‘Wolf Hour’ No. 3 in the UK

Jo Nesbø’s new standalone novel Wolf Hour, published last week in the UK, has gone straight to No. 3 on the UK charts.

Jo Nesbø

Kristina Ohlsson the most sold of quarter two in Sweden

The comprehensive sales statistics for Q2 2025 have been released, with Nightshifter, the latest installment in the August Strindberg series, ranking as the No. 1 title in total sales. The lists present the top 20 bestsellers based on sales value, with totals including both print and digital formats.

Kristina Ohlsson

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.

Kristina Ohlsson Anders & Anette de la Motte

‘Beyond Rescue’ No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list

Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, comes in at No. 5 on Der Spiegel’s list for trade paperbacks this week. This marks the book’s fourth consecutive week on the list.

Kristina Ohlsson
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‘The Helicopter Heist’, ‘The Meaning of Life’, ‘The Breakthrough’ and ‘The Congregation Season 2’ nominated for the Kristallen Awards

The nominations are out for this year’s Kristallen Awards. Daniel Espinosa’s The Helicopter Heist is nominated for Best Drama Series, together with The Breakthrough which is written by Oskar Söderlund, and The Congregation Season 2 – The Bride of Christ, written by Fredrik Agetoft. Tove Eriksen Hillblom’s The Meaning of Life Season 2 is nominated for Best Comedy.

Mahmut Suvakci received a nomination for Best Male Actor and Erik Svedberg-Zelman is nominated for Best Supporting Actor, both for their performances in The Helicopter Heist.

The Kristallen Awards ceremony is held on September 4 at Cirkus in Stockholm, and will be aired live on SVT Play.

Daniel Espinosa Mahmut Suvakci Erik Svedberg-Zelman Tove Eriksen Hillblom Fredrik Agetoft Oskar Söderlund

The 2025 Petrona Award longlist

The Petrona Award’s jury has just presented its longlist for the 2025 Petrona Award for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.’

Among the 12 nominees are Jo Nesbø with Blood Ties, Pascal Engman’s The Widows, and Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger with Victim.

The shortlist will be announced on 18 September 2025.

Jo Nesbø Pascal Engman Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger

‘The Underground’ published in Sweden

Late summer in Stockholm. Detective Sergeant Sakka Pienni has a couple of days left of her holiday when placards are filled with the news of a seventeen-year-old girl’s disappearance. When a call comes in about a female body found in a lake, Sakka is called in to the station. It is soon clear that the victim is not the missing girl – but who is she and why does no one seem to miss her?

The investigation takes an unexpected turn when the case shows disturbing similarities with an eighteen-year-old murder. Soon, Sakka and her team enter a world colder and darker than they ever could have imagined. In the midst of all of this, Sakka is troubled by memories from her past. What really happened the day her sister died?

A dark and psychological page turner, The Underground is the second installment in the series featuring Detective Sergeant Sakka Pienni.

Lina Bengtsdotter

‘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

The July bestseller list in Norway

The official Norwegian bestseller list for July has just been released, with Lisa Ridzén’s acclaimed debut When the Cranes Fly South taking the top spot at No. 1. Coming in at No. 2 is The Sleepwalker, the latest installment in Lars Kepler’s bestselling Joona Linna series.

Lisa Ridzén Lars Kepler

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