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Pascal Engman (b. 1986) is one of Sweden’s most prominent thriller authors. Engman debuted in 2017 with the standalone crime novel The Patriots and followed up with the series about detective Vanessa Frank, which has quickly become a standout in modern crime fiction. Engman’s books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have sold over 2,5 million copies worldwide.
“Pascal Engman is one of the new generation’s great crime authors. A master at both characters and plot, his books are impossible to put down.”
–Hans Rosenfeldt
“[Pascal Engman] never lets go of the reader’s desire to know just how the hell this is going to go.”
–Fredrik Backman
“Pascal Engman is an incredibly talented author. He writes thrilling crime novels that entertain, frighten, and tell of a shadow world that few have access to.”
–Erik Axl Sund
“At the very forefront of young Swedish crime authors is Pascal Engman. He writes powerful contemporary crime novels which pull you in and never let go. Don’t miss this.”
–Arne Dahl
“Pascal Engman is the master of the new generation. There is an incredible drive to his prose, and a wonderful sense of dramaturgy. With a light hand he throws you into his drama. Irresistible reading.”
–David Lagercrantz
| Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Crime & Suspense) Sweden – Klanen The Clan | 2026 |
| Shortlisted for the Adlibris Awards (Best Crime Novel of the Year) Sweden – Klanen The Clan | 2025 |
| Shortlisted for the Petrona Award (Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year) UK – Änkorna The Widows | 2025 |
| Shortlisted for the BookBeat Award (Crime Fiction of the Year) Sweden – Bestseller Bestseller | 2024 |
| Glasskniven Norway – Kokain Cocaine | 2024 |
| The Petrona Award UK – Råttkungen Femicide | 2023 |
| Shortlisted for the Bookbeat Crimetime Award (Best Crime Novel) Sweden – X X | 2023 |
| Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – X X | 2023 |
| Longlisted for the CWA Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger Award UK – Råttkungen Femicide | 2023 |
| Nextory Awards Sweden – X X | 2023 |
| Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – X X | 2022 |
| Shortlisted for the Lovelybooks Reader's Prize Germany – Råttkungen Femicide | 2021 |
| Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Kokain Cocaine | 2021 |
| Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Kokain Cocaine | 2021 |
| Shortlisted for the Adlibris Award (Best Crime Fiction) Sweden – Änkorna The Widows | 2020 |
| Shortlisted for the Storytel Awards (Best Suspense) Sweden – Änkorna The Widows | 2020 |
| Shortlisted for the Crimetime Specsavers Award (Debut of the year) Sweden – Patrioterna The Patriots | 2018 |
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The weekly bestseller lists are out in Norway and Pascal Engman’s The Clan claims the No. 2 spot on the hardcover list. On the paperback list, Anne Holt’s Diamonds and Rust, the final installment in the Hanne Wilhelmsen series, takes the No. 5 spot.
Pascal Engman’s recently published The Clan, debuts at No. 3 on the hardcover list, and No. 1 on the e-book list this week. Meanwhile, Engman & Selåker’s The Albino, climbs to No. 5 on the paperback list. Anders de la Motte’s The Night Hunter stays put at No. 2 in the e-book category for the second consecutive week.
Björn Natthiko Lindeblad’s From Björn Natthiko Lindeblad. With an open hand comes in at No. 3 on the non-fiction list this week. In the hardcover category, Pascal Engman’s The Clan claims the No. 5 spot, and Martin Widmark’s The Fire Brigade Mystery is No. 2 on the children’s list.
The 2026 Swedish Storytel Awards are now open for public voting.
Among the nominated in the category Crime & Suspense are Hans Rosenfeld’s Dark Harvest, Pascal Engman’s The Clan, and Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter.
Martin Widmark’s The Smuggler Mystery is nominated in the children’s category.
The winners will be announced at the Storytel Awards gala on March 25.
To cast your vote, click on “Read more” below.
Pascal Engman is yet again No. 1 on the Norwegian paperback bestseller list with his No One, the seventh installment in the bestselling series about detective Vanessa Frank.
The official Norwegian bestseller lists for 2025 have been compiled, and claiming the No. 1 spot in hardcover fiction is Jo Nesbø with Wolf Hour. Jørn Lier Horst appears on the lists with two titles, coming in at No. 3 in hardcover and e-book with The Last Case, and No. 3 in paperback with The Lake. Pascal Engman meanwhile has three titles on the lists, starting with Tierra del Fuego and X at No. 6 and No. 7 in paperback, and No One at No. 9 in e-book.
Pascal Engman continues his streak on the Norwegian paperback bestseller list, coming in at No. 1 with No One also on the first list of the new year.
Pascal Engman and Jørn Lier Horst conclude 2025’s weekly bestseller lists by coming in at No. 1 in one category each. Horst’s The Last Case is No. 1 in hardcover, and Engman’s No One is No. 1 in paperback.
Pascal Engman and Jørn Lier Horst repeat their feats from previous weeks, coming in at the top also this turn. Engman’s No One is No. 1 in paperback, and Horst’s The Last Case continues to hold the No. 2 position in both hardcover and e-book.
Pascal Engman’s No One, the latest installment in the Vanessa Frank series, stays put at No. 1 on the paperback list for the second week. Jørn Lier Horst’s eighteenth installment in the William Wisting series, The Last Case, continues to hold the No. 2 position in both the hardcover and e-book categories.
Pascal Engman’s No One, the latest installment in the Vanessa Frank series, debuts at No. 1 on the paperback list. Meanwhile, Jørn Lier Horst’s eighteenth installment in the William Wisting series, The Last Case, climbs to No. 2 in both the hardcover and e-book categories.
The nominees for the Swedish 2025 Adlibris Awards have just been revealed. Adlibris, the leading book retailer in the Nordic region, established the award in 2019 to honor the platform’s most popular titles. While a jury of Adlibris employees selected the nominees, the winners will be chosen through a public vote.
Ulf Lundell’s Weekday 12 is recognized in the “Fiction of the Year” category.
The “Crime Fiction” category features Kristina Ohlsson’s Nightshifter, Pascal Engman’s The Clan, and Lars Kepler’s The Sailor.
Björn Nattiko Lindeblad’s From Björn Natthiko Lindeblad. With an open hand is nominated in the “Non-fiction” category.
Estrid Klint’s Ran competes in the “Young Adult of the Year” category.
Finally, in the “Children’s Book of the Year, Ages 6-12” category, Martin Widmark has received a nomination for The Smuggler Mystery, and Anders Hansen and Mats Wänblad are nominated for The Real Happy Pill Minior.
The winning titles will be announced on January 28, 2026.
To vote, click the “Read more” button below.