Stefan Ahnhem and Bobbie Peers No. 3 and No. 4 in Norway
The official Norwegian bestseller lists for the last week of 2017 are in, and Stefan Ahnhem and Bobbie Peers continue to feature at the top. On the paperback list, Stefan Ahnhem’s Eighteen Below Zero climbs again, coming in at No. 3. Bobbie Peers’ William Wenton and the Orbulator Agent likewise climbs, taking the No. 4 spot on the hardcover list.
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes and Bobbie Peers on the December children’s books bestseller list
Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series makes a strong showing on the December 2017 bestseller list for children’s fiction, claiming five of the top 20 spots. Operation Mummy, the latest installment in the series, claims the highest position of the five, coming in at No. 3. It’s followed by a short activity booklet called The Search for the Abominable Snowman at No. 4, and a bit further down on the list comes the Detective’s Handbook, The Search for The Thief’s Thief, and Operation Pirate.
Bobbie Peers also makes a repeat appearance on the list, climbing to No. 5 with William Wenton and the Orbulator Agent, the third William Wenton book.
‘The Triangle Mystery’ published in Norway
The Triangle Mystery is the twelfth and last installment in the CLUE series. This time it is the Devil’s Triangle – a triangular area out at sea, not far from the shores of Schooner Cove – that sparks a great new mystery for the CLUE gang to solve. During the past century, the Triangle has become infamous for the suspicious shipwrecks and airplane crashes that occur within it just a bit too often. As sunny May rolls around, two scientists arrive at Schooner Cove to study the phenomenon. Cecilia, Leo, Une, and Une’s dog Egon are meanwhile looking to recover some mysterious images from some suspicious characters. Triangles and patterns aren’t only showing up inside the Devil’s Triangle out at sea, as it would happen.
In The Triangle Mystery, the mystery of the priceless Bolette ring is at last solved as well, concluding the storyline that began in book nine of the CLUE series, The Wolfhound Mystery. The philosophical backdrop of the twelfth and final CLUE book is the teachings of Pythagoras: his famous theorem on right triangles and his belief that “all is number”.
‘The Thirst’ and ‘The Katharina Code’ two of the most sold books of 2017 in Norway
Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst, the eleventh novel about Harry Hole, is the most sold book of 2017 in Norway. It is closely followed by Jørn Lier Horst’s The Katharina Code at No. 4.
Kristina Ohlsson, Roslund & Hellström and Anders de la Motte on the Swedish bestseller lists
Kristina Ohlsson’s The Mystery on Eagle’s Cliff stays at No. 5 on the official Swedish bestseller list for children’s books. Roslund & Hellström’s Three Minutes meanwhile claims the No. 5 spot on the list for paperback fiction. On the audio book and e-book bestseller lists, the No. 1 title is one and the same: Anders de la Motte’s End of Summer.
Jørn Lier Horst and Stefan Ahnhem No. 2 and No. 4 in Norway
Jørn Lier Horst’s and Stefan Ahnhem’s latest titles continue to feature among the top titles on the official Norwegian bestseller lists. The Katharina Code by Horst climbs yet another placement, claiming the No. 2 spot on the hardcover fiction list this week. Ahnhem’s Eighteen Below Zero meanwhile places No. 4 on the paperback list.
Fredrik Backman the most read fiction author in translation on Amazon
Fredrik Backman dominates the translated fiction category on Amazon. Backman’s international bestseller A Man Called Ove ends the year on a high note as Amazon’s most read fiction book in translation of 2017. It is joined by Backman’s second novel, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, which is the third most read fiction book in translation this year.
Jo Nesbø No. 2 in the UK
Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst has gone straight to No. 2 on the bestseller list for paperback fiction in the UK upon publication.
‘A Man Called Ove’ on the New York Times Best Seller List
Just in time for the holidays, Fredrik Backman’s charming A Man Called Ove climbs the New York Times Best Seller List for paperbacks, reaching No. 8 this week.
‘The Mystery on Eagle’s Cliff’ one of Dagens Nyheter’s best children’s and YA books of 2017
Kristina Ohlsson’s stand-alone suspense novel for children, The Mystery on Eagle’s Cliff, has been chosen by Sweden’s largest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, as one of 2017’s best children’s and YA titles.