The quarterly Norwegian bestseller lists for crime fiction

Wrapping up the first quarter of 2025, the Norwegian bestseller lists feature Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour on the No. 1 spot for hardcover crime fiction. Wolf Hour also claims the No. 1 spot on the list for crime fiction published in 2025, while Pascal Engman’s No One comes in at No. 2, and Pascal Engman & Johannes Selåker’s The Night Wanderer is featured at No. 3, closely followed by Anders de la Motte’s The Rust Forest at No. 4.

On the list of paperback crime fiction, Pascal Engman claims the top six positions with his Vanessa Frank series. Bestseller comes in at No. 1, Tierra del Fuego at No. 2, X at No. 3, The Widows at No. 4, and Cocaine at No. 5.

New title: ’Let the Waves Do the Rest’

One day, the author Marcus is contacted by Ernst, an old friend from writing school, who wants to publish a suspense novel under a pseudonym. Can Marcus pass the manuscript to his agent, ensuring Ernst’s identity remains secret? A simple favor. A minor misunderstanding. Complicated consequences. And a man who discovers he is capable of things he never could have imagined.

Let the Waves Do the Rest is a psychological thriller in the vein of Patricia Highsmith.

’The Legacy’ shortlisted for the Valencia Negra Awards

The first installment in Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s bestselling Freyja & Huldar series, The Legacy, has been shortlisted for the Valencia Negra Awards in the Best Novel category.

The VLC Negra festival is a Spanish international cultural event that gathers a variety of creators, including writers, actors, musicians, and photographers. Each year, the top novels from the festival’s previous edition are chosen, and the public votes to decide the winner, which will be announced during the festival, on May 9.

‘The Helicopter Heist’ wins Best Scripted Program at the Ria Awards

The Helicopter Heist, directed by Daniel Espinosa and produced by B-Reel, was awarded Best Scripted Program at the Ria Awards.

The praised series has received fantastic reviews both in Sweden and internationally. The Helicopter Heist is written by Ronnie Sandahl, based on Jonas Bonnier’s novel of the same name.

The Ria Awards is initiated by the Swedish Film & TV Producers’ Association to promote the best creators in Swedish television.

Viaplay’s ‘The Fortress’ to premiere on Amazon Prime

The year is 2037, and the world has plunged into complete disorder with natural disasters occur daily, and political unrest fuels global upheaval. In Scandinavia, one country is striving to do right by its people as Norway has chosen to sever all ties with the rest of the globe in an effort to keep its citizens safe. At first, the country seems like a utopian paradise, completely sustained by its natural resources, but when a mysterious virus breaks out, the facade begins to crumble.

Enlisting top talent from around the globe, The Fortress stars Tobias Santelmann, Russell Tovey, Selome Emnetu, and Eili Harboe. The dystopian drama is created by John Käre Raake and Linn-Jeanethe Kyed, and directed by Cecilie Mosli and Mikkel Sandemose.

Winner of Best Screenplay at Series Mania, and selected as one of The New York Times’ ‘30 Shows to Watch This Summer’, The Fortress will have its Amazon Prime premiere on April 18.

’Dry Land’ No. 1 in Norway

This week, Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land, the latest installment in the bestselling William Wisting series, takes the No. 1 spot on the paperback list.

Øystein Karlsen’s ‘So Long, Marianne’ nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards

So Long, Marianne, Øystein Karlsen’s celebrated eight-part TV series which tells the story of singer and poet Leonard Cohen and his muse Marianne Ihlen, has been nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards in three categories: Best Direction in a Drama Series, Best Photography, and Best Picture Editing.

The Canadian Screen Awards are presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, and widely regarded as the most prestigious recognition for Canadian television series, considered the Canadian equivalent of the Oscars and Emmys.

The award ceremony is to be held in Toronto on June 1st.

‘Purge’ on French magazine Télérama’s list of best novels published in the 21st century

Sofi Oksanen’s novel Purge has been selected by Télérama as one of the best novels published since the year 2000. The magazine states that the novel is “a deep, tragic portrayal where the compassion is ever-present”.

Télérama is a renowned French cultural magazine. Oksanen is joined by many other prominent authors on the list, among them Roberto Bolaño, Svetlana Alexievich, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Olga Tokarczuk.

‘The Couples Trip’ voted “Best Crime Fiction of 2025” in France

The Couples Trip, Ulf Kvensler’s international bestselling debut, has been voted “Best Crime Fiction of 2025” by the French readers and book retailers.