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Albinon (#4)
The Albino
2025, Crime
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Pascal Engman & Johannes Selåker
Pascal Engman (b. 1986) is the journalist-turned-author who debuted in 2017 with The Patriots and followed up with the internationally bestselling series about detective Vanessa Frank. With the Vanessa Frank series, Engman established his position as one of Sweden’s most prominent thriller authors.
Johannes Selåker (b. 1987) is a journalist and author who has worked as a news director and editor-in-chief at some of Sweden’s biggest newspapers. In 2023, the first installment in his crime series Bloodline was published, about the charismatic but troubled journalist Selma Halilovic.
Together, Engman and Selåker have written the Nightfall series, where policeman and former UN soldier Tomas Wolf joins forces with evening news journalist Vera Berg. The author duo’s journalistic penmanship and love for the crime genre is evident throughout the series.
Awards
| Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Till minne av en mördare In Memory of a Killer | 2023 |
Bibliography
Nightfall
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The quarterly Norwegian bestseller lists for crime fiction
Wrapping up the first quarter of 2025, the Norwegian bestseller lists feature Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour on the No. 1 spot for hardcover crime fiction. Wolf Hour also claims the No. 1 spot on the list for crime fiction published in 2025, while Pascal Engman’s No One comes in at No. 2, and Pascal Engman & Johannes Selåker’s The Night Wanderer is featured at No. 3, closely followed by Anders de la Motte’s The Rust Forest at No. 4.
On the list of paperback crime fiction, Pascal Engman claims the top six positions with his Vanessa Frank series. Bestseller comes in at No. 1, Tierra del Fuego at No. 2, X at No. 3, The Widows at No. 4, and Cocaine at No. 5.
’The Albino’ No. 2 in Sweden
Pascal Engman and Johannes Selåker’s newly published The Albino, the 4th installment in the Nightfall series, sails to No. 2 on the Swedish hardcover list this week.
Jo Nesbø, Pascal Engman, and Engman & Selåker on the Norwegian bestseller lists
Jo Nesbø’s Wolf Hour remains at the top of the hardcover list, holding the No. 1 spot. Meanwhile Pascal Engman’s & Johannes Selåker’s The Night Wanderer climbs to No. 3 in the same category. Pascal Engman’s Bestseller stays put at No. 1 on the paperback list.
Jo Nesbø, Pascal Engman, and Engman & Selåker on the Norwegian bestseller lists
Jo Nesbø’s new standalone novel, Wolf Hour, published just yesterday, went straight to No. 1 on both the fiction and e-book bestseller lists. Meanwhile, Pascal Engman’s Bestseller and X claimed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the paperback category. Additionally, The Night Wanderer, by Pascal Engman and Johannes Selåker, secured the No. 5 position on the fiction list.