Lisa Ridzén’s acclaimed debut When the Cranes Fly South claims the No.1 spot on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for hardcover fiction in Germany this week. This marks the fourth consecutive week that the novel has featured on the list.
The latest title in the Detective Agency No. 2 series – Operation Cannon – debuts at No. 2 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s titles.
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Jan-Erik Fjell (b. 1982) made his debut in 2010 with The Snitch, the first installment in the critically acclaimed series about superintendent Anton Brekke. The novel earned him the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize, making him its youngest ever recipient at the time. Fjell has since gone on to sell over 1 million copies, and his books have been published in over a dozen countries. He has also been nominated for the prestigious Riverton Prize for Hide and Seek and The Ring Man.
The Series Mania festival has unveiled an exciting slate of international TV series for its 2026 edition, running from March 20–27 in Lille.
Jag for ner till bror (My Brother), written by Karin Arrhenius and based on Karin Smirnoff’s acclaimed novel of the same name, will compete in the International Competition section.
Hundarna (Burden of Justice), based on an original idea by author Jens Lapidus and starring Arvin Kananian, has been selected for the International Panorama section.
Happiness Season 2, written by Yashar Alishenas, will compete in the Short Forms Competition.
Lisa Ridzén’s When the Cranes Fly South is No. 9 on German Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for hardcovers. The novel has now featured on the list for three consecutive weeks.
The paperback edition of Jo Nesbø’s latest standalone novel, Wolf Hour, has been selected as one out of six titles for the Spring 2026 Book Club Picks by the prestigious Richard and Judy Book Club in the UK.
The Richard and Judy Book Club is the biggest book club in the UK and brings readers a carefully handpicked selection of book recommendations. The Wolf Hour paperback is published today in the UK.
Generation Zero, the latest installment in Stefan Ahnhem’s Fabian Risk series, claims the No. 5 spot on the bestseller list for crime audiobooks.
Jørn Lier Horst and Thomas Enger’s Outcast, the sixth installment in the international bestselling Blix & Ramm series, debuts at No. 5 on the Norwegian paperback list.
When the Cranes Fly South continues to take the UK by storm. Lisa Ridzén’s acclaimed debut novel takes the No. 4 spot on this week’s Amazon Charts for fiction across all formats. This is its second week on the list.
Lisa Ridzén’s When the Cranes Fly South claims the No. 7 spot on the Sunday Times bestseller list for paperback fiction. This is the lauded novel’s fourth consecutive week on the list.
Finland, Into Kustannus
Three-book deal closed by Tor Jonasson
Bulgaria, EMAS
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Greece, Memento
Closed by Emma Granberg
China, Beijing Science and Technology
Five-book deal closed by The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Ida Schabbauer
Poland, Smak Slowa
Two-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Lithuania, Pflaŭmbaŭm Publishing House
Closed by Emma Granberg
Yrsa Sigurðardóttir is a masterful plotter and accomplished stylist, with a storytelling style that echoes the Icelandic sagas. Once again, she delivers a gripping and enigmatic crime novel.
– Politiken
I could recognize myself in some of the scenes, and they affected me deeply. /…/ The book is also easy to get into. I was quickly drawn into the story and was very curious to see what would happen next.
– Sundsvalls Tidning
There are a lot of things to unravel in this pitch-black homecoming novel and Bengtsdotter succeeds really well in doing so on just under 300 pages.
– Göteborgs-Posten
It’s a powerful opening. In just a few pages, Selåker paints a portrait of a deeply flawed man on the verge of breaking point, while also capturing loneliness so vividly that the silence inside the house seems to scream from the pages. /…/ I’m looking forward to returning to the Wilderness Road and its surroundings, which Selåker portrays with a sharp eye in this dark and compelling first installment.
– Göteborgs-Posten
[A] brilliant thriller. /…/ [Winter Grave] is unsettling, occasionally hilarious and constantly thrilling. /…/ I make no secret of the fact I’m a fan of Heine Bakkeid’s writing (…). Winter Grave is also dark noir on an elite level.
– Harstad Tidene
Late at night, a doctor burns to death inside the closed forensic psychiatric institution Helix. The interrogations with staff and inmates are complicated due to patient confidentiality and psychotic illnesses. After another death in the same ward, Saga Bauer accepts a top-secret assignment.