The official bestseller lists for week 33 in Norway see Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Unhinged take the No. 4 spot on the e-book list, while Jo Nesbø’s Knife comes in at No. 6 in paperback. It’s followed by Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways to Die at No. 8, and Horst’s The Inner Darkness at No. 9. Finally, in the hardcover category, Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes come in at No. 10 with The Search for the Last Dinosaur.
The French broadcaster TF1 has ordered a local adaptation of the lauded UK crime drama Marcella. The remake, produced by Elephant, will be titled Rebecca and star Anne Marivin as the titular detective, who returns to work six years after abandoning the hunt for a serial killer and quitting the police force.
The highly successful original show, Marcella, was created by Hans Rosenfeldt and recently released its third season on Netflix.
Maja Säfström’s Amazing Facts About Baby Animals has been shortlisted for The Swedish Library Association’s Carl von Linné plaque, awarded for the best children’s and young adult’s non-fiction work of the year. The winner is set to be announced in the coming weeks.
Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People has been handpicked by Goodreads to feature on their list of Big Books of Fall.
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The LibraryReads Steering Committee has selected Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People as a LibraryReads pick for September, thereby entering Backman into the LibraryReads Hall of Fame alongside authors like Jojo Moyes, Liane Moriarty, Isabel Allende and Lee Child. The Hall of Fame honors authors who have had three or more titles appear on the monthly list since 2013.
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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.
China, Beijing ST
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Arab World, Al Arabi
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Spain, Duomo
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UK, Bloomsbury
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Korea, Dasan
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Netherlands, De Geus
Two-book deal closed by Tor Jonasson
I absolutely love Anders de la Motte’s ongoing Leo Asker series, and in the fourth installment, The Night Hunter, he outdoes himself. /…/ This is an insanely good series.
– Kapprakt
[Wolf Hour] is a pleasure to read with its engaging, easy-twisting plot, its cerebral touches, and characters like Liza, a bartender whose teasing scenes with Oz are highlights. /…/ Another standout standalone from the author of the Harry Hole series.
– Kirkus *Starred Review*
[A novel which] made me breathe the atmosphere of Isabel Allende and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, overwhelming me with a colorful universe, with a gallery of diverse characters portrayed as eccentric and bizarre, but at the same time with great empathy and love.
– Thriller Storici e Dintorni
Not for the faint hearted. /…/ This is a story filled with thrills and horror. I had to flip through the pages a bit at times before I dared to read further, but I was quickly gripped by the narrative.
– Din Avis
The author ties all the threads together into a real page-turner of a crime novel. The chapters are short and the pace is high. (…) The language is snappy, entertaining, and natural, and the story is gripping. The characters are quirky and interesting, and Leo herself is tough as nails yet still relatable.
– BTJ
Diamonds and Rust is a story about wounds that never heal, about envy, betrayal and revenge, and about a crime so well and thoroughly thought out that it may never be solved. Not unless Hanne Wilhelmsen gets a chance to try.