Beyond Rescue, the fourth installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, climbs the Norwegian bestseller list and lands the No. 2 spot on the e-book list, and shoots to No. 4 on the hardcover list this week.
A harsh winter caused significant damage to the dam gates in Farrisvannet, and before summer, the water was drained for repairs. In the intense summer heat, the remaining water level drops rapidly, and the idyllic lake transforms into a barren wasteland.
A young man who has been missing for eight years is found with his hand taped to the handlebars of a motorcycle. On the other side of the lake, retiree Evert Harting examines the dry lakebed with a metal detector and discovers the belongings of a girl who disappeared without a trace from a campsite in Sweden four years ago. Wisting handles both cases, and more secrets come to light—in a landscape that will soon return to its natural state.
Dry Land is the seventeenth installment in Jørn Lier Horst’s William Wisting series.
Actors Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and Avengers directors Anthony and Joe Russo are heading to New York Comic Con to discuss their upcoming film The Electric State, based on Simon Stålenhag’s work.
The official Netflix panel for The Electric State is set for Thursday, October 17th, at NYCC, where attendees will be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of the highly anticipated action-adventure movie, which is set for release next year.
Quisling: The Final Days had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, where it was very well-received. Since its premiere, it has been met with fantastic reviews in Norwegian as well as international press.
The script is written by Anna Bache-Wiig and Siv Rajendram Eliassen with Erik Poppe directing.
The Quisling-project also includes a TV series for TV2, which goes further into the stories surrounding Quisling. A premiere date for the TV series will be announced soon.
Martin Widmark remains at No. 1 in the children’s category with The Space Mystery this week. Meanwhile, Anders de la Motte’s The Glass Man, takes the No. 2 spot on the paperback list, closely followed by Stina Jackson’s Ruin the World Tonight, which comes in at No. 4.
The Petrona Award’s jury has just presented its longlist for the 2024 Petrona Award for ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.’
Among the 10 nominees are Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger with Stigma, Jørn Lier Horst with Snowfall, and Yrsa Sigurdardóttir’s The Prey.
The shortlist will be announced on 10 October 2024.
The latest installment in Kristina Ohlsson’s bestselling August Strindberg series, Beyond Rescue, shoots to No. 4 on the bestseller list for e-books this week.
Moa Herngren’s bestselling title The Divorce is No. 2 in Finland across all formats this week, and No. 1 in the audiobook and e-book for translated fiction category. Meanwhile, Jørn Lier Horst’s When It Grows Dark comes in at No. 1 in the category for printed, translated books.
Cina Friedner’s The Worst Thing That Could Happen is Everything has been shortlisted for this year’s Children’s Novel Prize in Karlstad. Sixth-grade students in Karlstad will read and work with the nominated books during the upcoming semester, after which they will vote for their favorite.
In December, more than 800 students from 17 different schools will choose the best book.
SVT’s Smärtpunkten, depicting the controversy surrounding Lars Norén’s infamous play 7:3, received Kristallen’s prestigious ‘Best Drama Series Award.’
Smärtpunkten is directed by Sanna Lenken and stars Martin Nick Alexandersson, David Dencik, Maria Sid, Einar-Hugo Strömberg and Linus Gustafsson.
The Netherlands, Bruna
Closed by Federico Ambrosini
Lativa, Zvaigzne ABC
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Sweden, Wahlström & Widstrand
Three-book deal closed by Julia Angelin
Ukraine, KM Books
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Ukraine, KM Books
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Slovakia, DOT
Two-book deal closed by Emma Granberg
Horst writes in the same vein as the British John Le Carre or the American Michael Connolly. (…) [He] infuses his writing with authenticity, offering a story that is as much as police procedural as it is a reflection on justice, family and the quick passage of time. /…/ Horst is a master of creating characters that leap off the page and assume lives of their own.
– The Manila Times
The sentiment you’re left with when putting the book down is both grief and warmth. The novel is a tale about how an old man comes to reconcile with himself and it ought to be a given element of the health educational literature.
– Äldre i centrum
The way Yrsa Sigurdardóttir turns the windswept island into a trap once again shows the class of the Icelandic queen of Nordic noir.
– Kulturnews
It’s a limited series that will make you empathize deeply, often painfully, with the strange choices that humans make, and how and why we so easily damage our loved ones. It’s a much sexier Faithless than the 2000 film, but in a raw, sad way that’s complicated by the ramifications of desire. /…/ It’s all very good, and very wise.
– MovieWeb
A superb historical drama about the far-right’s threat to democracy. /…/ In a fresh and provocative approach to the titular subject matter, Poppe and his screenwriters view it through the lens of Quisling’s prison meetings. /…/ This is a gripping cinematic experience.
– Variety
History teacher Hugo travels on a food and culture trip to Capri together with a group of other northerners. The group is enjoying all that paradise has to offer, but a shadow falls over the charming island when a body is found in the water below the infamous Salto di Tiberio cliff.
