‘The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank ’ No. 1 in Sweden
Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank claims the No. 1 spot on the Swedish bestseller list for children’s books this week.
Tina Mackic’s The Summer Shadow and the Christmas Prank claims the No. 1 spot on the Swedish bestseller list for children’s books this week.
“The first time I left my body, my mom’s friend was lying on top of me. I awoke to a sliver of light streaming in through a crack in the door, and I saw a shadow move across the room, settling over me. The darkness felt heavy, as if it were swallowing me whole, erasing me from existence, but of course, I had no words for it then.”
A young woman dies repeatedly and travels in time, tasked with saving the world’s richest people from accidents or attacks, thus prolonging their lives. After being raised in foster homes, she was sent to a school run by a powerful company, where she was prepared for this brutal life’s work. But one day, the company’s very existence is threatened, bringing unpredictable consequences for her and the people she loves.
Golem is a gripping story set in a dark and ruthless future where dissent is stifled before it begins.
Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker, lands the No. 1 spot on the Norwegian e-book list this week and ranks No. 2 on the hardcover list. Meanwhile, Jørn Lier Horst’s Dry Land, holds the No. 3 position on both the hardcover and e-book list.
Charlie holds her dream job at an antiquities auction firm, has an apartment and family that she adores and have always gone the extra mile to be a good citizen. When she crosses paths with the charming Philip, he sweeps her off her feet. Life is almost too good to be true, but at the luxurious birthday party he throws her, the police suddenly show up. In a state of utter disbelief, Charlie is accused of serious crimes and convicted to several years in prison.
Once she is finally released, her entire life is in tatters. Slowly she tries to puzzle the clues together. Charlie becomes determined to take revenge on those who have decimated her life and is willing to do whatever it takes to take them down.
Charlie’s Revenge is the first installment in a brand new series by No.1 bestselling author Simona Ahrnstedt and is a gripping novel about impossible love, elusive enemies and the worst betrayals of them all.
Photo: Melinda Rönnberg
Multitalented Swedish actor Johanna Hedberg trained at the Performing Arts School in Gothenburg and has a background as a singer and dancer.
She completed vocational training in dance, singing, and theater at the Performing Arts School from 2009 to 2012, after her attendance at Wendelsberg Theater School from 2008 to 2009. She is part of the creative brand TanjaVera Production for which she writes, directs, and acts. She is noted for her Grow Up and Himlen är full av hundar, and with a passion for exploring complex themes through a cinematic lens, Hedberg continuously make significant contributions to the world of film and TV.
November 2024 will see the global release of the highly anticipated The Helicopter Heist on Netflix in which Hedberg has one of the major roles, and in which a vast international audience finally will be introduced to Hedberg’s talent.
Her recent works includes the TV show Drottningarna, where she portrays the queen Karin Månsdotter, and the feature film Bullets (2023), among else.
Photo: Anna-Lena Lundqvist
Kristina Ohlsson has been honored with this year’s Kristianstadsbladet Culture and Entertainment Award. The prize was established in 2006 and is awarded annually to a cultural personality, cultural initiative, or production related to the newspaper’s distribution area in and around Kristianstad in northeastern Skåne.
The jury’s motivation reads as follows:
“With desire, curiosity and skill, she captures young and old alike, with stories that are like fairy tales filled with all sides of life: people and ghosts, light and dark, suspense and riddles.”
Photo: Anders Nicander/TV4/TT
TV4 is turning the so-called ‘Trustor Scandal’ of 1997, one of Sweden’s largest and most infamous fraud cases, into a fast-paced drama series of four parts, starring Erik Svedberg-Zelman in one of the leading roles as Thomas Jisander.
The series, directed by Ivica Zubak and written by Erik Hultkvist, will depict how a British lord and three Swedish businessmen managed to buy the long-established investment company Trustor with the company’s own money – only to then pay out very large bonuses to themselves. Both detested and admired – the story of the affair and the spectacular partying at Stureplan and the French Riviera has continued to fascinate for decades.
“We are now in the process of filming and the ambition is high to deliver a new exciting drama series about the sensational heist. We have a well-written script, a fantastic cast and strong direction, and in addition,the series takes place in many cool 90s locations”, says Jon Mankell, executive producer at TV4.
The series is produced by FLX for TV4 in a co-production with Film i Väst. The filming locations are set in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Croatia.
More details about the series, such as title, full cast and release date will be communicated next year.
What is the price of being Mr. One? Teddy knows, more than well. Even though he’s made himself a fair amount of money on a number of illegal operations, he doesn’t sleep well at night. The pressure from those around him is bigger than ever. His closest man thinks they should go for heavier stuff. There’s also a rumor going around that someone wants him dead. Teddy turns to his brother Darko for protection, Darko who’s just come home from an unhappy time in Malmö’s underworld.
Meanwhile, Jossan has stepped up: bigger business, more dangerous games. She has opinions on Teddy’s unwillingness to go for the heavier goods. Teddy has to choose. Should he take the bloody path lined with drugs – one that could lead to big money but which is also potentially lethal – or should he try to rekindle things with Emelie and Lukas and build a future on the right side of the law?
Grand Finale is the sixth and final installment in Jens Lapidus’ lauded Top Dog series.
Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker, holds its position at No. 1 on Bog og Idé’s hardcover list and also tops Saxo’s bestseller list for crime novels in the e-book category. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties secures the No. 1 spot on Bog og Idé’s crime list.
Lars Kepler’s The Sleepwalker, the tenth installment in the Joona Linna series, stays put at No. 1 on the bestseller list for both hardcover fiction and e-books.
Netherlands, Het Spectrum
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Lithuania, Baltos Lankos
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Estonia, Pegasus
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
North Macedonia, Antolog
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
North Macedonia, Antolog
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
China, Beijing ST
Closed by Emma Granberg
A masterpiece of a novel. /…/ [It] might well happen that this is pulled out as a landmark in modern Norwegian crime fiction in a few years’ time. /…/ Yes, it’s geniusly written, there’s no doubt about that (…) [A] literary manifesto over what this rare treasure of a crime writer has got in him.
– Hverdagsnettmagasinet
The premise in SON is intriguing. /…/ SON is a truly great and well-written book with strong characters. (…) [It’s] a fascinating read at all times.
– DAST Magazine
The authors show their star status in several different ways, not least in how they manage to fool us readers; several times along the way we see possible explanations and likely perpetrators, feeling incredibly clever before realizing that we are wrong. Again. /… / The stars deliver, this is really good reading.
– Kapprakt
What Tichý does refreshingly differently from our own authors is that he lets his experiments with form shape a story. It is never only about the sufferings of Ajsa, Mink, Edyta, Violeta, and the other residents of Malmö. It is always also about the way suffering becomes literature. While Tichý cross-cuts between narratives, while he shouts and whispers, cries and laments, and even occasionally laughs—yes, while he above all lets a wealth of voices other than his own be heard—we see a work take shape.
– Weekendavisen
Exquisitely plotted, darkly funny /…/Readers will have no doubt they’re in the hands of a brilliant storyteller. This soars.
– Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
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.