Lemon orchards, pralines, delicate pastries – and a new mysterious death.

Hugo Lind has chosen to stay in Italy, and when the tour guide Lara Belmonte needs a bus driver, he naturally volunteers. This time, Belmonte Travels has arranged a luxury stay on the Amalfi Coast for the Byhlén family, a business dynasty. There are rumors that patriarch Gottfrid Byhlén is finally ready to hand over control of his confectionery empire. But to whom? And is anyone willing to kill to emerge victorious in the power struggle?

Intrigue in Amalfi is the second installment in the bestselling Murder Under the Sun series, offering sunshine, food, and thrilling murder mysteries.

Moa Herngren’s runaway bestseller The Divorce has been nominated for the French award Prix Pleine Vie 2025 in the fiction category. The accolade is bestowed by magazine Pleine Vie and once all the nominated works have been announced, a public vote will determine the winner.

Collider has revealed that Viaplay is bringing the thriller series Mafia to US screens, and episodes start rolling out on June 19. 

Mafia is told from a unique perspective: we see the evolution of organized crime through the eyes of a petty criminal who rises to become a notorious gangster. Additionally, we follow a police detective who had the keen eye to realize that there was something more profound in the underworld of cigarette smuggling, but unfortunately, she wasn’t taken seriously by her superiors. Mafia takes place in the 1990s, and the story covers nine years of rising crime in Sweden, including armed conflicts, intense shootouts, and gang wars.

The strong cast features Peshang Rad, Katia Winter, Helena af Sandeberg, Nemanja Stojanovic, Jens Hultén, Christian Hillborg Cedomir Djordjevic and Dragomir Mrsic. Mafia is helmed by two high-profile directors — Mani Maserrat and Tomas Jonsgården, and Axel Stjärne serves as the lead writer.

Meaning of Life is back with a second season on Viaplay. The comedy drama blends warmth and humour with a poignant look at life’s complexities, capturing the unexpected mix of joy and sadness in everyday moments.

The series is created by Tove Eriksen Hillblom and Maria Nygren. Eriksen Hillblom also directed alongside lead director Eddie Nygren and Adam Pålsson. The series stars Helena af Sandeberg, Celie Sparre, Ulf Stenberg, Hannes Fohlin and Madeleine Martin.

Meaning of Life season 2 will premiere May 18 on Viaplay and TV3.

Moa Backe Åstot’s Fire From the Sky has been nominated for the Garden State Teen Book Award in the Fiction Grades 9–12 category.

The award is presented by the Young Adult Section of the New Jersey Library Association. It honors outstanding young adult books, highlighting titles that are engaging, well-written, and reflect diversity. The winner will be announced in early 2026.