The complete Norwegian bestseller lists of 2024 have been released, and Pascal Engman dominates the paperback list. Tierra del Fuego takes the top spot, while The Widows comes in at No. 3, closely followed by Femicide and Cocaine taking the No. 4 and No. 5 spot, respectively. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s The Kingdom, secures the No. 2 position on the same list.

Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land claims the No. 1 spot on both the crime and fiction bestseller lists. Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties follows closely, taking the No. 2 and No. 3 positions in the same categories. Meanwhile, Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker ranks No. 3 in the crime category and No. 5 in fiction. The Scream by newly formed duo Jørn Lier Horst and Jan-Erik Fjell lands at No. 4 on the crime list.

The first installment in Horst & Fjell’s new Markus Heger series, The Scream, continues dominating the bestseller list for hardcovers, staying put at No. 1.

The recently published The Scream by the new author duo Horst & Fjell makes its debut at No. 1 on the hardcover bestseller list. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties is still No. 1 on the e-book list.

From a podcast studio in the back of his camper, ex-military and former police student Markus Heger investigates old and new crime cases. “The scream nobody heard” was supposed to be a series about seven-year-old Leah Forsberg, who disappeared from Fagernes 15 years ago, but it only became one episode. Although Leah’s body was never found, her father was convicted of her murder. When another girl disappears, Markus finds himself drawn back into the case again, and information from a reliable source has him questioning if the right man was put behind bars.

Meanwhile, things from his past that he’s desperately been trying to push away keep resurfacing. His absent father writes from prison, asking to meet with him. Perhaps he can help Markus solve the case, and maybe they can mend their broken relationship at the same time.

The Scream is the first installment in a new series by two of Norway’s most prominent crime authors.