Dimmed Lights, the third installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s lauded August Strindberg series, enters Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperbacks at No. 5 this week.
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Mahmut Suvakci, born in 1981, grew up in Sweden and debuted as an actor in the highly acclaimed screen adaptation of Easy Money in 2010. This put him on the map as one of the most sought-after actors in Sweden to this day. His ability to move between multifaceted roles and characters is evident in his filmography, filled with significant roles in a variety of successful TV series and movies. Among these is the antagonist Isak Nimrod in the widely popular series Top Dog (2020-2023), for which he was nominated Best Supporting Role. His latest endeavors include a lead role in the highly anticipated The Helicopter Heist, directed by Daniel Espinosa, set to premiere on Netflix in 2024.
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End of Summer, based on the bestselling work of Anders de la Motte, is a six-part psychological thriller starring Julia Ragnarsson (Midsommar, The Bridge) and Erik Enge (Tigers, The Sandhamn Murders), which will have its premier on July 6 on BBC Four.
The story revolves around Swedish psychologist Vera, whose brother vanished when she was a child. When she meets a familiar young man 20 years later in a group therapy session, she’s drawn back to her rural hometown, determined to uncover her brother’s fate.
The series is directed by Jens Jonsson (Young Wallander) and Henrik Georgsson (The Bridge) with lead writers Stefan Thunberg (Wallander) and Björn Carlström (Hunters), who also produced the series with Per Janérus (Hunters).
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The first installment in Horst & Fjell’s new Markus Heger series, The Scream, continues dominating the bestseller list for hardcovers, staying put at No. 1.
Anders Roslund’s eighth installment in the Hoffman & Grens series, Run, which was just published in Sweden, climbs the hardcover bestseller list and lands at No. 3 this week.
The recently published The Scream by the new author duo Horst & Fjell makes its debut at No. 1 on the hardcover bestseller list. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties is still No. 1 on the e-book list.
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At this year’s Official Selection of the Valence Scénario festival, Yashar Alishenas received the Plume de Cristal Award for ‘Best TV Series Screenplay’ for his original concept L’enfer c’est moi, together with his co-writer Hélène Faure.
L’enfer c’est moi (English title: This Is Not a Persian Film Star) follows a bored playwright discovering his double – who happens to be a Persian film star. Tempted to join the glitterati of Tehran, the writer assumes the identity of his Iranian double, only to find his life turning into a chaotic whirlwind of deceit, blood and glamour…
Winners of the Plume de Cristal Award are rewarded a writing residence at L’Atelier Claude Miller to further develop their concepts. Valence Scénario is an international festival entirely dedicated to storytellers, both screenwriters and composers, aiming to continuously promote the emergence of new writing talents. The 27th edition of the festival took place between 3rd and 8th of June 2024.
Forget Me Not, the second installment in Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s thrilling Black Ice series, debuts at No. 3 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for trade paperback fiction.
From a podcast studio in the back of his camper, ex-military and former police student Markus Heger investigates old and new crime cases. “The scream nobody heard” was supposed to be a series about seven-year-old Leah Forsberg, who disappeared from Fagernes 15 years ago, but it only became one episode. Although Leah’s body was never found, her father was convicted of her murder. When another girl disappears, Markus finds himself drawn back into the case again, and information from a reliable source has him questioning if the right man was put behind bars.
Meanwhile, things from his past that he’s desperately been trying to push away keep resurfacing. His absent father writes from prison, asking to meet with him. Perhaps he can help Markus solve the case, and maybe they can mend their broken relationship at the same time.
The Scream is the first installment in a new series by two of Norway’s most prominent crime authors.
Jo Nesbø continues to dominate the bestseller lists for hardcovers and e-books with Blood Ties, which is still No. 1 this week. Meanwhile, the latest installment in the Blix Ramm series, Victim, is No.3 on the paperback list for the second consecutive week.
Netherlands, Bruna
Three-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Türkiye, Dogan Egmont
Closed by Emma Granberg
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Closed by Tor Jonasson
Ukraine, Publishing House RM
Two-book deal closed by Linda Andersson
Germany, HarperCollins
Two-book deal closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Serbia, Treći Trg
Closed by Emma Granberg
Ridzén’s debut novel is delightful, surprisingly funny and incredibly moving.
– London Evening Standard
Björn Bengtsson and Arvin Kananian shine in four shades of grey.
– Borås Tidning
Arvin Kananian portrays Sasha Moradi with a desperation that cuts straight to the bone.
– Filmtopp
One of the novel’s strengths lies in its precisely drawn characters, who, despite their tragedy, are endearing. Their contradictions, fractures, crises, breakdowns, shame, and subsequent resurgence testify to the author’s profoundly humanistic view of faltering and broken individuals. /…/ Kristín Eiríksdóttir is one of Iceland’s most important literary voices. It’s high time she was discovered here as well.
– WDR3
It’s impossible to put down this first volume [in the Kari Voss-series]. /…/ But beware: no one is ready for the last sentence of the novel, a thunderbolt in Kari’s personal drama, which promises an explosive sequel!
– Femina
Nowhere Land/Women in Revolt is the first part of a trilogy. It is about being so young that life is a horizon of possibilities and resistance, about what it takes to become an artist, and what stories one tells when nothing has yet happened.