Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X brings home the silver on the latest weekly betseller list for paperbacks. Not far after his No. 2 placement comes Stina Jackson and The Silver Road, which places No. 5 in paperback, and No. 3 in e-book. On the hardcover list Lars Kepler comes in at No. 4 with their long-running bestseller Lazarus.
Week 16 (April 15-21) sees Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger occupy both No. 1 on the e-book list and No. 2 on the paperback list with Death Deserved. Jørn Lier Horst also appears together with Hans Jørgen Sandnes on the hardcover list, where their Operation Sable Forest is No. 3. Anne Holt nabs the No. 4 spot on the e-book list with A Grave For Two.
2017 saw Selma Vilhunen’s documentary Hobbyhorse Revolution premiere at the Tampere Film Festival and win the Risto Jarva Main Prize in a national competition. The documentary also won the title of ‘Best Documentary’ at the 2018 Jussi Awards.
The hobbyhorse phenomenon has now reached the US. The New York Times interviews Vilhunen about the fascinating subculture, praising the way her documentary “captured its subjects in long spells of raucous joy.”
To read the article in the New York Times, click “Read more” below.
Jørn Lier Horst’s The Katharina Code has been shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2019 for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year’.
The judges praise the novel, calling it a “finely plotted thriller with a strong sense of unresolved justice.” They also give the following glowing review of Horst’s novels about William Wisting: “Horst’s ‘William Wisting’ novels are distinguished by their excellent characterisation and strong plots.”
The Petrona Award’s winner will be announced on May 11th during the annual international crime fiction convention CrimeFest, held in Bristol.
Fredrik Backman is back with this year’s rowdiest novel.
Anxious People is an unreasonably riotous comedy about a hostage drama during an open house. A failed bank robber locks themselves in with an over-enthusiastic real estate agent, two bitter IKEA-addicts, a pregnant woman, a suicidal multi-millionaire and a damn rabbit. In the end the robber gives up and lets everyone go, but when the police storm the apartment it is…empty.
In a series of dysfunctional testimonies afterwards, the witnesses all tell their version of what really happened, whereupon a classic puzzle mystery develops around the questions: How did the robber manage to escape? Why is everyone so angry? And: What is WRONG with people these days?
Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice is No. 4 on the Dutch hardcover bestseller list for crime fiction this week.
Sofia Lundberg’s second novel, the heartwarming and moving A Question Mark Is Half a Heart, has been nominated for the Feel Good Festival’s Feel Good Novel of the Year Award. The award will be handed out in connection with the festival, which will take place on August 10th in Mariefred, Sweden.
Readers will be able to vote for their favorite until June 1st, when a jury will choose between the a shortlist comprised of four titles. To vote for your favorite title, click “Read more” below.
Stina Jackson and Jonas Gardell have both been shortlisted for Bonnier’s Book Clubs’ Book of the Year Award. Jackson for her internationally bestselling debut The Silver Road, and Gardell for his In Memory of an Unconditional Love, the most sold literary novel in Sweden last year.
Bonnier’s Book Clubs is the home of five Swedish book clubs, among them the biggest one in Sweden. The winning book and author will be announced during the Gothenburg Book Fair. To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.
Salomonsson Agency is greatly honored to have been entrusted by the Bergling family to represent the exclusively authorized biography of Tim “Avicii” Bergling (1989 – 2018), for publication worldwide in 2020.
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Soni Jorgensen is a Swedish screenwriter with extensive international experience, crossing borders and genres. Jorgensen is particularly known for her skill in balancing drama with comedy and is also passionate about writing thriller/crime.
Jorgensen has worked as script consultant for numerous films, including the Swedish box-office hit As It Is in Heaven (2004), which was nominated for an Academy Award for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ and sold worldwide. In 2015, Jorgensen worked as a dialogue coach on Fox’s TV Show American Horror Story Hotel for showrunner Ryan Murphy (The People v. O. J. Simpson, Glee, Nip/Tuck).
2019 saw the premiere of the feature film King of Atlantis, which Jorgensen co-produced. Jorgensen is also writer for a video game together with director and game creator Josef Fares, for Hazelight Studios and EA.
Denmark, Modtryk
Closed by Josephine Oxelheim
The Netherlands, House of Books
Three-book deal closed by Federico Ambrosini
North Macedonia, Antolog
Closed by Emma Granberg
Norway, Cappelen Damm
Two-book deal closed by Tor Jonasson
Slovenia, HKZ
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Germany, HarperCollins
Closed by Tor Jonasson
A wonderful reunion with the crime hero. /…/ The playful language complements the great intrigue. (…) A crime novel that will excite many this summer. All of these will, just like the undersigned, be hoping for new sequel novels.
– Adresseavisen
A clever and engaging book, filled with warmth and spookiness.
– Smålandsposten
The Ghost Detectives and the Case of the Lost Treasure is an exciting adventure that won’t disappoint the loyal readers of The Ghost Detectives.
– BTJ
Beyond the Bridges may be a work of literary fiction and not a crime novel, but being the driven author she is, Kristina Ohlsson can’t resist crafting an intricate and gripping plot…
– DAST Magazine
The book is, unsurprisingly, well written. After all, we are dealing with two of crime fiction’s leading authors. The narrative moves along smoothly and effortlessly, carrying the reader toward a final resolution that is dramatic, unsettling, and a little unexpected.
– Nettavisen
‘Elizabeth the Third’ is a contemporary novel infused with suspense, delving into family relationships, the search for belonging, and a toxic friendship that changes everything.
