A new mystery lands itself on Detective Agency No. 2’s table when a jewelry thief escapes from Askmo prison. The thief has made her way out via a laundry wan, but has now gone missing without a trace. The launderette happens to be located in Riverton and it is therefore highly likely that the escaped inmate is hiding in the Detective Agency’s very own neighborhood. Will Tiril, Oliver and Ocho be able to trace her down? And will they be able to find the precious stolen Maximilian-jewelry that were never located upon the thief’s arrest?

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure climbs the Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction again, landing the No. 1 spot this week.

Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Engers’ Scars remains No. 1 on the paperback list also this week, just as Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure repeats its No. 1 placement on the children’s list.

Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Viking Treasure debuts on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s fiction this week, going straight to No. 1. Also new on the lists are Jo Nesbø’s The Night House, which claims the No. 2 spot on both the hardcover and the e-book lists. Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Engers’ Scars stays put at No. 1 on the paperback list.

A thousand years ago there was a Viking village just outside Elvestad. The valuable treasure of the Viking king Hagbard was hidden somewhere nearby and has never been found. Now, the Detective Agency No. 2 have set out on a quest together with Roar Redbeard to find the treasure. Perhaps an old runestone can help them on their way?

Pay close attention and keep your eyes open throughout The Search for the Viking Treasure. The pictures hold traces, clues, codes, and hints for young detectives.

The Search for the Viking Treasure is the eleventh activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series.

The Norwegian booksellers’ association has announced a list of the most sold crime novels of 2023 so far, and Liza Marklund takes the No. 1 spot with The Polar Circle. Horst & Enger meanwhile is the most sold domestic authorship, featuring at the top with their Unhinged, followed by Smoke Screen and Death Deserved. Also on the list are Anne Holt’s The Eleventh Manuscript, Liza Marklund’s The Mire, Jørn Lier Horst’s The Traitor, Jo Nesbø’s Killing Moon, Lars Kepler’s The Spider, and Kristina Ohlsson’s Storm Watch.

Operation Racing Stripes and Other Mysteries, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ latest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, is No. 1 for the third week in a row on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s books. Stefan Ahnhem’s An Entirely Different Story meanwhile debuts on the e-book list, going straight to No. 4.

Operation Racing Stripes and Other Mysteries, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ latest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, shoots to No. 1 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s books.

Operation Racing Stripes and Other Mysteries, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ just published latest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, debuts at No. 4 on the official Norwegian betseller list for children’s books.

Jo Nesbø and Jørn Lier Horst are the two most sold Norwegian authorships during 2022. Jo Nesbø is the No. 1 best selling author with his Killing Moon, the thirteenth Harry Hole novel. Jørn Lier Horst is No. 2 with The Traitor, the sixteenth novel about William Wisting.

Jørn Lier Horst’s The Traitor bounces back up to No. 1 on the official bestseller list for ebooks in Norway this week. The Traitor is the sixteenth volume in the series about William Wisting.

The Search for the Magical Christmas Village, the latest activity book in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’s Detective Agency No. 2 series, is No. 2 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s books.