Stefan Ahnhem’s highly acclaimed psychological thriller, Nothing But the Truth, is No. 3 on the official monthly bestseller list for April in Sweden.
Storm Watch is No. 2 on the official monthly bestseller list for April in Norway. The title is the first installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s series about August Strindberg.
Killing Moon, the thirteenth Harry Hole novel by Jo Nesbø, debuts on the official Czech bestseller list, doing so at No. 2.
Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon debuts at No. 4 on the Suspense list in the Netherlands. Killing Moon is the thirteenth Harry Hole novel.
May 8 will see the premiere of the second season of Top Dog, which is freely based on Swedish author Jens Lapidus’s bestselling books The VIP Room, Stockholm Delete and Top Dog.
Hans Jörnlind, Charlotte Lesche and Axel Stjärne are the writers of season 2, with Alexis Almström and Ahmed Abdullahi directing.
Top Dog Season 2 premieres on C More May 8 and on TV4 May 17.
Viaplay has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming comedy slasher series Ingen ängel, created by EliSophie André and directed by Tuna Özer.
Angelina (Yussra El Abdouni) is like any other 17-year-old girl. She parties, smokes, hangs out with her best friend Fanny (Felicia Sjöström Nilsson) and with boring guys to pass the time. Just a tiny problem; Angelina is a serial killer. Even though she tries not to be.
Ingen ängel will premiere May 11 on Viaplay.
Did you know that Valleby’s potty priest has an exercise group? It’s true! Jerry and Maya are not the only ones to participate this day, but also a whole bunch of Valleby locals come along. Ivy is sweating and Rune is feeling fine, while Barbro is embarrassed by her overalls. Real grown-ups are supposed to wear suits! But who is lurking in the bushes and stalking the exercise group? And what are those mysterious lightnings and sparks that appear?
In JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book:Work Out with the Priest you will find, together with fun tips on activities and crafts, a brand-new case for Jerry and Maya. Learn a delicious recipe from Dino and Sara at the Valleby cafe, play the sweaty workout game, dive into the water, solve the summer crossword puzzle and look for the clothes belonging to the Valleby locals. A book that will last all summer!
Filmlance International has acquired the adaptation rights to Katarina Ekstedt and Anna Winberg Sääf’s psychological thriller NORD, to turn it into a drama series, produced by Karl Fredrik Ulfung and Tomas Michaelsson. Award-winning screenwriter Johanne Algren (Holiday, Kamikaze, Copenhagen Cowboys) will write the script.
NORD is a captivating psychological thriller that delves into the dark underbelly of the fine dining scene. After a fateful teenage accident, Alex finds himself alone, unemployed and with his self-esteem at rock bottom. When he receives an offer that seems too good to be true, he doesn’t hesitate for a second. It’s a coveted job as Commis de Cuisine, kitchen assistant, at the world-famous star restaurant NORD in Åre. But it’s not long before the work in the restaurant kitchen is replaced by a web of lies, sex and threats.
“Developing the NORD universe with its complex characters into a high quality and exciting TV series is a fantastic opportunity. And to be able to do it in a restaurant environment where fabulous food will be cooked during the filming means that we will put on a few kilos. Together with scriptwriter Johanne Algren, we are convinced that we can create an international success that will keep viewers on their toes,” said Karl Fredrik Ulfung and Tomas Michaelsson, producers at Filmlance.
The Swedish booksellers’ association has announced a list of the most sold books of 2023 so far, and Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon takes the No. 1 spot in the fiction category and comes in at No. 2 across all titles, just behind Sveriges Rikes Lag 2023 (Swedish Code of Statutes).
The teen drama series Beist, created and written by Ernst De Geer and Mads Stegger, premiered on NRK April 20. Ole Sebastian Kåss is directing and Max Campbell stars as the leading role Elias.
Beist follows sixteen-year-old Elias who is one of the best players in one of Norway’s premier youth football teams. Within five days he must prove that he has what it takes to be signed as a professional. How far is he willing to go to achieve this goal in a sport that is based on being a good team player?
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Three-book deal closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Croatia, Ibis Grafika
Closed by Ida Schabbauer
Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC
Two-book deal closed by Ida Schabbauer
Netherlands, Bruna
Three-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Czech Republic, Host
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
Slovakia, Ikar
Closed by Emma Granberg
[The Devil’s Trick is] claustrophobically thrilling from the very first page. /…/ [T]his is a brilliant combination of thrilling entertainment and a gripping portrayal from inside forensic psychiatry.
– Skånska Dagbladet
The characters and their challenges are portrayed with great empathy, and they vividly come to life before the reader in a way that makes it impossible to do anything but grow fond of their somewhat quirky personalities.
– Danish Library Report
Between the threads of this tightly woven narrative, Engman manages to bring to life a whole gallery of characters who are very likable yet no less complex—all of them memorable, even the minor ones.
– Télérama
The reason for [Ahnhem’s] success is simple: he writes like a god and keeps us on the torture rack until the very last page. /…/ Generation Zero has all the ingredients to be this summer’s big crime novel. It is thrilling, realistic, and impossible to put down.
– Nettavisen
This novel explores the different facets of a divorce in order to examine all the little things that extinguish love. Fascinating.
– Version Femina
A touching and poignant tale of an aging father and his middle-aged daughter, exploring themes of nurturing and reconciliation, and the profound layers of life often hidden from those closest to us – a story about love, and about making things right, before it’s too late.