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The October bestseller list in Sweden

The official bestseller lists for the month of October are out, and Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 grabs three top spots, coming in at No. 1 in hardcover, No. 2 in e-book and No. 4 in audio. Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways to Die nabs two No. 3 placements, one on the hardcover list and one on the e-book one.

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus comes in at No. 2 in paperback, and Anders de la Motte’s Dead of Winter is No. 3. Simona Ahrnstedt’s Just a Little More is No. 4 in e-book.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official bestseller lists for week 42 (October 14th-20th) see a couple of new arrivals claim spots in the top fives. One of them is Simona Ahrnstedt’s just published Just a Little More, which comes in at No. 2 on the e-book list. Meanwhile, Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways to Die appears in three categories, coming in at No. 2 in audio, No. 3 in hardcover, and No. 4 in e-book. Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 features on multiple lists as well, coming in at No. 3 in e-book and No. 4 in hardcover.

In the paperback category Lars Kepler claims another top spot this week, appearing at No. 2 with Lazarus. The No. 5 spot on the list goes to the new arrival Dead of Winter by Anders de la Motte.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 doesn’t budge from its place at the top of the hardcover bestseller list in Sweden, coming in at No. 1 for the fourth week in a row. 1794 is also No. 3 on the audio list, as well as on the e-book list. Stefan Ahnhem joins Natt och Dag on the e-book list, coming in at No. 2 with his X Ways to Die. Ahnhem is also No. 4 in hardcover. The paperback list’s No. 1 spot goes to Lars Kepler and Lazarus, which has now featured at the top for four weeks straight.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 comes in at No. 1 in both hardcover and e-book also this week, additionally grabbing the No. 3 spot on the audio list. Natt och Dag’s first novel, The Wolf and the Watchman, is No. 3 in paperback, and No. 5 in e-book.

Stefan Ahnhem’s X Ways to Die nabs multiple spots on the lists as well, coming in at No. 3 in hardcover and in e-book. Lars Kepler meanwhile grabs the No. 1 spot on the paperback list with Lazarus.

The September bestseller list in Sweden

The Swedish bestseller lists for the month of September see Lars Kepler dominate the paperback list, coming in at No. 1 with Lazarus. The just published second novel by Niklas Natt och Dag, 1794, debuts on the monthly lists by claiming two No. 3 spots, one the hardcover list, one on the audio list. The novel also features at No. 4 in e-book. Jørn Lier Horst meanwhile grabs the No. 5 spot with The Cabin.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1794 claims multiple No. 1 spots on the official Swedish bestseller lists also this week, coming in at the top of both the hardcover list and the e-book one. The novel is also No. 4 in audio. The Wolf and the Watchman, the prequel to 1794, returns to the lists as well, coming in at No. 4 in paperback, and in e-book. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh Joona Linna title, features at the No. 1 spot on the paperback list.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Niklas Natt och Dag’s just published 1794 goes straight to No. 1 on both the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcovers and for e-books. The novel is also No. 2 in audio. Lars Kepler’s long-running bestseller Lazarus meanwhile claims the No. 1 spot on the paperback list. Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin is No. 5 in e-books.

The July bestseller lists in Sweden

The official monthly bestseller lists for July have just been announced, and Jo Nesbø’s Knife grabs the No. 1 spot on the hardcover list, the audio list and the e-book list. Anders Roslund’s novel Knock Knock, published on July 19th, comes in at No. 2 in both hardcover and e-book. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus nabs the No. 5 spot in the hardcover category.

The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists

Among this week’s bestsellers is Jo Nesbø’s Knife, the twelfth Harry Hole novel. Nesbø holds the No. 1 spot on the hardcover list and No. 2 in the e-book category. The author duo Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Smoke Screen comes in as No. 3 in e-book and No. 5 in hardcover.

On the paperback list, Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X, the fourth title in the Fabian Risk series, places as No. 3. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh installment in the Joona Linna series, grabs the No. 4 placement. The No. 5 spot sees Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin, the second novel in the Cold Case Quartet.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 28 (8th-14th of July) see Jo Nesbø keeping a steady hold of the No. 1 spots on the hardcover and e-book lists alike, with latest Harry Hole installment Knife. He also nabs the No. 2 position on the audio list. Lars Kepler joins him in the hardcover category at No. 4 with Lazarus, the seventh novel in the Joona Linna series.

Jo Nesbø and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists

The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 27 (the 1st-7th of July) see Jo Nesbø claim multiple top positions. Knife, his twelth Harry Hole installment, comes in at No. 1 on both the hardcover and e-book lists and in addition nabs the No. 3 spot on the audio one. In the hardcover category he is joined by Lars Kepler who claims the No. 4 spot with long-running bestseller Lazarus, the seventh installment in the Joona Linna series.

The June bestseller lists in Norway

June’s official bestseller lists in Norway have Jo Nesbø appear at the top of the hardcover one, claiming the No. 1 spot with Knife. Nesbø also makes an appearance at No. 5 on the paperback list with Macbeth. Returning to the hardcover category, the last position in the top 5 goes to Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ The Search for the Magician’s Tome.

Jørn Lier Horst features also on the paperback list, coming in at No. 1 with The Cabin. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus is No. 2 in the same category.

The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s Knife is No. 1 on the hardcover list also this week, claiming the No. 1 spot on the e-book list too. Nesbø makes an appearance on the paperback list as well, where his Macbeth is No. 5. Jørn Lier Horst similarly lays claim to multiple spots on the weekly lists, starting with No. 4 on the hardcover one, where Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ feature with their latest activity book in the Detective Agency No. 2 series: The Search for the Magician’s Tome. Smoke Screen, the just published second installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger’s Blix & Ramm series, is No. 2 in e-book. Lastly, Horst’s The Cabin is No. 3 on the paperback list. It is joined by another long-term bestseller, Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, which is No. 2 on the same list.

The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s Knife continues to stay at the top, the novel comes in at No. 1 both in hardcover and in e-book this week as well. On the hardcover list we also see Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ latest activity book for children, The Search for the Magician’s Tome, appearing at No. 4.

Lars Kepler grabs the No. 1 placement on the paperback list with Lazarus, and Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin nabs spot No. 2.

Lastly, on the children’s bestseller list Operation Sable Forest by Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes appear at spot No. 3.

The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists

Jo Nesbø’s just published Knife grabs two No. 1 spots on the weekly bestseller lists of week 23. The novel comes in first both in hardcover and in e-book. The paperback list’s No. 1 placement goes to Jørn Lier Horst’s The Cabin. Jørn Lier Horst also appears together with Hans Jørgen Sandnes on the hardcover list, where their latest activity books for children, The Search for the Magician’s Tome, is No. 5.

Lars Kepler meanwhile appears at No. 2 on the paperback list with Lazarus. Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth follows not far behind at No. 4.

The last list, the one for nonfiction, sees Hedvig Montgomery’s The Kindergarten Age climb again, ending up at No. 4 this time.

‘The Hypnotist – The Black Edition’

In 2009, Lars Kepler’s The Hypnotist became the start of one of Scandinavia’s most successful authorships in history. To celebrate the novel’s 10-year anniversary, Alexandra and Alexander have rewritten the labyrinthine thriller, which has to date been published in sixty countries. The Hypnotist – The Black Edition will reflect how much Lars Kepler have grown as thriller writers since their debut. The pace has been ramped up, the chapters tightened, the dialogue rewritten, new scenes have been added, and Joona Linna has been given a bigger role.

The Black Edition is the new official The Hypnotist and will replace the original book. It will be published in Sweden on June 11th, in trade paperback as well as audio and e-book.

Lars Kepler winner of Pocisk’s Best Translated Crime Novel of 2018

Lars Kepler is the winner of the Polish crime-fiction magazine Pocisk’s award for Best Translated Crime Novel of 2018 for their sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter. The award was handed over to the authors during a ceremony at the Warsaw Crime Festival on May 18th.

Lars Kepler nominated for Pocisk’s Best Translated Crime Novel of 2018

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter has been nominated for the Polish crime-fiction magazine Pocisk’s award for Best Translated Crime Novel of 2018. Pocisk is the biggest magazine for crime readers in Poland, and will announce their winner during the Warsaw Crime Festival on May 18th.

The April bestseller lists in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller lists for the month of April see the repeat appearance of some familiar authorships and titles, starting with Lars Kepler and Lazarus, which comes in at No. 3 in hardcover this month. The seventh Joona Linna novel has featured on the monthly lists since October.

Next on the hardcover lists is Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice, coming in at No. 4 this April. The author duo is followed by Fredrik Backman, whose Anxious People debuts on the monthly lists at No. 5 both in hardcover and audio.

The paperback list has Stefan Ahnhem appear at No. 3 with Motive X, the fourth Fabian Risk novel. Stina Jackson nabs the No. 5 spot with The Silver Road, which also features at No. 2 on the e-book list. Jackson’s debut novel has been on the monthly paperback bestseller lists since December last year.

Fredrik Backman, Lars Kepler and Stina Jackson on the Swedish bestseller lists

Fredrik Backman’s just published Anxious People debuts with a bang on the official weekly bestseller lists, going straight to No. 2 in hardcover, No. 2 in audio, and No. 3 in e-book. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus joins Backman on the hardcover list, featuring at No. 4. Stina Jackson and The Silver Road meanwhile come in at No. 5 on the e-book list.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X brings home the silver on the latest weekly betseller list for paperbacks. Not far after his No. 2 placement comes Stina Jackson and The Silver Road, which places No. 5 in paperback, and No. 3 in e-book. On the hardcover list Lars Kepler comes in at No. 4 with their long-running bestseller Lazarus.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X remains No. 1 on the official weekly Swedish bestseller list for paperbacks. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road follows closely behind, landing three spots on the lists also this week: No. 3 in paperback, No. 2 in e-book and No. 3 in audio.

The hardcover list sees Hjorth & Rosenfeldt land the No. 2 spot with A Higher Justice, and Lars Kepler the No. 3 one with Lazarus. Lazarus also comes in at No. 4 on the audiobook list.

‘The Wolf and the Watchman’ and ‘Lazarus’ winners of Storytel Awards

Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is the winner of the Storytel Award, a Swedish audiobook award, in the category ‘Best Fiction’. The motivation is as follows:

“The text, with its richness in detail and observation, fills our senses so that we can experience the life and strife of the olden days. And above all, the horror of life under the rule of a brutal leader. The audiobook reader’s sonorous voice takes us right into the city of our nightmares.”

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus wins in the category ‘Best Suspense’ with the motivation:

“With dramaturgical elegance, the story is propelled forward by suggestive milieus and frightening atmospheres. But even through darkness, the captivating characters are all successfully chiseled forth, and even the peripheral ones come alive. The novel’s scary plot and fast pace are well balanced by the objective and assuring voice of the audiobook reader. A voice that, with a convincing tone, complements the well-written text.”

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Week 13’s (March 25-31st) Swedish bestseller lists see new and old names lining up at the top. New on the lists is Tom Malmquist, who claims the No. 1 spot on the audio one with All the Air That Surrounds Us. Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X stays at No. 1 on the paperback list, and is joined by Stina Jackson who features at No. 5 with The Silver Road. Jackson’s debut also comes in at No. 4 on both the audio and e-book lists.

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus stays put at No. 2 in the hardcover category, and Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice is No. 3.

The March bestseller lists in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller lists for March see Lars Kepler claim the No. 1 spot on the hardcover list with Lazarus. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt follow at No. 2 with A Higher Justice.

The non-fiction list’s No. 1 goes to Leif GW Persson’s memoir, Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career.

On the paperback list, Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X comes in at No. 4, and just after it at No. 5 is Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road. Jackson also features at No. 1 on the e-book list, and No. 3 on the audio one. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 5 on the e-book list.

‘Lazarus’ No. 1 in Iceland

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh installment in their Joona Linna series, was just published in Iceland and has gone straight to No. 1 on Eymundsson’s bestseller list for all formats. Eymundsson is the biggest book retailer in Iceland.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official weekly bestseller list for hardcovers sees two familiar names in the top three: Lars Kepler, whose Lazarus is No. 2, and Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, who come in at No. 3 with A higher Justice. Leif GW Persson also stays in the top three, but on the non-fiction list. His Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career is No. 3 this week.

The paperback list sees Stefan Ahnhem shoot to the top, placing No. 1 with Motive X. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road is No. 5 on the same list, but also comes in at No. 3 in audio, and No. 2 in e-books. She's joined on the e-book list by Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman, No. 5 this week.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official Swedish bestseller lists of week 11 (March 11-17th) are topped by among else Lars Kepler, who claim the No. 1 spot in the hardcover category with Lazarus. Also on the hardcover list is Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice - No. 3 this week - and Jo Nesbø, who comes in at No. 5 with The Thirst.

In the paperback category, Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road comes in at No. 4, additionally landing the No. 2 spot on the e-book list. Leif GW Persson’s memoir Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career also claims a No. 2 placement, coming in second on the nonfiction list.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus stays at No. 1 on the hardcover list for week 10. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice meanwhile jumps a few placements and lands at No. 2. Jonas Gardell grabs the last top five spot and places in at No. 5 with In Memory of an Unconditional Love.

Leif GW Persson also climbs this week, claiming the No. 1 spot on the non-fiction list with Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career.

Concluding this week’s round-up is Stina Jackson, whose The Silver Road features on three lists. It comes in at No. 4 on the paperback list and No. 5 on the e-book and audio book lists.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 9 are out, and Lars Kepler’s Lazarus comes in at No. 1 on the hardcover list, having moved up one position from last week. Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love grabs spot No. 3 on the same list, followed by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice, which comes in at No. 4.

Stina Jackson and Niklas Natt och Dag occupy multiple positions on this week’s lists. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road stays in the top positions, placing at No. 1 on the e-book list, No. 2 on the paperback list and No. 3 on the audio one. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman places at No. 4 on both the audio- and e-book lists and comes in at No. 5 on the paperback one. Liza Marklund’s Black Pearl Farm holds spot No. 3 on the e-book list.

Lastly, in the non-fiction category, Leif GW Persson’s memoir Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career, comes in at No. 2.

The February bestseller lists in Sweden

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus occupies multiple list positions on the February lists, coming in at No. 1 on the hardcover list, No. 3 on the e-book list and No. 5 on the audio book one. Jonas Gardell’s lauded In Memory of an Unconditional Love grabs the No. 3 spot on the hardcover list for February, closely followed by Hjorth & Rosenfeld’s A Higher Justice at No. 4 and Liza Marklund’s Black Pearl Farm at No. 5.

Stina Jackson nabs three positions on the monthly lists with her debut The Silver Road, coming in at No. 1 on both the audio- and e-book lists and No. 2 on the paperback one. Niklas Natt och Dag claims spot No. 4 on the paperback list with The Wolf and the Watchman.

Finally we have the non-fiction category, in which Leif GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career comes in at No. 2.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official Swedish bestseller lists for week 8 (February 18-24th) have been announced, and Lars Kepler and Stina Jackson each occupy three positions on the lists. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus comes in at No. 2 in hardback, No. 1 in audio, and No. 3 in e-books. Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road meanwhile comes in at No. 2 on the paperback, audio and e-book lists. Concluding this weekly bestseller roundup is Niklas Natt och Dag, who places No. 5 on the paperback list with The Wolf and the Watchman.

Stina Jackson, Lars Kepler and Niklas Natt och Dag on the Swedish bestseller lists

Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road is No. 1 on multiple lists also this week, occupying the top spot on both the paperback and the e-book list. Jackson’s debut title also comes in at No. 2 in audio. Just after, at No. 3, is Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, which also features at No. 4 on the hardcover list. Another long-running bestseller in the shape of Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 5 on the paperback list.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road remains No. 1 on the paperback and e-book bestseller lists also this week. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus claims a spot on both the hardcover and e-book lists, coming in at No. 3 in physical format and No. 4 in digital. On the children’s bestseller list, Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes shoot to No. 4 with their recently published activity book, The Search for The Thief’s Thief.

‘Operation Sable Forest’ and ‘Lazarus’ on the Norwegian bestseller lists

The latest installment in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ Detective Agency No. 2 series, Operation Sable Forest, is No. 4 on the weekly Norwegian bestseller list for hardcovers. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus climbs the e-book list again, landing at No. 3.

Stina Jackson and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists

The official bestseller lists of week 5 (January 28th - February 3rd) see Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road appear at No. 1 on both the paperback and e-book lists. Lars Kepler and Lazarus come in just after Jackson on the e-book list, claiming the No. 2 spot.

The January bestseller lists in Sweden

Stina Jackson dominates the January bestseller lists in Sweden, nabbing three No. 1 spots all together with her debut The Silver Road. The novel comes in first on the paperback, e-book and audio lists. Lars Kepler and Lazarus likewise occupy multiple list positions, coming in at No. 3 on the hardcover list and No. 2 on the e-book one.

Jo Nesbø’s stand-alone bestseller Macbeth meanwhile features on the monthly paperback list, claiming the No. 3 spot in this category. The Wolf and the Watchman by Niklas Natt och Dag brings home a No. 4 placement on the e-book list.

‘Operation Sable Forest’ and ‘Lazarus’ on the Norwegian bestseller lists

The just published Operation Sable Forest jumps right up to No. 2 on the official weekly bestseller list for hardcover fiction in Norway. Operation Sable Forest is the fifteenth book in Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’ popular crime fiction series for children, Detective Agency No. 2.

Lars Kepler’s long-running bestseller Lazarus meanwhile comes in at No. 4 on the e-book list. Lazarus is the seventh novel in the Joona Linna series.

Stina Jackson and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists

Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road stays put at No. 2 and No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller lists for paperbacks and e-books, respectively. The novel also claims a No. 3 spot in the audio category. Lars Kepler and Lazarus meanwhile come in at No. 3 on the hardcover list, and No. 2 on the e-book one.

Ingar Johnsrud and Lars Kepler on the Norwegian bestseller lists

The official Norwegian bestseller list for the last week of January sees the just published paperback of Ingar Johnsrud’s The Cross I Bear shoot to No. 5. On the e-book list, Lars Kepler’s long-running bestseller Lazarus is No. 2.

Stina Jackson, Jo Nesbø and Lars Kepler on the Swedish bestseller lists

Stina Jackson’s debut The Silver Road claims two No. 2 spots on week 3’s bestseller lists in Sweden, coming in second in paperback and audio. The novel is also No. 1 in the e-book category. Jo Nesbø appears just behind Jackson on the paperback list, where his Macbeth is No. 3. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus also nabs a No. 3 spot, coming in third on the e-book list and placing No. 4 on both the hardcover and audio lists.

Jo Nesbø and Stina Jackson No. 1 in Sweden

Jo Nesbø and Stina Jackson each claim one No. 1 position on the official weekly bestseller lists in Sweden. Nesbø is No. 1 on the paperback list with Macbeth, and Jackson on the e-book list with The Silver Road. Jackson’s debut novel also claims two No. 2 spots on the paperback and audio lists. Lars Kepler continues to feature on the hardcover list with Lazarus, which is No. 4 this week.

This week’s Norwegian bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh Joona Linna novel, appears at No. 5 on the official Norwegian bestseller list for hardcover fiction in week 2 (January 7-13th). The book is also No. 2 in e-book. This marks the novel’s twelfth week on the hardcover and e-book lists.

Lars Kepler, Jonas Gardell, Niklas Natt och Dag, Stina Jackson and Leif GW Persson among the most sold in Sweden 2018

The official Swedish bestseller lists for 2018 have just been released, and the undeniable champion of the past year is Lars Kepler with Lazarus. The seventh Joona Linna novel comes in at No. 1 in three categories: hardcover, audio, and e-book. Not far behind at No. 4 is Jonas Gardell’s lauded In Memory of an Unconditional Love, a unique portrait of a woman and a mother who lived her own truth.

Niklas Natt och Dag’s long-running international bestseller The Wolf and the Watchman is the second most sold paperback of the year, coming in at No. 2 also on the e-book list. The No. 5 spot on the paperback list goes to the new bestselling phenomenon Stina Jackson and The Silver Road.

Last is the nonfiction category, in which Leif GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career comes in at No. 2. The beloved criminologist and author’s memoir also appears at No. 3 on the audio list.

Jo Nesbø and Stina Jackson top the first Swedish bestseller lists of 2019

The first weekly Swedish bestseller lists of 2019 are topped by Jo Nesbø and Stina Jackson, the former appearing at No. 1 in the paperback category with Macbeth, the latter with The Silver Road on the e-book list. The Silver Road also comes in at No. 2 in paperback, and No. 3 in audio.

The hardcover list sees Lars Kepler’s Lazarus come in at No. 2. The novel also claims the No. 2 and No. 5 positions on the e-book and audio lists respectively. Anders de la Motte’s Deeds of Fall returns to the hardcover list, rocketing up to No. 5. The paperback list’s No. 5 spot is occupied by Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman, which also claims the No. 2 position in the audio category.

The December bestseller lists in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller lists for the month of December see Lars Kepler and Stina Jackson dominate the lists, claiming two No. 1 placements each. Lars Kepler’s Lazarus is No. 1 in hardcover and audio, also nabbing a No. 2 placement in the e-book category, while Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road is No. 1 in paperback and e-books.

Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love comes in at No. 3 in the hardcover category. It is closely followed by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice, which is No. 4 in hardcover as well as in e-book.

The paperback list also features Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman, which comes in at No. 3. The novel places at No. 5 in the e-book category. Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth likewise appears on the paperback list, featuring at No. 4.

The weekly Norwegian bestseller lists

The first Norwegian bestseller lists of 2019 see Lars Kepler’s Lazarus, the seventh Joona Linna book, at No. 2 on the ebook list and No. 3 on the hardcover one. Jørn Lier Horst’s The Innermost Room is No. 5 in paperback.

The Swedish bestseller lists for week 50-52

The official Swedish bestseller lists for the last three weeks of 2018 have been released, and though December month’s list is yet to come, some strong trends hint at what the last monthly list of the year will look like.

Beginning with the hardcover lists for week 50-52, we see Lars Kepler’s Lazarus come in at No. 1 for two weeks straight before it lands in second place in week 52. Lazarus also claims multiple No. 1 spots on the audio and e-book lists. Next on the hardcover list is Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love, which comes in at No. 3 for two weeks straight. It is closely followed by Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice, which claims the No. 4 spot for two weeks before it jumps a placement to No. 3.

The undisputed queen of the paperback lists is Stina Jackson, whose The Silver Road comes in at No. 1 all three weeks. The Silver Road can also be seen coming in at No. 1 on the ebook list. Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth shoots to the top of the paperback list to join Jackson as well, coming in at No. 2 in week 51-52. Not far behind is Niklas Natt och Dag with The Wolf and the Watchman, No. 3 and then No. 4.

The Storytel Awards 2018

The nominees for 2018’s Storytel Awards (formerly known as the Grand Audiobook Prize) have been announced. The Swedish awards will as always be handed out in four categories: Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult, and Children’s.

Among those competing for the Fiction award are Niklas Natt och Dag with The Wolf and the Watchman, and Jonas Gardell with In Memory of an Unconditional Love.

The Suspense category’s shortlist features Lars Kepler for Lazarus, Stina Jackson with The Silver Road, and Anders Roslund with Three Hours.

Lastly, in the Children’s category, is Johan Theorin and The Battle for Salajak.

To vote for your favorite, click “Read more” below. The voting will close on January 20th.

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Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes on the Norwegian bestseller lists

The last week of December - and 2018 - saw Lars Kepler’s Lazarus once again claim the No. 1 positions on the official Norwegian bestseller lists for hardcover and ebooks. Jørn Lier Horst & Hans Jørgen Sandnes’s Operation Junk Thief climbed the hardcover list to finally land at No. 4. The No. 4 spot on the ebook list was also claimed by a Jørn Lier Horst title: The Innermost Room.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst No. 1 and No. 3 in Norway

The official Norwegian bestseller lists for week 50 (December 10-16) are out, and once more Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst claim the No. 1 and No. 3 spots on the e-book list. Lars Kepler with Lazarus, and Jørn Lier Horst with The Innermost Room.

Kepler, Nesbø and Marklund on the Finnish bestseller lists

The official Finnish bestseller lists for the month of November have been released and Lars Kepler’s Lazarus is No. 1 on the list for translated hardcover fiction. The novel tops the list for the second consecutive month. Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth comes in at No. 2 and Liza Marklund’s Black Pearl Farm is No. 5 on the same list.

Lars Kepler and Stina Jackson No. 1 in Sweden

Lars Kepler’s seventh Joona Linna novel, Lazarus, refuses to budge from its No. 1 spot on the official Swedish hardcover, audio and e-book bestseller lists for week 49 (December 3-9). The long-running bestseller is joined at the top by Stina Jackson’s award-winning The Silver Road, which claims the last No. 1 spot, in the paperback category. Jackson also appears at No. 2 on the e-book list.

Hjorth & Rosenfeldt likewise feature on multiple lists with their A Higher Justice. The novel comes in at No. 3 on the hardcover list, and No. 4 on the audio and e-book list.

The hardcover list sees Jonas Gardell’s lauded In Memory of an Unconditional Love climb one placement to No. 4. Niklas Natt och Dag stays put at No. 3 on the paperback list with The Wolf and the Watchman, and Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays nabs a No. 3 position as well, on the audio list. Anders de la Motte’s Dead of Winter climbs the lists as well, coming in at No. 5 on the audio one.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst No. 1 and No. 3 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus claims the No. 1 spot on the e-book bestseller list for the seventh week in a row in Norway. Jørn Lier Horst’s The Innermost Room likewise stays put on the official list, coming in No. 3 also this week.

The November bestseller lists in Sweden

On the official bestseller lists for November, Lars Kepler and Lazarus come in at No. 1 in the hardcover, audio and e-book categories. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice is No. 2 in the same three categories, and Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love is No. 4 in hardcover. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman comes in at No. 2 in paperback, and Anders de la Motte’s Dead of Winter is No. 4 on the e-book list.

The weekly Swedish bestseller lists

The official bestseller lists for the last week of November have been announced, and Lars Kepler’s Lazarus is back at No. 1 in hardcover and audio. Kepler also places second on the e-book list. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice appears at No. 4 on the hardcover list, additionally claiming the fourth and fifth place on the audio and e-book lists. Last in the hardcover category’s top five is Jonas Gardell and In Memory of an Unconditional Love, at No. 5.

The paperback list sees Stina Jackson’s The Silver Road shoot to No. 2. Jackson’s debut novel comes in fourth on the e-book list. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman also features on the paperback list, claiming the No. 3 spot.

Finishing this week’s bestseller list roundup is Ulf Lundell’s Weekdays, No. 3 in the audio category.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst No. 1 and No. 3 in Norway

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst reprise their performances on last week’s official Norwegian bestseller list for e-books, Kepler coming in at No. 1 with Lazarus and Horst at No. 3 with The Innermost Room.

Lars Kepler, Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, Niklas Natt och Dag, Jonas Gardell, and Anders de la Motte on the Swedish bestseller lists

Today the official Swedish bestseller lists for week 46 and 47 (November 12-25th) were released. Week 46’s lists saw Lars Kepler’s Lazarus come in at No. 2 on the hardcover list and at No. 1 on both the audio and e-book lists. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s A Higher Justice came in at No. 3 on the hardcover and audio lists, claiming also the No. 2 spot on the e-book one. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman made a repeat appearance at No. 2 on the paperback list.

Week 47’s lists feature an extended cast of bestselling authors and titles: Lars Kepler, Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, and Niklas Natt och Dag stay put on the hardcover, e-book, audio and paperback lists, but are also joined by Jonas Gardell, whose In Memory of an Unconditional Love climbs the hardcover list once more to claim the No. 4 spot. Anders de la Motte’s Dead of Winter comes in just after, at No. 5. Dead of Winter also appears at No. 5 on the e-book list.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst on the Norwegian bestseller lists

On this week’s Norwegian bestseller lists, Lars Kepler’s Lazarus once again comes in at No. 1 in the e-book category. Jørn Lier Horst’s latest installment in the Cold Case Quartet, The Innermost Room, comes in at No. 3.

The most sold books of 2018 at Adlibris, Sweden’s biggest online retailer

Adlibris, Sweden’s biggest online retailer of books, has announced their most sold titles of 2018 thus far. The hardcover list is topped by Lars Kepler’s Lazarus at No. 1, followed by Leif GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career at No. 2, and Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love at No. 4.

Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman meanwhile claims No. 3 on the paperback list, which includes both fiction and nonfiction titles. Last out is the audiobook list, which also sees Kepler coming in at No. 1 with Lazarus, whilst Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 4, and GW Persson’s Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career is No. 5.

Lars Kepler, Jørn Lier Horst, and Stefan Ahnhem on the Norwegian bestseller lists

The official weekly bestseller lists from Norway see Lars Kepler’s Lazarus claim the No. 1 spot in the e-book category once again. The seventh Joona Linna novel also comes in at No. 5 on the hardcover list.

No. 2 on the e-book list is Jørn Lier Horst’s The Innermost Room, the second installment in the Cold Case Quartet. Stefan Ahnhem’s Motive X, book four in the Fabian Risk series, takes home the last top three spot and comes in at No. 3.

‘Lazarus’ No. 1 in the Netherlands

Lars Kepler’s seventh installment in the Joona Linna series, Lazarus, was published by Cargo in the Netherlands last week and has gone straight to No. 1 on the official Dutch bestseller list for thrillers.

Lars Kepler, Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, Niklas Natt och Dag, Leif GW Persson and Anders de la Motte on the Swedish bestseller lists

The second week of November sees Lars Kepler repeat last week’s feat of claiming three No. 1 placements on the official Swedish bestseller lists. Lazarus comes in first on the hardcover, e-book and audio list. It is closely followed by the sixth novel in Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s Sebastian Bergman series, A Higher Justice, which can be found at No. 2 on three lists as well: hardcover, e-book and audio. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman likewise stays put at No. 2, on the paperback list.

Leif GW Persson’s memoir, Master Detective Willy: the Story of My Career, reappears near the top of the nonfiction list, coming in at No. 4. Anders de la Motte’s bestselling Dead of Winter, the third novel in the Skåne Quartet, also climbs the lists, coming in at No. 5 in hardcover.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst on the Norwegian bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s seventh Joona Linna book, Lazarus, once again claims the No. 1 spot on the bestseller list for e-books in Norway. It’s followed by Jørn Lier Horst’s The Innermost Room coming in at No. 3. Both novels similarly feature on the hardcover list, where Lazarus and The Innermost Room nab the No. 4 and No. 5 spots respectively.

Lars Kepler, Liza Marklund and Kristina Ohlsson on the Finnish bestseller list

The official Finnish bestseller lists for the month of October have been released and Lars Kepler’s Lazarus goes straight to No. 1 on the list for translated hardcover fiction. Liza Marklund’s Black Pearl Farm enters at No. 3 on the same list and Kristina Ohlsson’s The Flood is No. 3 on the paperback list.

The October bestseller lists in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller lists for the month of October are out, and Lars Kepler’s Lazarus takes home three No. 1 spots in the categories hardcover, audio and e-books. Jonas Gardell’s In Memory of an Unconditional Love claims the No. 5 position on the hardcover list, and Anders de la Motte comes in at No. 5 in the audio category with Dead of Winter. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman is No. 3 on the paperback list and No. 5 on the e-book one.

Lars Kepler and Jørn Lier Horst top the Norwegian bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s Lazarus continues to feature at the top of the Norwegian bestseller lists, this week coming in at No. 1 on the e-book list and No. 2 on the hardcover one. Jørn Lier Horst’s The Innermost Room comes in just after on the e-book list, at No. 2.

Lars Kepler, Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, Niklas Natt och Dag and Anders de la Motte on the Swedish bestseller lists

Lars Kepler doesn’t budge from the top of the Swedish bestseller lists, coming in at No. 1 yet again with Lazarus. The novel is No. 1 in three categories also this week: hardcover, audio and e-books. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s just published A Higher Justice likewise claims multiple placements on the lists, coming in at No. 2 in hardcover and e-books. Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman meanwhile climbs a spot to No. 2 on the paperback list. Anders de la Motte’s third stand-alone novel in the Skåne Quartet, Dead of Winter, comes in at No. 4 on the e-book list.

Lars Kepler, Anders de la Motte and Niklas Natt och Dag on the Swedish bestseller lists

Lars Kepler and Anders de la Motte both score hat-tricks on the Swedish bestseller lists this week. Lars Kepler does so by claiming the No. 1 spot on the hardcover, audio and e-book lists with the seventh Joona Linna novel, Lazarus. Anders de la Motte rakes home three No. 4 placements on the same lists with his Dead of Winter. On the paperback list, Niklas Natt och Dag’s The Wolf and the Watchman stays put at No. 3.

Lars Kepler, Jørn Lier Horst and Stefan Ahnhem on the Norwegian bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s just published Lazarus claims two of the top spots on the official weekly betseller lists in Norway. The novel comes in at No. 1 on the e-book list, and No. 2 in the hardcover category. Jørn Lier Horst’s long-running bestseller The Innermost Room comes in just after on the e-book list, claiming the No. 2 spot. Finally, at No. 3, is Stefan Ahnhem’s just published Motive X.

Lars Kepler dominates the Swedish bestseller lists, joined by Niklas Natt och Dag’s long-running bestseller

Lars Kepler’s just published Lazarus - the seventh Joona Linna novel - scores a hat trick on the official Swedish bestseller lists this week, coming in at No. 1 on the hardcover, audio and e-book lists. Niklas Natt och Dag’s long-running bestseller The Wolf and the Watchman comes in at No. 3 on the paperback list.

‘Lazarus’ published in Sweden

A dead man is found in an apartment in Oslo. The victim transpires to be an unknown grave defiler and trophy collector, and when the police open his kitchen freezer, they make a terrible discovery. A few days later, Joona Linna is contacted by a German police detective who asks for his help with a murder outside Rostock. Joona understands that the pattern he’s starting to see is insane, but at the same time it’s impossible to ignore.

Some would call it a miracle if someone returned from the dead – others would call it a nightmare.

The master of thrillers, Lars Kepler, is back with the seventh installment in the Joona Linna series.

Lars Kepler, Niklas Natt och Dag and Kristina Ohlsson on the Swedish bestseller lists

Lars Kepler’s upcoming seventh novel in the Joona Linna series is No. 1 on the official Swedish bestseller list for hardcover fiction for the fourth week of January. It is joined by Niklas Natt och Dag’s 1793 at No. 4. 1793 also makes an appearance on the e-book list and climbs to No. 2. Kristina Ohlsson’s The Flood claims the No. 4 spot on the paperback list.

2017’s most listened to audio books in Sweden

The audio book streaming services Storytel, Nextory and BookBeat have announced their most listened to books of 2017 in Sweden.

On the children’s and YA lists of Storytel and Nextory, Carl-Johan Forssén Ehrlin’s The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep comes in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Forssén Ehrlin’s second Sleep Series title, The Little Elephant Who Wants to Fall Asleep, appears at No. 5 on the Nextory list.

On BookBeat’s fiction list, Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter comes in at No. 2, Jens Lapidus’ Top Dog at No. 3, and Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst at No. 4. The list for fiction, crime titles excluded, is topped by Fredrik Backman’s Beartown at No. 1.

Lars Kepler, Leif GW Persson, Anders de la Motte and Jo Nesbø among the most sold in Sweden 2017

The official Swedish bestseller lists for 2017 have just been released, and Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter can be found at No. 2 on the list for fiction, closely followed by Leif GW Persson’s Can One Die Twice? at No. 5. Anders de la Motte dominates the bestseller lists for audio books and e-books with End of Summer, coming in at No. 1 on both lists. On the e-book list we also find Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst, at No. 4.

Anonymous Content options Lars Kepler’s ‘The Hypnotist’ and ‘The Sandman’ for TV and film

It is now official that Anonymous Content has optioned Lars Kepler’s Joona Linna Series, and will start with both a film adaptation of The Sandman which Kepler and Niclas Salomonsson will executive produce, and a TV series adaptation of The Hypnotist that Anonymous Content has set at Paramount Television through the company’s first look deal. Anonymous Content’s Kerry Kohansky-Roberts and Steve Golin (The Revenant, Spotlight, True Detective) will executive produce the series, and they will produce the feature film.

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The Swedish bestseller lists for August

The official Swedish bestseller list for August is in, and Lars Kepler comes in at No. 2 on the paperback list with The Rabbit Hunter. Anders de la Motte’s End of Summer is right behind at No. 3, and Fredrik Backman occupies the No. 4 spot with Beartown.

Fredrik Backman also features at No. 4 on the hardcover list with his latest novel, Us Against You. On the audio book and e-book list Jens Lapidus comes in at No. 2 and No. 3 with Top Dog. Jonas Bonnier’s The Helicopter Heist is No. 4 on the audio list.

Jens Lapidus, Lars Kepler and Arne Dahl on the Swedish bestseller lists for July

Jens Lapidus’ Top Dog is No. 2 on the official Swedish hardcover bestseller list for the month of July. The novel also comes in at No. 2 on the e-book list, and No. 3 on the audiobook list.

On the list of most sold paperbacks, Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter makes yet another appearance, coming in at No. 4. Arne Dahl’s Watching You occupies the No. 4 position on the audiobook list.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, is No. 1 on the paperback list in Norway.

Jo Nesbø, Lars Kepler, Michael Katz Krefeld and Stefan Ahnhem on Krimimessen Horsens’ “Readers' Top 7”

The immensely popular “Crime Book Festival, Denmark” - also known as Krimimessen in Horsens - has announced a “Readers’ Top 7” list, wherein they have gathered the seven most beloved crime fiction novels of all time according to their voters. The No. 1 spot on the list goes to The Snowman by Jo Nesbø, the seventh installment in the Harry Hole series. It is followed by The Rabbit Hunter by Lars Kepler at No. 3, the entire Ravn series by Michael Katz Krefeld at No. 5, and Victim Without a Face by Stefan Ahnhem at No. 6.

Lars Kepler and Jo Nesbø No. 1 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, just out in paperback, goes straight to No. 1 on the Norwegian bestseller list. Jo Nesbø’s The Thirst still holds the No. 1 spot on the eBook list.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in Estonia

Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, was just published in Estonia and entered the Estonian bestseller list for hardcover fiction at No. 1.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in Finland

The Finnish bestseller list for March has just been announced and Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, published in Finland by mid-March, is No. 1 on the hardcover list for translated fiction.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in the Czech Republic

Published by Host late last month, Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, is now No. 1 on the official bestseller list for hardcover fiction in the Czech Republic this month.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ and ‘The Final Word’ No. 1 in Sweden

Lars Kepler’s sixth novel in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, claims the No. 1 spot on the official Swedish bestseller list for fiction this February, with Leif GW Persson’s Can One Die Twice? following at No. 2. On the paperback list Ingar Johnsrud comes in at No. 3 with Those Who Follow, the first installment in his Fredrik Beier series.

The bestseller list for audiobooks is topped by Liza Marklund’s The Final Word, the eleventh and final novel featuring Annika Bengtzon. No. 2 on the list is Hjorth & Rosenfeldts Those Who Failed, and No. 3 is Jo Nesbø’s Midnight Sun. Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter makes a second appearance on the February list, on the audio book list’s No. 4 spot.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ remains at No.1 in The Netherlands

Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, remains at the No. 1 spot on the Dutch bestseller list for hardcover fiction, for the second consecutive week.

Lars Kepler No. 1 in The Netherlands

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, just published by Cargo in the Netherlands, entered the Dutch bestseller list for hardcover fiction at No. 1 this week.
Thus, the novel has gone straight to the No. 1 spot upon publication in each respective country where it has been published so far (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands).

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in Denmark

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.

Lars Kepler, Kristina Ohlsson and Ingar Johnsrud among 2016’s most sold in Finland

The list of 2016’s most sold foreign titles in Finland is in. At the top of the list is Lars Kepler’s stand-alone sci-fi thriller Playground. Playground is closely followed by two of Kristina Ohlsson’s newest titles, Mio’s Blues and Buried Lies, also known as the Martin Benner diptych. Ingar Johnsrud makes his mark on the list with the first installment in his Fredrik Beier series, Those Who Follow.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ Most Sold Crime Novel of 2016 in Norway

The Rabbit Hunter, Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, was the Most Sold Crime Novel of 2016 in Norway. The novel was published by Cappelen Damm in November 2016.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ Most Sold Novel of the Year 2016

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, Joona Linna #6 (published on October 24th), was the Most Sold Novel of the Year 2016 in Sweden. Thus, this is the fourth consecutive Joona Linna novel that becomes the most sold crime novel of the year in Sweden.

Lars Kepler No. 1 in Norway

The Rabbit Hunter, Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, is No. 1 on the official bestseller list for both hardcover fiction, as well as the e-book format in Norway this week.

The Grand Audiobook Prize 2016

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter, Roslund & Hellström’s Three Minutes, Kristina Ohlsson’s Blighted Souls, Anne Holt’s Offline, and Leif GW Persson’s Can One Die Twice? have all been shortlisted for the Swedish book award The Grand Audiobook Prize in the Suspense category.

Real American Jeans by Jan Guillou is shortlisted in the Literary Fiction category and Kristina Ohlsson’s The Mystery of Hester Hill is shortlisted in the Children’s Books category.

The winners of The Grand Audiobook Prize will be crowned in March 2017 at an award gala in Stockholm. To vote for your favorite author and audiobook, click “Read more” below.

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‘The Rabbit Hunter’ No. 1 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s sixth installment in the Joona Linna series, The Rabbit Hunter, is No. 1 on the official bestseller list for both hardcover fiction, as well as the e-book format in Norway this week.

Lars Kepler No. 1 in Norway

Lars Kepler’s The Rabbit Hunter was just published in Norway and went straight to No. 1 on the e-book list and to No. 3 on the hardcover list this week.

Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson No. 1 and No. 2 in Sweden

The official Swedish bestseller list for October is in, with Lars Kepler and Leif GW Persson coming in at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively on the list for hardcover fiction, with their latest novels The Rabbit Hunter and Can One Die Twice?.

‘The Rabbit Hunter’ published in Sweden

Thriller maestro Lars Kepler is back with a new page-turner about Detective Superintendent Joona Linna - The Rabbit Hunter.

Joona Linna has spent two years in a high security prison when he is taken off to attend a secret meeting. The police need his help to stop a mysterious killer who goes by the name of the Rabbit Hunter. The only connection between the victims is that they all hear a child chanting a rhyme about rabbits before the killer strikes.

A quirk of fate unexpectedly places celebrity chef Rex Müller at the centre of events. He is about to look after his son Sammy for the first time. But instead of three relaxing weeks, he finds himself in a terrifying fight for survival. Joona Linna and Saga Bauer are forced to work together in secret to put a stop to the Rabbit Hunter before it’s too late.

You never know what fate has in store for you, or what might catch up with you if you don’t start running right now.

Lars Kepler’s ‘Playground’ shortlisted for the Hebban Award 2016

Lars Kepler’s stand-alone thriller Playground is shortlisted for the prestigious Dutch Hebban Award for ‘Best Thriller of the Year’. Other nominees in the category include Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben and Samuel Bjørk. The Hebban Award is a reader-voted award and the winner will be announced on September 27th. Readers can vote from September 1st by clicking here.

Photo: Thron Ullberg

New Author - Lars Kepler

Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of critically acclaimed husband and wife team Alexandra Coelho Ahndoril (b. 1966) and Alexander Ahndoril (b. 1967), authors of the No. 1 internationally bestselling Joona Linna series. With five installments to date, the series has sold eight million copies in 40 languages. The Ahndorils were both established writers before they adopted the pen name Lars Kepler, and have each published several acclaimed novels.

Lars Kepler is the most successful author – in any category – in Sweden.

Photo: Thron Ullberg

The Bonnier Publishing Group and Lars Kepler are selling Storytellers Agency to the Salomonsson Agency

The Bonnier Publishing Group and Lars Kepler are selling Storytellers Agency to the Salomonsson Agency.

The literary agency Storytellers Agency, of which 70% is owned by the Bonnier Publishing Group and 30% by authors Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril, is being sold to the Salomonsson Agency. The change of ownership means that the Salomonsson Agency will henceforth act as agents for Lars Kepler in all territories and in all formats.

The collaboration upon which the Bonnier Publishing Group and authors Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril (the writers behind the pseudonym Lars Kepler) embarked in 2009 has grown into a sizeable international business incorporating book publication and film and television production in more than 40 countries. In 2013 Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril and the Bonnier Publishing Group set up, on the initiative of the authors, the joint agency Storytellers, which is now being sold to the Salomonsson Agency.

Håkan Rudels, MD, Bonnier Publishing Group:
This sale to the Salomonsson Agency, the market-leading agency for Scandinavian authors, is a stage in the development of Kepler’s authorship internationally, in all formats.

With the acquisition of the agency Niclas Salomonsson will take over as MD of Storytellers. Elisabet Brännström, head of Bonnier Rights and formerly head of Storytellers, will remain in her post at Bonnier Rights. The change of ownership comes into force immediately.

Niclas Salomonsson, MD, Salomonsson Agency:
We are incredibly proud to have been entrusted with the task of further developing one of the most successful crime-writing authorships of our time, Lars Kepler, on the international market. The acquisition is an offensive investment, and we see immense future potential for this authorship.

Alexandra and Alexander Ahndoril:
We could never have dreamed of the journey we were embarking on together with the Bonnier Publishing Group when we posted the manuscript of The Hypnotist through the letterbox in the spring of 2009. Six books on, we love writing about Joona Linna more than ever, and that’s what we’ll be concentrating on in future. Our collaboration with the Bonnier Publishing Group has always been characterised by innovative thinking, and our shared agency was part of that. It was created from an author’s perspective – and the fact that we are now taking the step to combine our perspective with the Salomonsson Agency’s unique expertise feels exactly right.

The parties have agreed not to make public the financial details of the exchange.
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