One year after the events in The Scream, true crime podcaster Markus Heger meets former financier Terje Wekre, who has been sentenced to the harshest penalty under the law for murdering his wife. Wekre claims he is innocent, and Markus is persuaded to listen – especially since his persistent father, Frank Drage, is in the cell next door.

The new podcast serial, A Shadow of Doubt, gets off to an explosive start. Markus suggests a possible miscarriage of justice, but gradually the evidence points in a completely different direction.

The Doubt is an intense and atmospheric thriller about guilt, revenge, and trust, and about how the past always finds a way back.

The secret life of a star chef.

Recently divorced and disillusioned by life, freelance journalist Desiree Swahn is handed a job by her new boss: to write a portrait of legendary star chef, Pierre Bernard. It’s an assignment far from the prestigious one she’d been promised. But Desiree and Pierre’s meeting will come to be more transformative than she could have ever imagined.

Pierre Bernard’s life hasn’t only been filled with culinary accomplishments, but also passionate love and heart-rending sorrow. He takes Desiree on a journey through time, from the Grand Hotel in Stockholm in the 1920s, to Paris and a war-torn London, to a Budapest in upheaval, and the most iconic wedding of the century. In Pierre’s stories, history is given scent, texture, taste. Desiree comes to know a man who has dedicated his life to discovering new culinary sensations, but has likewise sacrificed much. By the time the interview is over, everything has changed.

Salted Pearls is the debut fiction title of Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt and author Katarina Ekstedt.

Adam Berg is a Swedish director known for his striking storytelling and meticulous visual style, and is widely regarded as one of Sweden’s most prominent commercial directors.

Berg has made commercials for brands including Volvo, Apple, IKEA, Nike, Playstation, Mercedes-Benz, Delta, and Lexus as well as Philips, for which he created the multi-award-winning Carousel. He is one of the industry’s most celebrated filmmakers, with honors from every major awards body, including multiple Cannes Lions, D&AD Awards, Clio Awards, British Arrows, as well as numerous AICP and Ciclope wins.

Berg made his feature film debut with Black Crab, which premiered on Netflix in 2022 and quickly became one of the world’s most-watched non-English-language films, topping the charts in over 90 countries. Black Crab is a dystopian thriller set in a frozen, war-torn landscape. The film, starring Noomi Rapace, highlights Berg’s ability to translate his visual sensibility into long-form storytelling, combining stark, atmospheric imagery with tense, character-driven drama.

Currently, Berg is working on a feature film project, soon to be made official.

The same night that actor Mauritz Möller drinks himself into oblivion in a hotel room in Stockholm, a young woman is found murdered in his apartment. The next morning, his memories are clouded by alcohol as he stands outside Hotel Diplomat, staring at a newly refurbished Saab for which he has just received the keys.

Unaware that he is wanted for murder, Mauritz leaves Stockholm. Through a series of text messages, he is given instructions that send him north along the coast of the Bay of Bothnia, and soon he realizes that he is not only on the run from the police. Someone else is following him on the roads.

Meanwhile, Inspector Claes Ståhl and his colleague Janina Ekström are leading a rigorous investigation into multiple murders. Could the missing Miriam de Brenner’s secrets hold the key to solving the case?

The Serpent Woman is the second part of the closely connected trilogy Maras Children –  A story about how abundance, trauma, and lovelessness can affect a family for generations , and create people who are dangerous to everyone, even themselves.

Thomas Enger and Johana Gustawsson’s hit novel SON is nominated for Prix Babelio 2026 in France. The award includes ten categories, and SON is included in the “Crime and thriller” category along with nine other titles. The Prix Babelio is awarded yearly and each of the ten categories includes a selection of the ten highest ranking and most popular titles among Babelio’s over 2 million members.

Voting is open until May 26 and winners will be announced June 10. To vote, click “Read More” below.