Literature Award in the category Best Historical Non-Fiction work of 2022.
Hislibris is Spain’s most prominent community of history bloggers, who each year vote for their favorite books.
The award ceremony will take place in September.
Jo Nesbø No. 1 in Ireland
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø rapidly climbs the official bestseller list of Ireland, coming in at No. 1.
Jo Nesbø No. 3 in the Netherlands
Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon climbs to No. 3 on the Suspense list in the Netherlands. Killing Moon is the thirteenth Harry Hole novel.
Photo: Johan Bergmark
Cast revealed for ‘To Cook a Bear’
The first Nordic Original from Disney+, To Cook a Bear, has started filming. Trygve Allister Diesen is directing and the script is penned by Jesper Harrie. The star-studded cast includes Gustav Skarsgård, Emil Kárlsen, Ane Dahl Torp, Tyra Wingren, Magnus Krepper, Pernilla August, Simon J. Berger, Jonas Karlsson and Johan Widerberg.
‘A Completely Ordinary Friday Night with the Jansson Family’ published in Sweden
An extra nutty Friday night with the craziest family in Sweden!
The families Jansson and Yolmaz are going to have a cozy Friday night in together. As per usual, the kids are the ones taking on the roles of parents, while their wacky parents turn the house upside down.
Suddenly, the strange man Baba Roine shows up at the front door, barefoot and with a towel wrapped around his head. He has come to collect money for his home for orphaned monkeys. But something is not quite right with Roine. While the parents want to sell everything that they own in order to help the poor monkeys, the kids wonder what his real identity is…
A Completely Ordinary Friday Night with the Jansson Family is the fifth installment in Martin Widmark’s series about this crazy and relatable family.