The most sold authorships of the month of March in Sweden are Lars Kepler and Martin Widmark. Lars Kepler are the most sold hardcover fiction authors, featuring at No. 1 with The Spider. Meanwhile, Martin Widmark occupies three of the top spots on the children’s books list. First, at No. 1, is The Detective Mystery, followed by The Gold Mystery at No. 2, and The Library Mystery at No. 4.

This was just what Carl and Helene needed. A long vacation where they could reconnect with one another. They had just found their dream house in California, and swapped residences with a couple who would spend the summer in their Stockholm Archipelago-villa.

But as soon as they arrive to Santa Cruz, something feels wrong. Did the house really look like this in the pictures? And what does this other couple do in their home? Luckily, he has installed surveillance cameras in every room of the house.

Nothing but the Truth is Stefan Ahnhem’s highly anticipated stand-alone novel. A psychological thriller about how our dreams and fantasies can turn against us, to a point where we don’t even dare to trust ourselves. About how promises are made to be broken, and how the most beautiful of appearances can crumble by the great forces of passion.

The prestigious literary prize of the Vilhelm Moberg-Society is this year awarded to Sofi Oksanen.

The society argues that Sofi Oksanen is a tremendous author that takes great courage in discussing difficult issues and therefore is an obvious winner. She is one of the most influential and important contemporary authors, not least due to her ability to illustrate hardship and different forms of oppression.

The Vilhelm Moberg-Society Prize is awarded annually on April 6^th, and the ceremony takes place August 19^th in Sweden.

On March 22nd, Sofi Oksanen spoke at the Swedish Academy. With reference to the freedom of speech and democracy, the theme of this year’s Academy Conference was “Thought and Truth under Pressure”.

Sofi spoke on ‘Russia’s war against Women’, inquiring into misogyny as a state policy and an instrument of imperialism.

Her speech was incredibly well received, with reviews describing it as “powerful”, “on point” and “important”.

Click HERE to watch the speech.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden are set to headline Amazon Studios’ thriller Killer Heat, which is based on Jo Nesbø’s short story The Jealousy Man, from director Philippe Lacôte.

Killer Heat follows twin brothers (Madden) who are caught in a violent love triangle on a remote Greek island. A damaged detective, known as “The Jealousy Man” (Gordon-Levitt), is called in to investigate.

Killer Heat is off a script written by Roberto Bentivegna (House of Gucci), with revisions by Oscar and BAFTA-nominated screenwriter Matt Charman (Bridge of Spies, Treason).

Makeready’s Brad Weston is producing the film, which begins production next month in Crete. In addition to starring in the film, Gordon-Levitt will also executive produce the project alongside Jo Nesbø, Niclas Salomonsson, Tom Karnowski and Makeready’s Collin Creighton.

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Simona Ahrnstedt’s An Unthinkable Fate debuts on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction this week, coming in at No. 2. Martin Widmark performs a hat trick on the children’s bestseller list, returning to No. 1 with The Detective Mystery as well as placing at No. 3 with  The Library Mystery, and No. 4 with The Diamond Mystery.

The Norwegian booksellers’ association has announced a list of the most sold crime novels of 2023 so far, and Liza Marklund takes the No. 1 spot with The Polar Circle. Horst & Enger meanwhile is the most sold domestic authorship, featuring at the top with their Unhinged, followed by Smoke Screen and Death Deserved. Also on the list are Anne Holt’s The Eleventh Manuscript, Liza Marklund’s The Mire, Jørn Lier Horst’s The Traitor, Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon, Lars Kepler’s The Spider, and Kristina Ohlsson’s Storm Watch.

Netflix today announced The Helicopter Heist, a Swedish reality-based and character-driven suspense series in eight parts about the secret drama behind one of the most spectacular heists in history. The limited series is based on Jonas Bonnier’s novel The Helicopter Heist, adapted to the screen by scriptwriter Ronnie Sandahl and directed by Daniel Espinosa.

Ronnie Sandahl, scriptwriter, says: “I wanted to write an epic robbery tale, about great dreams and even greater risks. A feverish, character-driven heist show about friendship, adrenaline, and hubris. I can’t imagine a more perfect director for the series than Daniel Espinosa, and I’m incredibly happy that he’s chosen to step aboard.”

The Helicopter Heist will be Daniel Espinosa’s TV directorial debut. He says: “I have followed and been fascinated by this story ever since it happened. When the opportunity presented itself to do it in a way that does it justice, with Ronnie and Netflix and the entire crew behind it, it was an offer I couldn’t refuse.”

The series is produced by Johannes Åhlund for B-Reel Films. Executive producers are Ulf Synnerholm, Fredrik Heinig, Niclas Salomonsson, Ronnie Sandahl and Jonas Bonnier.