New titles: The Dillsta Gang
The Dillsta Gang – fast-paced and fun books for younger readers by Jens Lapidus, the master of thrills.
Book 1: The Dillsta Gang and the Art Heist
Jonathan’s mother keeps nagging that he ought to get out of the house more, but what for? He doesn’t have any friends in the neighborhood and prefers to stay indoors, tinkering away with his inventions. That is, until Zasha moves into his building and then starts attending Jonathan’s class. That gets things moving and before you know it they have formed The Dillsta Gang: a gang of thieves, according to some, working for the greater good.
When food goes missing from the local corner shop, an innocent woman is accused and shady characters are spotted at the art museum they are visiting on a school trip, the crew can begin to put together pieces of the puzzle and with cunning and bravery pull off their first heist.
Book 2: The Dillsta Gang and the Jewel Heist
Jonathan has always enjoyed hanging out in his room and tinkering with his inventions. That is, until he gets to know Zasha and they form The Dillsta Gang – according to some, a gang of thieves working for the greater good. Soon they get a third member – Bollan, that can throw further and higher than anyone else!
When Zasha gets tricked out of money and the spoiled Rick brags overly much about all his cool gadgets, time has come for The Dillsta Gang to plan their next heist.
Niklas Natt och Dag celebrates his 10th week on the Spanish bestseller list
With his debut novel The Wolf and the Watchman, Niklas Natt och Dag has now remarkably featured in the official Spanish top 10 bestseller list for ten consecutive weeks. This week, he nabs the No. 8 spot.
The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger feature prominently on week 13’s bestseller lists, where their Smoke Screen comes in at No. 1 both on the paperback and the e-book bestseller lists. Katrine Engberg’s The Tenant also appears on the e-book list, this week at No. 7, closely followed by Thomas Enger’s City At The End: Widowton at No. 8.
On the hardcover list Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes are No. 4 with Operation Trickster, and Anders de la Motte’s recently published Rites of Spring is No. 6.
The March bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes claim two top five spots on the monthly bestseller list for children’s fiction in Norway. Operation Trickster, the newest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, is No. 2, while Operation Radius comes in at No. 5.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
The Swedish bestseller lists for week 13 see Katrine Engberg come in at No. 2 in paperback with her The Tenant, while Niklas Natt och Dag is No. 3 in hardcover with 1794. 1794 also comes in at No. 5 on the e-book list, where Anders Roslund’s Knock Knock is No. 3. The No. 5 spot on the audio list goes to Anne Holt and A Grave For Two.
Jo Nesbø and Jørn Lier Horst the most sold in Norway 2019
Jo Nesbø’s Knife is the No. 1 most sold book of 2019 – both on the mixed-genre international list and the list for exclusively Norwegian fiction. Jørn Lier Horst features on both lists with multiple titles: Ill Will, Operation Sable Forest, and The Cabin, to mention just some.
Horst also succeeds in the remarkable feat of claiming a staggering 10 out of 15 spots on the Norwegian children’s fiction list. He does so together with illustrator Hans Jørgen Sandnes and their Detective Agency No. 2 series. The top title for the series was in 2019 Operation Mummy. However on streaming service Faber’s yearly list it is Operation Shipwreck that comes in as the overall No. 1 on the international mixed-genres list.
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger No. 8 in the Netherlands
Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Death Deserved features at No. 8 on the Dutch bestseller list for thrillers also this week. Death Deserved is the first installment in the Blix & Ramm series.
Photo: Isak Hoffmeyer
Kaspar Colling Nielsen shortlisted for the 2020 Readers’ Book Award in Denmark
Kaspar Colling Nielsen’s latest work When the Dinosaurs Were Little has been shortlisted for the 2020 Readers’ Book Award in Denmark. The award was established in 2003 by the Danish Library Association and national daily newspaper Berlingske that together handpick the annual list of nominees. Previous winners of the award cannot be nominated again, and only books published during 2019 are eligible to be shortlisted.
Readers may cast their vote until April 12. The winner will be announced during an award ceremony on April 16. To vote, click the ‘Read more’ button below.
The weekly Swedish bestseller lists
Katrine Engberg’s The Tenant celebrates its fifth week at No. 1 on the official bestseller list for paperbacks. On the hardcover list, Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 is No. 4, and Jonas Bonnier’s The Day of the Lord is No. 5.
The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists
The official lists for week 12 see Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger once again appear at No. 1 on the paperback list with Smoke Screen. Katrine Engberg claims another top spot, debuting at No. 1 on the e-book list with The Tenant. Thomas Enger’s YA novel City At The End: Widowton, also new on the list, comes in right behind at No. 2. Operation Trickster by Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes stays put at No. 4 on the hardcover list, where Anders de la Motte’s Rites of Spring debuts at No. 6. Rites of Spring will be published in its home country Sweden on March 30.