Operation Pirate, the eleventh installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series, is finally out in Norwegian bookstores!

During a beachside investigation Tiril and Oliver happen across a strange, old tin platter buried deep in the sand. The platter turns out to have belonged to the notorious pirate Timian Blest, and when it is stolen just days later the detectives understand that they’re onto something big. Might the thief know where Timian Blest’s treasure is hidden? And what does the platter have to do with it? Detective Agency no. 2 will have to draw on everything they have to solve this mystery!

This January the official Norwegian bestseller list for children’s books features both the Detective Agency No. 2 and William Wenton series. The tenth installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2, Operation Ghost, comes in at No. 2, and Bobbie Peers’ William Wenton and the Cryptoportal at No. 5.

Hjorth & Rosenfeldt hold three of the top five spots on the official Norwegian bestseller list for paperback books. At No. 2 is The Silent Girl, the fourth installment in the Sebastian Bergman series. The novel is closely followed by book two and three in the series: The Man Who Watched Women at No. 4, and The Man Who Wasn’t There at No. 5.

Victim Without a Face, Stefan Ahnhem’s debut novel and the first installment in the Fabian Risk series, has been shortlisted for Lubimyczytac’s Book of the Year Award 2016 in the ‘Crime, Mystery, Thriller’ category. Lubimyczytac is the Polish equivalent of Goodreads, an online community where readers can share reviews and receive recommendations. The winners of the Lubimyczytac’s Book of the Year Award will be chosen by this community in an online vote, open till February 28th.

Only three days after its publication, Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter went straight to No. 1 on the official bestseller list for hardcover fiction in Denmark. The Rabbit Hunter is the sixth novel in the series about Joona Linna.

Screenwriter and creator of the international hit series The Bridge and Marcella, Hans Rosenfeldt, appeared on Swedish public service broadcaster SVT’s show Dolly yesterday, January 25th. On the show Rosenfeldt spoke openheartedly with the hosts about his success as a TV crime screenwriter, among other matters. The episode is available for viewing on SVT Play.