The recently published The Scream by the new author duo Horst & Fjell makes its debut at No. 1 on the hardcover bestseller list. Meanwhile, Jo Nesbø’s Blood Ties is still No. 1 on the e-book list.
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At this year’s Official Selection of the Valence Scénario festival, Yashar Alishenas received the Plume de Cristal Award for ‘Best TV Series Screenplay’ for his original concept L’enfer c’est moi, together with his co-writer Hélène Faure.
L’enfer c’est moi (English title: This Is Not a Persian Film Star) follows a bored playwright discovering his double – who happens to be a Persian film star. Tempted to join the glitterati of Tehran, the writer assumes the identity of his Iranian double, only to find his life turning into a chaotic whirlwind of deceit, blood and glamour…
Winners of the Plume de Cristal Award are rewarded a writing residence at L’Atelier Claude Miller to further develop their concepts. Valence Scénario is an international festival entirely dedicated to storytellers, both screenwriters and composers, aiming to continuously promote the emergence of new writing talents. The 27th edition of the festival took place between 3rd and 8th of June 2024.
Forget Me Not, the second installment in Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s thrilling Black Ice series, debuts at No. 3 on Der Spiegel’s bestseller list for trade paperback fiction.
From a podcast studio in the back of his camper, ex-military and former police student Markus Heger investigates old and new crime cases. “The scream nobody heard” was supposed to be a series about seven-year-old Leah Forsberg, who disappeared from Fagernes 15 years ago, but it only became one episode. Although Leah’s body was never found, her father was convicted of her murder. When another girl disappears, Markus finds himself drawn back into the case again, and information from a reliable source has him questioning if the right man was put behind bars.
Meanwhile, things from his past that he’s desperately been trying to push away keep resurfacing. His absent father writes from prison, asking to meet with him. Perhaps he can help Markus solve the case, and maybe they can mend their broken relationship at the same time.
The Scream is the first installment in a new series by two of Norway’s most prominent crime authors.
Jo Nesbø continues to dominate the bestseller lists for hardcovers and e-books with Blood Ties, which is still No. 1 this week. Meanwhile, the latest installment in the Blix Ramm series, Victim, is No.3 on the paperback list for the second consecutive week.
Anders and Anette de la Motte’s new murder mystery, Death on Capri, has been longlisted for the Swedish Feelgood Festival’s award Feelgood of the Year 2024.
To see the list of the nominees and vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below.
Jo Nesbø’s second installment in The Kingdom series, Blood Ties, shoots to No.1 on the official bestseller list for hardcovers and e-books. Meanwhile, on the children’s list, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Troll Eye, the twelfth activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series, comes in at No. 3.
Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s successful August Strindberg series, is No. 2 on the official monthly bestseller list for hardcovers in Sweden. Moreover, the first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s whodunit mystery series, Death on Capri, comes in at No.5.
The first installment in Anders and Anette de la Motte’s new murder mystery series, Death on Capri, claims the No. 1 spot on the Swedish bestseller list for hardcovers this week. Moreover, Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays 10, from the celebrated collection of excerpts from his private diary, comes in at No. 3. On the non-fiction list, Sofi Oksanen’s critically acclaimed Same River Twice – Putin’s War Against Women, lands the No. 5 spot.
One night in the 1990’s, a fifteen-year-old boy disappears from a locked room in a youth facility. He is never seen again.
Many years later, Piet Hoffmann sits in another prison, sentenced for possession after helping criminal inspector Ewert Grens to infiltrate a drug gang. One morning, a new prisoner arrives: Little Brother. His older brother was Piet Hoffman’s best friend when they were young. It was Big Brother who disappeared without a trace that night, and Little Brother lays all the blame on Piet.
Suddenly, Piet’s family find themselves in mortal danger, and Piet must find out what really happened that night in the 90s. Now there is only one way out, he must run.
With Run, Anders Roslund solidifies his position as one of our time’s foremost suspense authors.
Finland, Otava
Two-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
China, CITIC
Closed by The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Emma Granberg
Brazil, Companhia das Letras
Two-book deal closed by Tassy Barham Associates on behalf of Emma Granberg
Denmark, Turbine
Closed by Linda Andersson
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Romania, Crime Scene Press
Three-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
When the Cranes Fly South is a quietly crushing novel. /…/[I]t takes you on Bo’s journey with a gentle and empathetic hand. It’s a must-read for anyone with ageing loved ones or for those contemplating the realities of growing older.
– Riotus
Ulf Kvensler is masterful at building a mood of impending catastrophe, creating tension between characters, and using the setting to reflect the characters’ emotions and situations — vulnerability, confinement, drama, and danger.
– Skånska Dagbladet
[Cassi is] for everyone who would like to read an entertaining and warm-hearted novel filled with odd characters and encounters.
– Westdeutscher Rundfunk
A a fresh take on what it is to be young in an environment where a positive future is but a dream.
– The Herald
[The Mother-in-Law] is a clever novel written with an assured hand and the drama moves briskly towards multiple surprising, twisty endings.
– Librarius
A touching and poignant tale of an aging father and his middle-aged daughter, exploring themes of nurturing and reconciliation, and the profound layers of life often hidden from those closest to us – a story about love, and about making things right, before it’s too late.
