Anders de la Motte’s The Mountain King, the first installment in the Leo Asker series, is the 2nd most sold title among all thriller and crime fiction titles in Denmark this week.
The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. Aron Levander’s Detective #24 is nominated for Best Drama Series, together with Blackwater which is written by Karin Arrhenius and Maren Louise Käehne.
Tove Eriksen Hillblom’s The Meaning of Life is nominated for Best Comedy and No Angel, directed by Tuna Özer, received a nomination for Best Teen Drama.
The Kristallen Awards ceremony will be held August 28 at Cirkus in Stockholm and will be aired live on SVT.
The first installment in a new series by Anders de la Motte, The Mountain King is once again No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for paperbacks this week.
Kristina Ohlsson’s Icebreaker celebrates five weeks on the German bestseller list. Icebreaker is the lauded sequel to Storm Watch, and the second installment in the August Strindberg series.
Anders de la Motte’s The Mountain King is No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for paperbacks. The Mountain King is the first installment in the Leo Asker series.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure climbs the Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction again, landing the No. 1 spot this week.
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Sofi Oksanen’s The Dog Park has just been shortlisted for the Christine Award 2023. The award is issued by Bücherfrauen – Women in Publishing, a German organization which works to support women in publishing. The Christine Award was established in 2021 and is given every two years to a writer who through their writing contributes to gender equality and empowers women. The winner, endowed with 10 000 euros, will be announced on October 19th at the Frankfurt Bookfair.
Kristina Ohlsson’s Icebreaker, the second installment in the August Strindberg series, shoots to No. 4 on Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperbacks.
Liza Marklund’s The Mire is No. 1 on the official paperback bestseller list. The Mire is the standalone sequel to The Polar Circle, Marklund’s critically acclaimed return to the crime genre.
Samira Karlsson and Elsa of Purrendelle have been entrusted with a new, exciting mission. Shu the rat has asked the cat spies for help in catching a venomous snake threatening Shu’s terrified relatives.
Elsa of Purrendelle and Samira Karlsson look up an agent going under the code name Prawn Cocktail, since he might have important information about the sinister snake. But when they meet Prawn Cocktail at the salsa club Havana, they become suspicious – he is not acting the way a real spy would. Something is not right.
Samira Karlsson and the other cats are once again embroiled in a sweat-inducing drama set to the beat of a luscious salsa. Who is lying, and why?
Our Cat in Havana is the fifth installment in Anja Gatu’s bestselling series The Cat Spies of Rosengard.
Serbia, Laguna
Closed by Emma Granberg
Türkiye, Dogan Egmont
Closed by Emma Granberg
Ukraine, Stone Publishing
Closed by Emma Granberg
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
India, Chaaya
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Greece, Patakis
Closed by Emma Granberg
Genberg excels with her linguistic range and psychological breadth. The stories contain a wide mixture of clever humor and deep gravity.
– Klassekampen
[Winter Grave] is thrilling and outlandish, action-packed and fast-paced. And just to emphasize it once again: few Norwegian crime writers write prose as great as Riverton Prize winner Heine Bakkeid.
– Bok365
[Herngren] is an expert at portraying relationships and everyday situations, and like in her previous books we get to follow the different characters’ perspectives, which makes you sympathize with both of them. High time for a book club discussion!
– Allas
Peshang Rad, brings out the vulnerability of his combative youth leader in a way that really resonates.
– Upsala Nya Tidning
Their strong bond is beautifully and carefully developed. Rad and Socdal are outstanding. Rad conveys so much with just his eyes.
– Aftonbladet
Karolin is finally back in control of her life. She’s gone through a divorce, secured a new apartment and is somewhat managing to make life work as a single parent. But when her mum suddenly ends up in hospital as well, it’s the final straw and Karolin realizes she’s in full crisis mode. Luckily she has got Saga to lean on, her very closest friend. Karolin and Saga have been inseparable since middle grade. Saga is much like a bonus child in Karolin’s family and the godmother of her daughter. But just as Karolin needs her friend the most, something has happened. Saga has met a new man and Karolin soon notices how Saga changes when she’s around him. How she seems to slip away from her. Isn’t he rather controlling? When Saga tells her that she and Jon are moving in together far from town, it comes as a shock to Karolin. Not only have things progressed so quickly, Saga has also made the decision without saying a word to Karolin.
Karolin tries to be happy for her. Tries to trust Saga’s judgment. Then out of the blue Saga severs her ties completely with Karolin – no explanation offered.
The Fallout is skillfully told from different perspectives, where both parties own their truth and experiences. It’s a psychologically perceptive novel about the dark sides to friendship: about loyalties, jealousy and betrayal – and what happens when your best friend dumps you without warning.
