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Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (b. 1966) and Alexander Ahndoril (b. 1967), authors of the No. 1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series. With nine installments to date, the series has sold 17 million copies in 40 languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels.
“I’m a fan for life!”
—Tami Hoag, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Boy
“Kepler treats us readers to a nonstop roller coaster of suspense, taking us deep into the hearts and minds of perfectly realized characters.”
—Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Goodbye Man
“Kepler’s characters, particularly Joona Linna, are always drawn sharp and deep, like scalpel cuts. Kepler’s prose unrolls as smoothly as a loop of razor wire. But it’s Kepler’s storytelling that really draws blood.”
—A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times best-selling author of The Woman in the Window
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Crime & Suspense) Sweden – Sömngångaren The Sleepwalker | 2025 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Crime & Suspense) Finland – Sömngångaren The Sleepwalker | 2025 |
Shortlisted for Mofibo Awards (Best Translated Fiction of the Year) Denmark – Sömngångaren The Sleepwalker | 2025 |
The BookBeat Award (Crime Writer of the Year) Sweden | 2023 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Spindeln The Spider | 2023 |
Thrillzone Awards (Best Translated Crime Novel of the Year) Netherlands – Spindeln The Spider | 2023 |
Shortlisted for the Mofibo Awards (Best Translated Fiction of the Year) Denmark – Spindeln The Spider | 2023 |
The Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Spindeln The Spider | 2022 |
The BookBeat Award (Crime Writer of the Year) Sweden | 2021 |
Shortlisted for the Mofibo Awards (Best Crime & Suspense) Denmark – Spegelmannen The Mirror Man | 2021 |
Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Spegelmannen The Mirror Man | 2020 |
Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Spegelmannen The Mirror Man | 2020 |
Pocisk’s Best Translated Crime Novel Poland – Kaninjägaren The Rabbit Hunter | 2019 |
Storytel Awards (Best suspense) Sweden – Lazarus Lazarus | 2019 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Sandmannen The Sandman | 2012 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Eldvittnet The Fire Witness | 2011 |
Shortlisted for the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award (Best Swedish Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Paganinikontraktet The Nightmare | 2010 |
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The Swedish Storytel Awards of 2025 are now available and open for the public’s vote.
Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Lars Kepler with The Sleepwalker, Pascal Engman’s No One, and Kristina Ohlsson with Beyond Rescue.
Moa Herngren’s The Inheritance is nominated in the Fiction category.
In the children’s category, nominees include Martin Widmark’s The Space Mystery and Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Water Prank.
The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 19.
The official 2024 bestseller lists in Sweden have been announced, with Lars Kepler securing the top spot in the hardcover fiction category for The Sleepwalker, released just last September. Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue lands at No. 6 in the same category, while Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank takes the No. 9 position on the children’s list.
The voting is now open for this year’s Finnish Storytel Awards.
Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Anders de la Motte with The Mountain King, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir with Can’t Run, Can’t Hide, Jo Nesbø with Blood Ties, and Lars Kepler with The Sleepwalker.
Moa Herngren’s The Divorce is nominated in the Fiction category.
The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 13, 2025.
The Danish audio and e-book service Mofibo has announced this year’s nominees in the Mofibo Awards and competing for the title of Best Translated Fiction is Lars Kepler’s tenth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Sleepwalker.
To cast your vote, click “Read more” below.
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.
This week, Lisa Ridzén’s When The Cranes Fly South claims the No. 1 spot on the bestselling list for paperbacks, closely followed by Liza Marklund’s Storm Mountain at No. 3. Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker holds the No. 2 spot on the hardcover list, while Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank, comes in at No. 3 on the children’s list.
The official Finnish bestseller list for the month of November is out, and The Sleepwalker ranked No. 1 in the translated category for hardcover, audiobook, and e-book formats. Moreover, it secured the No. 5 spot across all formats.
Lars Kepler’s latest installment in the bestselling Joona Linna series, The Sleepwalker, debuts at No. 1 on the Czech Republic official bestseller list 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.
Storm Mountain by Liza Marklund holds steady at No. 1 on the paperback list. Lisa Ridzén’s When The Cranes Fly South remains at No. 3 in the same category, while Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker climbs to No. 2 on the hardcover list.
This week, Lars Kepler’s latest installment in the Joona Linna series, The Sleepwalker, is No. 2 on Saxo’s bestseller list for e-books.
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.