‘Forget Me Not’ No.3 in Germany
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.
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.
Anders and Anette de la Motte’s new murder mystery, Death on Capri, has been longlisted for the Swedish Feelgood Festival’s award Feelgood of the Year 2024.
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Jo Nesbø’s second installment in The Kingdom series, Blood Ties, shoots to No.1 on the official bestseller list for hardcovers and e-books. Meanwhile, on the children’s list, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Troll Eye, the twelfth activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, comes in at No. 3.
Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s successful August Strindberg series, is No. 2 on the official monthly bestseller list for hardcovers in Sweden. Moreover, the first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s whodunit mystery series, Death on Capri, comes in at No.5.
The first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s new murder mystery series, Death on Capri, claims the No. 1 spot on the Swedish bestseller list for hardcovers this week. Moreover, Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays 10, from the celebrated collection of excerpts from his private diary, comes in at No. 3. On the non-fiction list, Sofi Oksanen’s critically acclaimed Same River Twice – Putin’s War Against Women, lands the No. 5 spot.
One night in the 1990’s, a fifteen-year-old boy disappears from a locked room in a youth facility. He is never seen again.
Many years later, Piet Hoffmann sits in another prison, sentenced for possession after helping criminal inspector Ewert Grens to infiltrate a drug gang. One morning, a new prisoner arrives: Little Brother. His older brother was Piet Hoffman’s best friend when they were young. It was Big Brother who disappeared without a trace that night, and Little Brother lays all the blame on Piet.
Suddenly, Piet’s family find themselves in mortal danger, and Piet must find out what really happened that night in the 90s. Now there is only one way out, he must run.
With Run, Anders Roslund solidifies his position as one of our time’s foremost suspense authors.
In many ways, the brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have succeeded in life. Or at least they’ve had as much success as is possible in a small town like Os. Carl manages the area’s swanky spa hotel, while Roy runs the petrol station and has made plans for an amusement park complete with a roller coaster. But when it looks like a new highway is to be built next to Os, something has to be done, even if the methods are bound to be dirty. Luckily, the brothers have some experience of just that kind of work.
Meanwhile the sheriff has gotten his hands on new technology that he means can prove the brothers’ involvement in several murders back in time. And the number continues to climb. Like Roy says about the roller coaster: “Once it’s rolling, it’s too late to get off.”
Blood Ties is a grandiose and explosive suspense novel about loyalty, family ties, consuming love, and the fight against powerful forces. It will transport you to a community in crisis and tell the story of two brothers on the verge of losing all that they’ve fought for. Blood Ties is a novel of lost souls and even more dead bodies.
Photo: Sandy Haggart; Petrus Sjövik
Karin Arrhenius, acclaimed screenwriter behind Blackwater (Händelser vid vattnet), amongst others, is the writer behind a new adaptation of Astrid Lindgren’s beloved series Life on Seacrow Island (Vi på Saltkråkan). The original series being one of the most popular Swedish series of all times, the new adaptation will take place in modern times with filming beginning in Stockholm’s archipelago in June.
“To be involved in preserving and renewing the free and wonderful universe of Life on Seacrow Island with all its colorful characters has been incredibly joyful”, says Karin Arrhenius, in a press release by SF Studios.
SF Studios and SVT (Sveriges Television) in collaboration with Beta Film Kids & Family are the producers behind the six-episode series, with a cast consisting of actors such as Henrik Norlén (Tsunami) and Vega Åhman.
Life on Seacrow Island will be released in Sweden on SVT and SVT Play in 2025.
Finland, Johnny Kniga
Two-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
Denmark, Modtryk
Two-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
Czech Republic, Grada
Closed by Federico Ambrosini
Serbia, Laguna
Closed by Emma Granberg
Finland, Docendo
Three-book deal closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Lithuania, BALTO
Closed by Emma Granberg
The prose is brief and driven, which creates high tempo through the novel’s many twists. The War is a burning portrayal of society.
– BTJ
Salted Pearls is truly a wonderful historical gem! /…/ It’s fantastic throughout […] but the best part and what really stands out are the descriptions of all the food! One can tell it’s a star chef who’s written those parts. /…/ As I read, food-related memories rear their head…
– Boknjutaren
Fact and fiction are woven together into a wonderful, rich, fragrant tale about passion for life’s delicacies. /…/ Salted Pearls has everything one could wish for in a novel…
– Ölandsbladet
There is a sense of simultaneity in the narrative that brings it to life. /…/ The final resolution is bold, surprising, and highly dramatic.
– Dagbladet
Let it be said right away: this collaboration works. /…/ The storytelling is even sharper in the second book. /…/Revenge, old sins, broken paternal dreams, and carefully planted red herrings collide in a spectacular, breathless, and unpredictable finale.
– Fredriksstad Blad
Recently divorced and disillusioned by life, freelance journalist Desiree Swahn is handed a job by her new boss: to write a portrait of legendary star chef, Pierre Bernard. It’s an assignment far from the prestigious one she’d been promised. But Desiree and Pierre’s meeting will come to be more transformative than she could have ever imagined. Pierre Bernard’s life hasn’t only been filled with culinary accomplishments, but also passionate love and heart-rending sorrow. He takes Desiree on a journey through time, from the Grand Hotel in Stockholm in the 1920s, to Paris and a war-torn London, to a Budapest in upheaval, and the most iconic wedding of the century.