‘The Couples Trip’ No. 4 in Denmark
The Couples Trip by Ulf Kvensler makes its debut on the official bestseller list for crime fiction in Denmark, where it lands the No. 4 spot.
The Couples Trip by Ulf Kvensler makes its debut on the official bestseller list for crime fiction in Denmark, where it lands the No. 4 spot.
Two years ago, Alexander Blix was the lead investigator in a missing person’s case where a young mother, Elisabeth Eie, had been kidnapped. The case came to a standstill when Blix’s own daughter was killed and he was arrested for avenging her. Now Blix is a free man once more. And the one who took Elisabeth Eie’s life has found him, leaving evidence of her murder in Blix’s mailbox.
The police are unwilling to accept Blix’s help. Even if Blix was acquitted of his crime, his career in law enforcement is over. But Eie’s murderer continues to lead Blix to his new victims, simultaneously making it clear that he knows details from Blix’s private life that the former investigator has never shared with anyone.
Meanwhile, journalist Emma Ramm has been contacted by a teenage girl called Carmen. Carmen’s stepfather has been arrested on suspicion of killing a childhood friend. But – there is no body. Nor are there any other suspects.
Blix and Ramm can only rely on each other. When Blix’s fingerprints are found on a child’s drawing at a crime scene, the present comes uncomfortably close to the past. A past where a victim has found their very own form of therapy.
Victim is the fifth installment in the Blix & ramm series by Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger.
Martin Widmark’s latest activity book, JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book: Work Out with the Priest, climbs the official bestseller list for children’s books, and comes in at No. 2 this week.
Simona Ahrnstedt’s romantic historical novel An Unthinkable Fate and Peter Hammarbäck’s heart-warming debut Zoo Boy have been longlisted for the Swedish Feelgood Festival’s award Feelgood of the Year 2023.
To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Engers’ Scars remains No. 1 on the paperback list also this week, just as Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure repeats its No. 1 placement on the children’s list.
The news hits like a bomb: Ivan and Lydia are dating! Nisse can barely believe it, even though he knows that they have liked each other for ages. And now they are together, for real! It feels strange, and when Wasim returns from his vacation with the news that he too has met a girl, the ground beneath Nisse’s feet suddenly feels shaky. Shit! In just a couple of days they will start sixth grade and he is the only one not dating someone. What is he supposed to do?
In the third and final installment about your favorite middle schoolers, the boys have the floor. It is the story about the final week of summer break before sixth grade told from two perspectives, everything that happens, everything that doesn’t, and everything that perhaps should happen. Humor, seriousness, and recognition aplenty!
Just Be Chill is a stand-alone sequel to Cina Friedner’s beloved Never Back Down and Not Entirely True.
Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon makes its debut on the official bestseller list of Canada, where it comes in at No. 3 on the hardcover fiction list this week.
Photo: Netflix
The anticipated directorial debut from Fares Fares, A Day and a Half, has now received a premiere date on Netflix: September 1, 2023. The screenplay is written by Fares together with Peter Smirnakos.
The cast is toplined by Fares, Alexej Manvelov and Alma Pöysti.
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbø makes its debut on the official monthly bestseller list of Iceland, where it lands the No. 2 spot. Martin Widmark’s The Racecourse Mystery, the seventeenth JerryMaya mystery, is No. 2 among the children’s titles.
The Couples Trip, Ulf Kvensler’s debut thriller, shoots to No. 1 on the official monthly bestseller list for paperbacks in Sweden.
India, Chaaya
Closed by Emma Granberg
Japan, Shinchosha
Closed by Tuttle-Mori Agency on behalf of Federico Ambrosini
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
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