Sofia Lundberg’s A Question Mark Is Half a Heart is one of Iceland’s top sellers this summer, featuring on Eymundsson’s bestseller lists for six weeks straight and landing a No. 4 spot on the paperback list as well as a No. 5 one on the comprehensive list. Eymundsson is Iceland’s largest chain of bookstores.
Anders Roslund’s Sweet Dreams claims the No. 3 spot on the e-book list week 32, also coming in at No. 4 in e-book and No. 8 in hardcover. The prequel, Knock Knock, features on the paperback list at No. 9.
Week 32 sees Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Last Dinosaur lands the No. 7 spot on the Norwegian bestseller list for hardcover fiction. Horst & Thomas Enger’s Unhinged meanwhile comes in at No. 10, also featuring at No. 4 on the e-book list.
In the paperback category, Jo Nesbø’s Knife is No. 6, while Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways To Die is No. 7, and Horst & Enger’s Smokescreen No. 10.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes grab two spots on the monthly bestseller list for children’s books in Norway. The latest activity book in the Detective Ageny No. 2 series, The Search for the Last Dinosaur, comes in at No. 1, while the No. 4 spot goes to Operation Trickster.
The month of July sees Anders Roslund feature on the Swedish bestseller lists with his novel Sweet Dreams, which claims the No. 1 spot on both the hardcover and the e-book list, as well as the No. 2 spot on the audiobook list. Sweet Dreams’s predecessor, Knock Knock, grabs the No. 2 spot on the paperback list, as well as the No. 5 spot on the e-book list. Also on the paperback list is Simona Ahrnstedt’s Just a Bit More, claiming No. 7. Lina Bengtsdotter’s Beatrice nabs No. 5 on the audiobook list.
Unhinged, the third Blix & Ramm novel by Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger, keeps going strong on the Norwegian bestseller lists for week 31, coming in at No. 4 in e-book and No. 6 in hardcover. Also on the hardcover list is Jørn Lier Horst and Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Last Dinosaur, nabbing the No. 5 spot. In the paperback category, we see Jo Nesbø’s Knife on the No. 3 spot for the fourth consecutive week, followed by Jørn Lier Horst’s The Inner Darkness at No. 6, and lastly Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways to Die at No. 7.
Lina Bengtsdotter’s For the Dead claims the No. 10 spot on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for week 33. This marks the novel’s third consecutive week in the top 10.
The shortlist for the 2020 CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger has been announced, and among the six remaining nominees vying for the coveted award is Antti Tuomainen, with Little Siberia. The award’s winner will be announced during a ceremony on October 22.
Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People, to be published on September 8 in the US, is the No. 1 pick on the Indie Next List for September, as chosen by US booksellers across the country. The announcement of Anxious People as the winning title was paired with a quote from bookseller Lisa Driban, Hockessin Book Shelf:
“This book made me feel all the feels! It was sad, it was funny, it was hopeful, it was everything. The character development is incredible at revealing what’s inside each of the characters, and the way their stories link and interconnect is genius. It’s a story about sadness and hope and human connections. I couldn’t put it down and barreled to the end, but now I am sad it’s over. Anxious People is truly the best thing I’ve read in a long time!”
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Lina Bengtsdotter’s second Charlie Lager novel For the Dead comes in at No. 9 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for paperbacks in Germany. This is the novel's second consecutive week in top 10. Meanwhile, the title grabs the No. 8 spot on the Swiss bestseller list for paperbacks.
Iceland, Ugla
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Closed by Emma Granberg
Portugal, Quetzal
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Portugal, Dom Quixote
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Estonia, Varrak
Three-book-deal closed by Ida Schabbauer
Estonia, Päike ja Pilv
Closed by Ida Schabbauer
A must-read for those who enjoyed The Kingdom, this sequel cements Jo Nesbø’s reputation as a master of psychological crime fiction.
– Mystery & Suspense Magazine
Firstly, the characters (and not only they) are believably depicted. Secondly, the chain of events is convincing. Third, the setting is mid-1990’s. /…/ [The Road of Ill Repute] brings back memories from the atmosphere around this time.
– Postimees
The sinfully sexy TV series version of Faithless outshines the original feature film. /…/ It is incredible to see how Tomas Alfredson and the Norwegian screenwriter Sara Johnsen make this old story their own.
– DN
A beautiful monument to the consequences of infidelity. /…/ It’s elegant, glossy, and, just like a good flirt, utterly impossible to look away from.
– SvD
Brilliant Bergman remake. /…/ A drama that hits all the perfect notes.
– SR P1
In Wolf Hour, Jo Nesbø sets the action in the American Midwest in 2016. A hard-boiled police novel in the best Nesbø style – from an America that’s on the edge of a precipice.
