Erik Axl Sund’s Porcelain Dolls is No. 6 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for trade paperbacks in Germany. Arne Dahl claims a spot on the list as well, coming in at No. 8 with Friheten.

In September 2020, Hans Rosenfeldt will publish his first own suspense novel, When Crying Wolf. The title is the first installment in a new series about the Haparanda police Hannah Wester.

Hans Rosenfeldt is the creator of the acclaimed TV series The Bridge and Marcella, and has together with Michael Hjorth written six novels about Psychological Profiler Sebastian Bergman, to date translated into 34 languages and sold in more than 4 million copies around the world. This will be the first suspense series Rosenfeldt has written on his own, and it has already been sold to six territories.

“Hans Rosenfeldt has written an incredibly thrilling story – we already know that he’s a master of that craft – but I’m also utterly impressed by how expertly he has carved out the gallery of characters, especially the middle-aged police detective Hannah, how he has captured the environment and atmosphere of Haparanda, and last but not least, the high level of his prose. This publication will be one of the biggest events of the year,” says Eva Gedin, CEO at Norstedts.

When Crying Wolf is set in Haparanda, close to the border to Finland. When human remains are found in the stomach of a dead wolf, Hanna Wester knows that this summer will be unlike any other. The remains can soon be linked to a bloody drug deal across the border in Finland. Hannah and her colleagues leave no stone unturned. But time is scarce, and they aren’t the only ones looking.

“This is the first time in a very, very long time that I have written something all by myself. The Sebastian Bergman series is one I’ve co-written with Micke, and all the screenplay projects I do are always more or less collaborative. In that sense, When Crying Wolf was more of a challenge than I’d expected, but at the same time there is something incredibly inspiring in getting to do something that feels so new and exciting after so many years in the business – stepping out of my comfort zone, so to speak,” says Hans Rosenfeldt.

When Crying Wolf is the first part in the series about the Haparanda police Hannah Wester, and is set to be published in Sweden by Norstedts on September 21, 2020.

Lina Bengtsdotter and Sofia Lundberg are officially winners in the March selection for the 2020 Prix des Lecteurs du Livre de Poche. Bengtsdotter’s debut suspense novel For the Missing was voted the winner of the ‘crime & thriller’ category, while Lundberg’s The Red Address Book won in the ‘literary’ category. They are now competing in the grand finale taking place in September.

The Swedish bestseller lists for week 13 see Katrine Engberg come in at No. 2 in paperback with her The Tenant, while Niklas Natt och Dag is No. 3 in hardcover with 1794. 1794 also comes in at No. 5 on the e-book list, where Anders Roslund’s Knock Knock is No. 3. The No. 5 spot on the audio list goes to Anne Holt and A Grave For Two.

Jo Nesbø’s Knife is the No. 1 most sold book of 2019 – both on the mixed-genre international list and the list for exclusively Norwegian fiction. Jørn Lier Horst features on both lists with multiple titles: Ill Will, Operation Sable Forest, and The Cabin, to mention just some.

Horst also succeeds in the remarkable feat of claiming a staggering 10 out of 15 spots on the Norwegian children’s fiction list. He does so together with illustrator Hans Jørgen Sandnes and their Detective Agency No. 2 series. The top title for the series was in 2019 Operation Mummy. However on streaming service Faber’s yearly list it is Operation Shipwreck that comes in as the overall No. 1 on the international mixed-genres list.