Danny, Malik and Christian grew up on the same block on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Once the best of friends, they’re now nothing alike. While Danny went down the path of the criminal, Christian and Malik chose another track somewhere along the way. Now, Christian is a policeman and house-owner with a wife and children; Malik is studying to become a dentist while helping out at his father’s restaurant.

Danny is serving his sixth year in prison for a violent offense when he’s unexpectedly released on parole. The first thing he wants to do is find his old friends. But no one has seen Malik in weeks, and though Christian is part of the police, his search is bound by the limits of the law. But laws have never been an obstacle to Danny. He sets out to find his lost childhood friend.

On Parole is Jonas T. Bengtsson’s fifth novel.

Lars Kepler’s latest title about Joona Linna, The Mirror Man, comes in first in three categories on the official Swedish bestseller lists for October. It is No. 1 in hardcover, audio, and e-books. Hans Rosenfeldt follows just behind, placing at No. 2 in hardcover and audio with When Crying Wolf. Simona Ahrnstedt’s ever popular Opposites Attract series makes its mark on the e-book list, where the latest installment – Hearts on the Line – comes in at No. 3.

Lars Kepler’s The Mirror Man dominates also this week, featuring at the No. 1 spot on three lists: hardcover, audio and e-books. Simona Ahrnstedt’s Hearts on the Line likewise stays put, coming in at No. 4 in e-books.

Lars Kepler reigns supreme on the Slovakian bookseller Martinus’s bestseller list, claiming the No. 1 spot with The Mirror Man, the eighth Joona Linna Novel. Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger meanwhile grab the No. 4 placement with Smoke Screen, the second Blix & Ramm novel.

Lars Kepler performs a hat trick on the Swedish bestseller lists this week, coming in at No. 1 in hardcover, audio and e-books with The Mirror Man. Hans Rosenfeldt’s When Crying Wolf meanwhile comes in at No. 4 in hardcover, while Simona Ahrnstedt’s Hearts on the Line is No. 4 in e-books.

Nordic Council Literature Prize winner Monika Fagerholm has shot to No. 1 on the Danish bestseller lists. Her novel Who Killed Bambi? is the top selling book at both Saxo and Plusbog, the two biggest online booksellers in Denmark.