A difficult divorce has left Esther adrift and the weekends without her son are painfully lonely. Every other Saturday she goes to an old oak tree in a meadow by the water. One day, Ruth is there waiting for her – an older lady with a wonderful ability to focus on everything that’s beautiful in life. As Ruth recounts her youth, Esther can’t help but be fascinated by her stories. An unexpected and steadfast friendship blossoms between the two women. But everything isn’t as it seems. What secrets are Ruth hiding? The search for answers takes Esther all the way to Italy and Lake Como, where she begins to see that there is far more to Ruth than she ever let on.

Sofia Lundberg’s Where the Oak Still Stands is a gripping novel about longing, guilt, undying friendship, and finding oneself again after a destructive relationship.

In 2019, Kleerup will return with a new, as yet untitled album. The lead track, Lovers Table – a collaboration with UK dance-pop act AlunaGeorge – proves once more that Kleerup’s pop genius is a source of unforgettable musical gems, and the past decade has only served to hone his production and song writing talents even further.

Billboard Magazine premiered the single yesterday (see “Read more” below). Lovers Table is rereleased today on all platforms.

The year is 1794. A mother mourns her daughter, killed on her wedding night. When no one will listen to her suspicions, she begs the aid of the only one left: a one-armed watchman grieving his dead friend. In a hospital on the outskirts of the same city, Stockholm, a young nobleman agonizes over the horrific crime he is accused of.

In 1794, the second installment of Niklas Natt och Dag’s historical noir trilogy, the reader is reunited with Mickel Cardell, Anna Stina Knapp, and the bustling, rotten world of the late 18th century. Stockholm is about to see its darkest days yet as veneers crack and the splendor of old gives way to the darkness hiding in the city’s nooks and crannies.

Quick is a captivating story about the biggest legal scandal in Swedish history and a journalistic thriller about a man who sacrificed everything in his search for the truth.

Quick is inspired by Swedish journalist Hannes Råstam’s book Thomas Quick: The Making of a Serial Killer. The script is written by Norwegian author Erlend Loe and Mikael Håfström is the director. In the role of journalist Hannes Råstam we see Jonas Karlsson, and Thomas Quick is portrayed by David Dencik. Alba August plays the researcher Jenny Küttim.

The film is produced by Brain Academy and will premiere in Swedish theaters on September 20.

In this fourth installment in the Parental Magic series, Hedvig Montgomery will guide parents and guardians through the years when a child first finds her place in the larger community: The elementary school age.

The elementary school age is one that’s full of big, hard-to-handle emotions and the search for what it means to be “me.” It is during these years that a child’s personality takes shape. It’s an adventure full of vulnerability. The fear of ending up without friends or making a fool of oneself is common, and despite being social beginners, children will have to navigate many new things: math homework, fragile friendships, and other tricky situations.

Hedvig Montgomery will give you the methods and advice you need on this journey towards raising secure and happy children. She will answer the questions that all parents ask themselves: How do I get my child to confide in me when something is difficult? What do I do if my child is lonely? How much time should we spend on homework? This is the book that will make you the parent you wish to be.

A cold case heats up as the body of a young woman is found in the forest. She’s been killed and dismembered in a manner that’s eerily reminiscent of serial killer Tom Kerr’s signature m.o. But Kerr is currently serving his fourth year behind bars and couldn’t possibly have committed the murder. Everything points instead to the man the press named The Other – Kerr’s never-found partner.

Adrian Stiller prepares a reconstruction in which Kerr will lead the police to the remains of an old victim. The grave is in Eftang and Wisting is put in charge of security. His daughter Line has been recruited to document it all. But the reconstruction goes terribly wrong and when Kerr escapes, Wisting suddenly finds himself being made the scapegoat as both Kerr and The Other are free once more.

Ill Will is the third installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s internationally award-winning Cold Case Quartet.

Week 36’s (September 2nd – 8th) official bestseller lists for Norway see Jo Nesbø’s Knife appear at No. 4 in hardcover and e-book. In the paperback category, Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X is No. 5.