‘Operation Gold Tooth’ published in Norway

In the twenty-third Detective Agency No. 2 title, Operation Gold Tooth, Oliver goes to see Tiril at their detective office, having discovered something suspicious. The padlock on the boom in front of the old mill is a fake! It doesn’t get any less mysterious when they find a gold tooth in the gravel. Who could the tooth have belonged to? And how did it end up here? The old sailor Captain Krogh is the only one Tiril and Oliver remember who had a gold tooth, but he died many, many years ago. There is no doubt that Detective Agency No. 2 must investigate this case further!

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series is crime fiction for the youngest – clever, engaging, and full of thrills! Join our heroes Tiril, Oliver and their dog Ocho as they solve mysteries that have even the adults of Riverton scratching their heads.

‘Snabba Cash Season 2’ to premiere on Netflix

September 22 will see the worldwide premiere of the highly anticipated second season of the action drama Snabba Cash on Netflix. The first season was praised by viewers and critics alike, and fantastic reviews for the second season are now coming in.

Snabba Cash Season 2 is created by Oskar Söderlund and Jesper Ganslandt. Aron Levander and Mona Masri join in as episode writers. Jens Lapidus is the author behind the internationally bestselling novel that inspired the series.

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Jo Nesbø No. 1 in Norway

Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon continues its winning streak, coming in at No. 1 also this week on the official Norwegian bestseller list for fiction.

‘The Dark Heart’ on The New York Times 40 Shows to Watch List 

The Dark Heart, which premiered earlier this year to outstanding reviews, is on The New York Times’ prestigious list of 40 shows to watch this fall.

The five-part drama thriller, created by Gustav Möller and Oskar Söderlund, is available on Discovery+ in the Nordics, and coming to Topic in the US on September 29.

‘The Masquerade Mystery’ No. 1 in Sweden

The thirty-first installment in Martin Widmark’s beloved JerryMaya Detective Agency series, The Masquerade Mystery, is No. 1 also this week on the official Swedish bestseller list for children’s books.

New Title: ‘Four Minutes Past Midnight’

Why do parents die? How can it even be allowed to happen? Nicolaus is still only a child and parents shouldn’t die. But on this night in July, nothing is as it should be.

Twelve-year-old Nicolaus watches over his mother’s sick bed alongside his father. It’s nighttime and all is quiet on ward thirty-four as Nicolaus is growing restless. He realizes he can’t stand to just sit around and wait for his mum to die; he needs to get away. In the elevator he sees a button that wasn’t there before. When he presses it, the elevator doors close and transport him to a very different kind of place.

It’s four minutes past midnight when he arrives to the Final station. It’s where everyone goes at some point. Or is it? Somehow, Nicolaus has stopped time two minutes before his mom will die. But what do you do if you discover that you can stop time, and even travel in time? Can you change the past – or the future?

Four Minutes Past Midnight is a unique, heartfelt, and beautiful children’s novel written in a sensitive, warm tone with a sprinkling of subtle humor.

Most sold books of summer 2022 in Norway

Stefan Ahnhem’s The Final Nail is the No. 1 most sold paperback novel of summer 2022 in Norway, closely followed by Jo Nesbø’s The Jealousy Man and Other Stories at No. 2.

The children’s books bestseller list is topped by Jørn Lier horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Camping King, the ninth activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series.

‘The Prey’ on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s blood-curling stand-alone novel The Prey  sails to No. 7 on the official German bestseller list this week. This marks the second consecutive week for the novel on Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperback fiction.

New Title: ‘Brother’

A young aspiring author named Hanna visits the picturesque Icelandic town of Borgarnes where she comes across Skorri, the brother of her high school crush Tinna working as a salesman at the local farmer’s market. Suddenly pulled into her past, Hanna draws close to Skorri, as he tells her the story of a dark secret shared by the two siblings. Tinna has now moved to Berlin and disappeared without a trace, carrying the truth with her. Skorri is set on finding his sister in the hopes of keeping his secret in the dark but quickly discovers the truth is about to catch up to him, forcing him to make some choices that will change his life forever.

Brother is about the depth and violence of love, the struggle with destiny beyond our control, about the power of the narrator and how much we are willing to sacrifice for the truth.

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‘Killing Moon’ No. 1 in Norway

The thirteenth Harry Hole novel, Killing Moon, is No. 1 also this week on the official Norwegian bestseller list for fiction.