The official Norwegian bestseller lists of 2024 are out. Among the most sold titles across all genres, Pascal Engman is featured with four books in the top 6. Tierra del Fuego, the first installment in the Vanessa Frank series, comes in at No. 2, while The Widows and Femicide take the No. 4 and No. 5 spot, respectively. The Kingdom, Jo Nesbø’s lauded thriller, seizes the No. 3 spot.

On the list of newly published titles of the year, Jørn Lier Horst’s latest William Wisting title, Dry Land, claims the No. 4 spot, while Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties comes in at No. 5.

Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land, the latest installment in the bestselling Wisting series, tops both the hardcover and e-book bestseller lists this week.

Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker remains firmly at the top of the e-book bestseller list, holding steady at No. 1. Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger’s  Victim continues to secure the No. 2 spot on the paperback list. Meanwhile, Jørn’s Dry Land ranks No. 2 in both the hardcover and e-book categories.

Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker stays put at No. 1 on the bestseller list for e-books. Meanwhile, Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger’s Victim is still No. 2 on the paperback list. Jørn’s Dry Land sails to No. 2 in the hardcover category.

Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker lands the No. 2 spot on the e-book list and is No. 3 on the bestseller list for hardcovers this week. On the children’s list, Jørn Lier Horst’s and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the White Eagle, claims the No. 3 spot.

Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker, lands the No. 1 spot on the Norwegian e-book list this week and ranks No. 2 on the hardcover list. Meanwhile, Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land, holds the No. 3 position on both the hardcover and e-book list.

The jury for the 2024 Petrona Award has just revealed the shortlist for the ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.’ Among the six nominees are Jørn Lier Horst with Snow Fall, and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s The Prey. 

The Judges have the following to say about each title:

“A slow methodological approach gathers pace and pulls readers into a complex web of low-key international ties. As always Lier Horst delves deep into the psychology and motives of the characters, creating a slow-burning police procedural of empathy and human interest, firmly rooted in Norwegian society.”

“Sigurðardottir balances these three storylines, each with her trademark creeping sense of unease, in this dark and disturbing standalone.”

The winning title will be announced on 14 November 2024.

For the third consecutive week, Dry Land, the latest installment in the William Wisting series, holds the No. 1 spot on the hardcover bestseller list and also tops the e-book list. Notably, it was No. 2 on the official September bestseller list, despite being published on September 16th.

Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land, the 17th installment in his Wisting series, stays put at No. 1 on the bestselling list for hardcovers. Meanwhile, Operation Tractor, the latest installment in Jørn and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series, climbs to No. 2 on the children’s list.

Jørn Lier Horst’s newly published Dry Land, the 17th installment in his Wisting series, sails straight to No. 1 on the bestselling list for hardcovers and e-books. Meanwhile, Operation Tractor, the latest installment in Jørn and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series, lands the No. 5 spot in the children’s category.

A harsh winter caused significant damage to the dam gates in Farrisvannet, and before summer, the water was drained for repairs. In the intense summer heat, the remaining water level drops rapidly, and the idyllic lake transforms into a barren wasteland.

A young man who has been missing for eight years is found with his hand taped to the handlebars of a motorcycle. On the other side of the lake, retiree Evert Harting examines the dry lakebed with a metal detector and discovers the belongings of a girl who disappeared without a trace from a campsite in Sweden four years ago. Wisting handles both cases, and more secrets come to light—in a landscape that will soon return to its natural state.

Dry Land is the seventeenth installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s William Wisting series.