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Anders & Anette de la Motte

Anders de la Motte (b. 1971) is one of Sweden’s most popular and successful crime authors, whose books have sold millions of copies. His wife, Anette de la Motte (b. 1970), who works as a language teacher and curriculum writer and is of Italian descent, has played a crucial role in these successes. For the very first time, they’re now writing together. Death on Capri is the first installment in their new whodunnit mystery series, Murders Under the Sun, which features Italian cuisine and culture as its backdrop.

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Pascal Engman, Anders & Anette de la Motte, and Kristina Ohlsson on the Swedish bestseller lists

Pascal Engman’s The War rockets to No. 1 on the official bestseller list for hardcover fiction. The War is the second installment in the Clan Trilogy. Engman also features on the paperback list, where he comes in at No. 3 for the second week in a row with The Clan, the series’ first installment.

Also on the hardcover list is Anders & Anette de la Motte’s just published Rivals in Rome, which secures the No. 2 spot. Rivals in Rome is the third book in the Murders Under the Sun series.

Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter is No. 2 in paperback. Nightshifter is the fifth installment in the August Strindberg series.

‘Rivals in Rome’ published in Sweden

Food, glamour, history – and a rivalry with deadly consequences.

A Swedish director and his stars travel to Rome to seek inspiration from the legendary life of Queen Christina ahead of an upcoming major motion picture. But after tours of Roman ruins, the treasures of the Vatican, and the film sets of Cinecittà, it becomes clear that the group harbors both tensions and secrets, and the glamour is abruptly shattered when a body is discovered in one of Rome’s most magnificent palazzos.

In the Eternal City, shaped over millennia by rivalry and power struggles, tour guide Lara Belmonte and history teacher Hugo Lind are once again drawn into a deadly mystery. Somewhere beneath the Italian sun, a murderer is hiding.

Rivals in Rome is the third book in the bestselling Murders Under the Sun series, featuring sun-drenched settings, great food, and intriguing murder mysteries.

The quarterly Swedish bestseller lists

Following the end of the second quarter of 2025, Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, tops the bestseller charts, reaching No. 1 in the eBook category, No. 2 on the audiobook list, and No. 3 in hardcover sales.

Meanwhile, the paperback chart features Beyond Rescue, the third book in the same series, at No. 2, followed by Death on Capri, the first installment in Anders & Anette de la Motte’s Murder Under the Sun series, at No. 3.

‘Death on Capri’ No. 1 in July

The official Swedish bestseller list for July has just been released, and the first installment in Anders & Anette de la Motte’s the Murders Under the Sun series, Death on Capri claims the No. 1 spot in the paperback category.

Anders & Anette de la Motte No. 2 in Sweden

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists are out. Anders & Anette de la Motte’s Death on Capri, the first installment in their murder mystery series about Hugo and Lara, stays put at No. 2 on the paperback list for the third consecutive week.

The Swedish bestseller lists for June

The official Swedish bestseller lists for June have just been released. Anders & Anette de la Motte’s latest murder mystery Intrigue in Amalfi comes in at No. 4 in the hardcover category. On the paperback list, the previous installment in the same series, Death on Capri, claims the No. 2 spot.

Martin Widmark is featured at No. 3 in the children’s category with JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book: The Ghost in Valleby.

The Weekly Swedish Bestseller Lists

Anders & Anette de la Motte’s latest installment in the Murders Under the Sun series, Intrigue in Amalficlimbs to No. 4 on the hardcover list this week. Meanwhile, the first installment, Death on Capri, takes the No. 2 position in the paperback category.

The May bestseller lists in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller lists for May have just been released, and Kristina Ohlsson tops the hardcover category with Nightshifter, the latest installment in her August Strindberg series. Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays 12, the twelfth volume in his critically acclaimed diary series, lands at no. 5.

On the paperback list, Kristina Ohlsson’s Beyond Rescue takes the No. 2 spot, and  Death on Capri, the first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s whodunit mystery series, comes in at No. 4.

On the children’s list, Martin Widmark’s The Great Summer Holiday Book claims the No. 5 position.

The Swedish bestseller lists

Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays 12, from the celebrated collection of excerpts from his private diary, debuts at No. 2 on the hardcover list this week. Morover, the first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s murder mystery series, Death on Capri, stays put at the No. 2 spot in the paperback category. On the children’s list, Martin Widmark’s  JerryMaya’s Summer Holiday Book: The Detective Challenge claims the No. 3 position.

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