‘The Caveman’ nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
Jørn Lier Horst’s The Caveman, the third installment in the William Wisting Quartet, is nominated for the French literary award the 2019 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Founded in 1948 by author and literary critic Maurice-Bernard Endrèbe, it is the most prestigious award for crime and detective fiction in France. Two prizes are awarded annually: one to the best French novel, and one to the best international crime novel published that year. This is the second consecutive year that Horst is nominated: The Hunting Dogs was nominated in 2018.
The winning authors and titles will be announced in September.
‘Smoke Screen’ published in Norway
An explosion rocks the city of Oslo on New Year’s Eve and Norway is put on terror alert. Among the wounded is someone Alexander Blix knows well. Ruth-Kristine Smeplass is the mother of 2-year-old Patricia, kidnapped ten years ago. Blix was heavily involved in the investigation all those years back, but no trace could be found of the missing girl. As the case gains public attention once more, news blogger Emma Ramm is intrigued by the unsolved mystery. Blix and Ramm both set out to penetrate the smoke screen that’s been put up to cover the truth behind Patricia’s abduction.
Smoke Screen is the second installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s bestselling Blix & Ramm series.
The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists
Jo Nesbø’s just published Knife grabs two No. 1 spots on the weekly bestseller lists of week 23. The novel comes in first both in hardcover and in e-book. The paperback list’s No. 1 placement goes to Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin. Jørn Lier Horst also appears together with Hans Jørgen Sandnes on the hardcover list, where their latest activity books for children, The Search for the Magician’s Tome, is No. 5.
Lars Kepler meanwhile appears at No. 2 on the paperback list with Lazarus. Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth follows not far behind at No. 4.
The last list, the one for nonfiction, sees Hedvig Montgomery’s The Kindergarten Age climb again, ending up at No. 4 this time.
Fredrik Backman No. 4 in Sweden
Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People continues to feature on the Swedish bestseller lists. The stand-alone novel comes in at No. 4 on the e-book list for week 23.
‘Knife’ No. 1 in Russia
Jo Nesbø’s Knife, published by Inostranka in Russia, is No. 1 on Moscow Books’ bestseller list. Moscow Books is one of the leading book shops and retailers in Russia.
‘Knife’ No. 1 in Denmark
The official Danish bestseller list for the first week of June is in and Jo Nesbø’s Knife, published by Modtryk on June 6th, went straight to No. 1 on the list for hardcover fiction.
Sofia Lundberg No. 3 in Finland
Sofia Lundberg’s A Question Mark Is Half a Heart is No. 3 on the official May bestseller list for translated fiction in Finland.
‘Knife’ No. 1 in Slovakia
Jo Nesbø’s new Harry Hole novel, Knife, was published by Ikar in Slovakia yesterday and went straight to No. 1 on the Slovak bestseller list.
Fredrik Backman on the Swedish bestseller lists
Week 22’s (May 27th – June 2nd) Swedish bestseller lists has Fredrik Backman’s Anxious People climbing in ebook, bouncing back up to No. 3 this week, and coming in at No. 4 in audio.
The May bestseller lists in Sweden
The official May bestseller lists see Fredrik Backman appear at No. 3 in Hardcover with Anxious People. The novel is also No. 3 on the ebook list, and No. 5 on the audio one. Backman is joined by Lundell, whose Weekdays 2 is No. 5 on the hardcover list and No. 4 in ebook.