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Kaspar Colling Nielsen

KASPAR COLLING NIELSEN (b. 1974) is celebrated as one of the most original voices of contemporary Danish fiction. With a style characterized by imaginative and tragicomic tales about life’s existential conditions and dilemmas he has made a permanent mark on the Danish literary scene. Born and raised in Copenhagen, he made his literary debut with the critically acclaimed Mount Copenhagen , for which he was awarded the Danske Bank First Book Award .

Mount København (Mount Copenhagen)

Striking, far out, and balancing on the edge just between the absurd and the RIghts solD believable, Mount Copenhagen is Kaspar Colling Nielsen’s unforgettable literary Czech Republic, Zlin debut. Denmark, gyldendal A 3 500 meter high mountain is being built in Copenhagen. 200 years in the Estonia, Varrak Germany, heyne making, Mount Copenhagen has a circumference of 55 kilometres and covers an Iceland, salka area greater than the size of a small island. Though the motive behind its Norway, tigerforlaget establishment is known only to the state and the private investors who funded it, the consequences of the mountain’s appearance are obvious for all to see. Where once there was nothing but flatland, the man-made structure has now introduced several new climate zones into the Danish landscape. From tropical to polar, these new environments become a breeding ground for exotic animal and plant species. In this foreign yet oddly familiar milieu symbolic of human intervention in nature, seventeen stories are taking place. The protagonists of these stories all have plans for a different life, a life that won’t be limited by common logic, facts or even gravity. One hopes to meet God through pure physical effort and becomes a gourmet. Another slowly turns more and more magnetic, and ends up defeating the greater part of the Danish army. Yet a third will learn how to fly, and over time abolish India’s caste system.

Mount Copenhagen strikes a fine balance between the normal and the utterly peculiar. Kaspar Colling Nielsen’s story of a man-made natural structure highlights the intriguing outcomes an intrusion of irrationality in an otherwise orderly, homogeneous and manageable community can have. Reading material: Danish edition (176 pp) and a full English translation.

•Awarded the Danske Bank First Book Award

If you’re looking for a completely normal book then you’ve certainly gotten the wrong one, because halfway through it’s impossible to say whether it’s the author or the reader who’s losing their mind. By the end of it, you’re pretty sure it’s both.” “ FREDRIK BACKMAN

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Pajtim Statovci

PAJTIM STATOVCI (b. 1990) moved from Kosovo to Finland with his family when he was two years old. His debut novel, My Cat Yugoslavia , published in 2014, received widespread acclaim among critics and readers alike, and Statovci won the helsingin sanomat literature Prize in the category ‘Best Debut’. The awarding jury praised the still only 24-year old author’s ability to combine the dreamlike with the realistic, and give old symbols new meaning and power. At present, Pajtim Statovci studies comparative literature at the University of Helsinki, and screenwriting at Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Tiranan sydän (Heartlines)

In the devastation of post-Communist Albania, a place where first rulers, RIghts solD then beliefs have collapsed and died, the young Bujar and his friend Agim Finland, otava decide to seek out a new beginning. As they travel they carry with them the Sweden, Norstedts age-old stories of their ancestors, tales in which an Albanian’s honor can conquer the weaknesses of humankind. Years later a young man’s odyssey through the cities of the world comes to an end in a cold country by the sea. Will the man’s fragmented story finally reach closure, and can a traumatized mind ever truly find peace? Pajtim Statovci’s second novel takes the reader to Albania, a mystical, fascinating place whose recent history is one full of untold personal tragedies. Heartlines is brutal and beautiful, a rich novel of love and war, of death and the cruelty of living on the outside, of the lies that give stories their power. Reading material: Finnish edition (271 pp) and an English sample. • National Bestseller • Awarded the toisinkoinen literature Prize 2016

Kissani Jugoslavia (My Cat Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia in the 1980s: In the midst of a country in disintegration, a young RIghts solD girl is married to a boy she hardly knows. Emine does her best to be a good Czech Republic, Argo wife, but life brings a series of disappointments. When war breaks out the Denmark, People’s Press young mother of four and her husband are forced to flee to the unknown Estonia, tänapäev Finland, otava and remote Finland. In this cold country where foreigners are supposed to France, Denoël gratefully accept a place on the fringes of society, integration fails Emine, Greece, Patakis and her everyday life becomes increasingly bleak. Hungary, Magvetö Present-day Helsinki: Bekim, Emine’s son, struggles to find a place for himself in Finnish Israel, Carmel society. A young immigrant and homosexual, he feels like an outsider in what should be his Italy, sperling & Kupfer own home. A longing for companionship finally spurs him to buy a boa constrictor. But it’s Norway, gyldendal the cat he meets at bar one wet evening that ends up changing his life, making him travel back Sweden, Norstedts Turkey, Ithaki to Kosovo, and back to where it all began - for Bekim, for Emine, and for their family. UK, Pushkin Press US, Pantheon My Cat Yugoslavia is a haunting literary work unafraid of examining abuse, sexual orientation and immigration. A unique addition to the literary genre, the award-winning novel possesses a driven narrative with the power to spellbind. Reading material: Finnish (286 pp) and English edition. • National Bestseller • Awarded the helsingin sanomat literature Prize 2014 for ‘Best First Novel’ • Shortlisted for the Flame Bearer Prize 2015 • Shortlisted for the Young Aleksis Prize 2015

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Sofi Oksanen

FINNISH -E STONIAN novelist and playwright Sofi Oksanen (b. 1977) debuted in 2003 with Stalin’s Cows , earning her the recognition of Northern Europe’s readers and critics. Her international breakthrough came not long thereafter with the publication of Purge . Translated into more than 40 languages, the novel earned Oksanen the title of “literary phenomenon” in American press and innumerable awards, there-among the Nordic Council literature Prize 2010 . Sofi Oksanen has with her powerfully evocative narrative established herself as one of the greatest voices of her generation.

Norma (Norma)

When her mother suddenly dies in a suspicious accident, Norma Ross is left RIghts solD with no one. The two have been constant companions throughout her life, Brazil, Record tied together by blood as well as a great secret. Inside of Norma an Canada, house of Anansi extraordinary magic is at work, and it has both blessed and cursed her with Croatia, Fraktura Czech Republic, Euromedia supernaturally fast-growing hair, sensitive to the slightest change of mood. Denmark, Rosinante All of her life Norma and her mother Anita have struggled to keep this Estonia, Varrak secret, and protect Norma from those who would consider her a freak. Now after Anita’s Finland, like death, photographs and videos in her home reveal that Norma’s mother knew far more about France, stock her daughter’s affliction than she let on. Germany, Kiepenheuer & Witsch To find the answer to who is responsible for her mother’s death, Norma begins to work at Greece, Patakis the same salon as Anita did. But just as Norma has her motives for taking the job, so do her Hungary, scolar Iceland, Forlagi∂ employer and the patriarch of the family running the salon have theirs for bringing her into Italy, Feltrinelli the fold. Trapped in a net of deceit and paranoia, Norma must fight for her freedom – and Korea, Bookplaza for the truth. Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC Lithuania, Versus Aureus Sofi Oksanen’s Norma is a dark family drama with fantastical undertones. Oksanen is Netherlands, Prometheus spellbinding as she elegantly weaves together the past with the present and introduces the Norway, oktober compelling character Norma and her world. Poland, Znak Reading material: Finnish (304 pp) and English edition. Portugal, Penguin Random house Spain, salamandra (World Spanish) • No. 1 National Bestseller Sweden, Albert Bonniers • The second most sold book in Finland of 2015 Turkey, Dogan Egmont • Shortlisted for the Young Aleksis literature Prize 2016 Ukraine, Folio UK, Atlantic Books US, Knopf

Sofi Oksanen is one of the brightest shining stars in Nordic literature. /.../ I want to devour [ Norma ] whole – and at the same time pause to make it last longer. Sofi Oksanen is simply fantastic, and here she is at her best.” “ NoRRKÖPINgs tIDNINgAR (SWEDEN)

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Fredrik Backman

FREDRIK BACKMAN (b. 1981), made his literary debut in 2012 with the global sensation A Man Called Ove . Wickedly funny, touching and wise, Fredrik Backman’s novels are odysseys of the ordinary man and woman, and stunningly moving tales of everyday courage. To date Fredrik Backman has written four highly acclaimed novels, one heartfelt novella about life and love, and one non-fiction book about parenthood. His books have sold more than 6 million copies in 43 languages and the film adaptation of A Man Called Ove was nominated for two Academy Awards.

Björnstad (Beartown)

Winning a junior ice hockey championship might not mean a lot to the RIghts solD average person, but it means everything to the residents of Beartown, a Bulgaria, Ciela community slowly being eaten alive by unemployment and the surrounding Canada, simon & schuster wilderness. A victory like this would draw national attention to the ailing Czech Republic , host Denmark, People’s Press town: it could attract government funding and an influx of talented athletes Finland, otava who would choose Beartown over the big nearby cities. A victory like this Germany, Fischer would certainly mean everything to Amat, a short, scrawny teenager who is treated like an Hungary, Animus outcast everywhere but on the ice; to Kevin, a star player just on the cusp of securing his Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld golden future in the NHL; and to Peter, their dedicated general manager whose own Korea, Dasan professional hockey career ended in tragedy. Netherlands, Q At first, it seems like the team might have a shot at fulfilling the dreams of their entire town. Norway, Cappelen Damm Sweden, Forum But one night at a drunken celebration following a key win, something happens between UK, Michael Joseph Kevin and the general manager’s daughter—and the next day everything seems to have US, Atria changed. Accusations are made and, like ripples on a pond, they travel through all of FIlM RIghts Beartown, leaving no resident unaffected. With so much riding on the success of the team, Sweden, Filmlance International the line between loyalty and betrayal becomes difficult to discern. At last, it falls to one young man to find the courage to speak the truth that it seems no one else wants to hear.

Fredrik Backman knows that we are forever shaped by the places we call home, and in this emotionally powerful, sweetly insightful story, he explores what can happen when we carry the heavy weight of other people’s dreams on our shoulders. Reading material: Swedish edition (473 pp) and full English translation.

Backman is a masterful writer, his characters familiar yet distinct, flawed yet heroic. /.../ There are scenes that bring tears, scenes of gut-wrenching despair, and moments of sly humor /.../ Like Friday Night Lights , this is about more than youth sports; it’s part coming-of-age novel, part study of moral failure, and finally a chronicle of groupthink in which an unlikely hero steps forward to save more than one person from self-destruction. A thoroughly empathetic examination of the fragile human spirit, Backman’s latest will resonate a long time.” “ KIRKUs REVIEWs (US)

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Fredrik Backman has a knack for weaving tales that are believable and fanciful. Backman’s smooth story- telling infuses his characters with charm and wit.” “ st. loUIs Post-DIsPAtCh (US)

Och varje morgon blir vägen hem längre och längre (And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer)

From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove , My RIghts solD Grandmother Asked Me To Tell You She’s Sorry , and Britt-Marie Was Here comes Bulgaria, Ciela an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his Canada, simon & schuster most precious memories, and his family’s efforts to care for him even as Czech Republic , host Germany, Fischer they must find a way to let go. Hungary, Animus Grandpa and Noah are sitting on a bench in a square that keeps getting Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld smaller every day. The square is strange but also familiar, full of the odds and ends that have Korea, Dasan made up their lives: Grandpa’s work desk, the stuffed dragon that Grandpa once gave to Netherlands, Q Noah, the sweet-smelling hyacinths that Grandma loved to grow in her garden. Norway, Cappelen Damm As they wait together on the bench, they tell jokes and discuss their shared love of Sweden, Forum mathematics. Grandpa recalls what it was like to fall in love with his wife, what it was like to UK, Michael Joseph US, Atria lose her. She’s as real to him now as the first day he met her, but he dreads the day when he won’t remember her. Sometimes Grandpa sits on the bench next to Ted, Noah’s father—Ted who never liked math, prefers writing and playing guitar, and has waited his entire life for his father to have time for him, to accept him. But in their love of Noah, they have found a common bond.

Grandpa, Grandma, Ted, and Noah all meet here, in this peculiar space that is growing dimmer and more confusing all the time. And here is where they will learn to say goodbye, the scent of hyacinths in the air, nothing to fear. This little book with a big message is certain to be treasured for generations to come. Reading material: English edition (96 pp) and Swedish manuscript.

I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know.” “ lIsA gENoVA

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A brilliant mix of belly-laughs, profound insight and captivating events delivered… with Backman’s pitch-perfect dialogue and an unparalleled understanding of human nature.” “ shElF AWARENEss (US) Britt-Marie var här (Britt-Marie Was Here)

Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. She eats dinner at precisely the right time and RIghts solD starts her day at six in the morning because only lunatics wake up later than Arab World, Dar Altanweer that. And she is not passive-aggressive. Not in the least. It’s just that Bosnia & Herzegovina, sahinpasic sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is Brazil, Rocco Bulgaria, Ciela certainly not her intention. China, guomai But at sixty-three, Britt-Marie has had enough. She finally walks out on her Croatia, Fokus loveless forty-year marriage and finds a job in the only place she can: Borg, a small, derelict Czech Republic, host town devastated by the financial crisis. For the fastidious Britt-Marie, this new world of noisy Denmark, People’s Press children, muddy floors, and a roommate who is a rat (literally), is a hard adjustment. Estonia, Varrak As for the citizens of Borg, with everything that they know crumbling around them, the only Finland, otava thing that they have left to hold onto is something Britt-Marie absolutely loathes: their love of France, Fayard Germany, Fischer soccer. When the village’s youth team becomes desperate for a coach, they set their sights on Greece, Kedros her. She’s the least likely candidate, but their need is obvious and there is no one else to do it. Hungary, Animus Thus begins a beautiful and unlikely partnership. In her new role as reluctant mentor to these Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld lost young boys and girls, Britt-Marie soon finds herself becoming increasingly vital to the Israel, Yediot community. And even more surprisingly, she is the object of romantic desire for a friendly Italy, Mondadori and handsome local policeman named Sven. In this world of oddballs and misfits, can Britt- Japan, hayakawa Marie finally find a place where she belongs? Korea, Dasan Latvia, Janis Roze Britt-Marie Was Here is a funny, poignant and uplifting story about love and second chances, Lithuania, Alma littera Montenegro, sahinpasic and about the unexpected friendships we make that teach us who we really are and the things Netherlands, Q we are capable of doing. Norway, Cappelen Damm Reading material: Swedish (361 pp) and English edition. Poland, sonia Draga • No. 1 International Bestseller Romania, Art • A New York Times Bestseller Russia, sindbad Slovakia, Ikar • More than 600 000 copies sold worldwide Slovenia, Mladinska Sweden, Forum Taiwan, ten Points Thailand, Merry go Round Insightful and touching, this is a sweet and inspiring Turkey, Ithaki story about truth and transformation. Fans of Ukraine, Knigolove Backman’s will find another winner in these pages.” UK, hodder & stoughton PUBlIshERs WEEKlY (US) US, Atria Vietnam, tre

FIlM RIghts “ Sweden, tre Vänner

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Full of heart, hope, forgiveness, and the embracing of differences, Elsa’s story is one that sticks with you long after you’ve turned the last page.” “ lIBRARY JoURNAl (US) Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt (My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry)

Elsa is seven years old and different. Her grandmother is seventy-seven RIghts solD years old and crazy, standing-on-the-balcony-firing-paintball-guns-at-men- Albania, oMsCA-1 who-want-to-talk-about-Jesus-crazy. She is also Elsa’s best, and only, Arab World, Dar Altanweer friend. At night Elsa takes refuge in her grandmother’s stories, in the Land Bosnia & Herzegovina, sahinpasic of Almost-Awake and the Kingdom of Miamas where everybody is Brazil, Rocco Bulgaria, Ciela different and nobody needs to be normal. China, guomai When Elsa’s grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters apologizing to people Croatia, Fokus she has wronged, Elsa’s greatest adventure begins. Her grandmother’s letters lead her to an Czech Republic, host apartment building full of drunks, monsters, attack dogs, and totally ordinary old crones, but Denmark, People’s Press also to the truth about fairytales and kingdoms and a grandmother like no other. Estonia, Varrak Finland, otava My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry is a charming, comic and warmhearted story France, Presses de la Cité about life and death and an ode to one of the most important human rights: the right to be Germany, Fischer different. Greece, Kedros Hungary, Animus Reading material: Swedish (447 pp) and English edition. Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld • No. 1 International Bestseller Indonesia, Noura • A New York Times Bestseller for 47 consecutive weeks and counting Israel, Yediot • More than 1,5 million copies sold worldwide Italy, Mondadori Japan, hayakawa Korea, Dasan Latvia, Janis Roze Lithuania, Alma littera There are clear themes here, nominally: the Montenegro, sahinpasic importance of stories; the honesty of Netherlands, Q children; and the obtuseness of most adults, Norway, Cappelen Damm putting him firmly in league with the likes of Poland, sonia Draga Romania, Art Roald Dahl and Neil gaiman . A touching, Russia, sindbad sometimes funny, often wise portrait of grief.” Slovakia, Ikar “ KIRKUs REVIEWs (US) Slovenia, Mladinska Spain, Mondadori Sweden, Forum Taiwan, ten Points Thailand, Merry go Round Turkey, Ithaki Ukraine, Knigolove UK, hodder & stoughton US, Atria Vietnam, tre

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It’s warm, funny, and ultimately almost unbearably moving.” DAIlY MAIl (UK)

En man som heter Ove (A Man Called Ove) “Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon – the kind of man who points at people he RIghts solD dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He Albania, oMsCA-1 has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him Arab World, Arab scientific “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he Bosnia & Herzegovina, sahinpasic doesn’t walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Brazil, objetiva Bulgaria, Ciela Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one China, Beijing Xiron November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next Croatia, Fokus door and accidentally flatten Ove’s mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming Czech Republic, host tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. Denmark, People’s Press All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents’ association to their very Estonia, tänapäev foundations. Finland, Atena France, Presses de la Cité The million-copy international bestselling phenomenon, Fredrik Backman’s heartwarming Germany, Fischer debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a Greece, Broken hill Hungary, Animus spring in your step. Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld Reading material: Swedish (347 pp) and English edition. Indonesia, Noura • No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list for 6 weeks Israel, Yediot • A New York Times Bestseller for 62 consecutive weeks and counting Italy, Mondadori • More than 3,9 million copies sold worldwide Japan, hayakawa Korea, Dasan • The 5th most sold printed book in the US of 2016 Latvia, Janis Roze • The film was awarded the European Film Awards 2016 for ‘Best European Comedy’ Lithuania, Alma littera • The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for ‘Best Foreign Language Film’ Montenegro, sahinpasic and ‘Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling’ Netherlands, Q Norway, Cappelen Damm Poland, Foksal Portugal, Presença Romania, Art Russia, sindbad A charming debut /…/ You’ll laugh, Serbia, laguna you’ll cry, you’ll feel new sympathy for Slovakia, Ikar the curmudgeons in your life. You’ll Slovenia, Mladinska also want to move to Scandinavia, Spain, Mondadori where everything’s cuter.” Sweden, Forum PEoPlE (US) Taiwan, ten Points “ Thailand, Merry go Round Turkey, Pegasus Ukraine, Knigolove UK, hodder & stoughton US, Atria Vietnam, tre

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Tom Malmquist

TOM MALMQUIST (b. 1978) is the author of In Every Moment We Are Still Alive , the bestselling novel that took the literary world by storm, and redefined what it means to write about love, longing and loss. A highly acclaimed poet, Malmquist had already been published twice before his first work of prose reached the reading audience and critics. Hailed as a “furiously beautiful” masterpiece by the press, In Every Moment We Are Still Alive became the recipient of several of Sweden’s most prestigious literary awards.

I varje ögonblick är vi fortfarande vid liv (In Every Moment We Are Still Alive)

Tom’s heavily pregnant girlfriend Karin is rushed to hospital with severe flu. RIghts solD While the doctors are able to save the baby, they are helpless in the face of China, sunshine (Simplified Chinese) what turns out to be acute Leukemia, and in a moment as fleeting as it is Denmark, C&K cruel Tom gains a daughter but loses his soul-mate. In Every Moment We Are Finland, schildts & söderströms France, Notabilia Still Alive is the story of a year that changes everything, as Tom must Germany, Klett-Cotta reconcile the fury of bereavement with the overwhelming responsibility of Netherlands, Ambo Anthos raising his daughter, Livia, alone. Norway, gyldendal Poland, Czarna By turns tragic and redemptive, meditative and breathless, achingly poignant and darkly funny, Spain, turner this heavily autobiographical novel has been described as “hypnotic,” “impossible to resist” Sweden, Natur & Kultur and “one of the most powerful books about grief ever written.” UK, sceptre (World English) Reading material: Swedish (318 pp) and English edition. • International Bestseller • Almost 100 000 copies sold in Sweden alone • Awarded the Karin Boye literary Prize 2015 • Awarded the Dagens Nyheter Culture Prize 2016 • Awarded the Albert Bonnier scholarship Fund 2015 • Shortlisted for the Nordic Council’s literature Prize 2016

People around me who picked up this book haven’t been able to put it down. Nor will you be able to. Tom Malmquist has written one of the most hypnotically terrifying love stories I have ever read. Heartbreakingly relentless. /.../ This is a book written not only in the grip of strong emotions, but with brutal skill. The first hundred pages of hospital inferno read like a single exhalation. There is no then, no later, just now. ” “ sYDsVENsKAN (SWEDEN)

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Antti Tuomainen

ANTTI TUOMAINEN (b. 1971) is one of Finland’s most acclaimed and award-winning crime fiction writers. To date, Tuomainen’s works have been translated into more than 25 languages. Crowned “The King of Helsinki Noir,” Tuomainen’s piercing and evocative style has never stopped evolving. In The Man Who Died , his most recent novel, Tuomainen displays a new side of his authorship and unveils his multifaceted ability in full. The novel, which combines Tuomainen’s trademark suspense with a darkly tinged humor, has won the hearts of readers and critics alike, and secured him the new title of King of Noir Comedy.

Mies joka kuoli (The Man Who Died)

Successful mushroom entrepreneur Jaakko Kaunismaa is a man in his prime. RIghts solD Just 37 years old, Jaakko is shocked to hear his doctor tell him that he’s Czech Republic, Zlin dying. Moreover, the signs point to the cause being a prolonged exposure to Finland, like toxins – someone has been poisoning him, slowly but surely. Determined to Poland, Albatros find out who wants him dead, Jaakko embarks on a rollercoaster journey UK, orenda (World English) lined with outlandish characters, bizarre situations, and unexpected twists. FIlM RIghts Finland, luminoir The Man Who Died is a thriller brimming with the black comedy of life and death, love and betrayal. Combining the suspense of Scandinavian noir tradition with a quirky, dark humor, the novel displays an entirely new side of Antti Tuomainen’s authorship. In The Man Who Died , Aki Kaurismäki meets Arto Paasilinna in a Fargo -like novel full of thrills, dark laughs, and twists. Reading material: Finnish edition (301 pp) and full English translation.

• National Bestseller • 12 weeks in the top 10 on the Finnish bestseller list

In the field of Finnish crime fiction, Antti Tuomainen is the phenomenal star of the 21st century. One novel after another, he constructs a set-up so intense that the mounting suspense is infallible. This holds true also for the new The Man Who Died .” “ AAMUlEhtI (FINLAND)

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Anders Rydell

ANDERS RYDELL (b. 1982) is an established journalist, editor and author of nonfiction. As the Head of Culture at a major Swedish media group, Rydell directs the coverage of arts and culture in 14 national newspapers. In his authorial career he has published several books, thereamong the acclaimed nonfiction works The Looters and The Book Thieves . The novels constitute two thirds of a planned trilogy on the theme of cultural plunder during World War II, but can also be read as stand-alone works.

Boktjuvarna (The Book Thieves)

The Book Thieves consolidates Rydell’s position as an authority on the fate art and RIghts solD literature suffered during and after WWII. The book is the dramatic and brutal Brazil, Planeta story of how the Nazis stole millions of books from private collections and Czech Republic, Zlin looted thousands of libraries in the occupied countries. It is also the heart- Denmark, Information Finland, gummerus wrenching story of how a people was deprived not only of its freedom, but its Italy, Centauria emotional and intellectual heritage. And how that priceless literary treasure was Lithuania, Versus Aureus turned on them and used as a tool of their destruction. Netherlands, Atlas Contact Anders Rydell’s engaging narrative takes us on a journey through the continent as he digs deep Norway, Mime into the libraries of Berlin and Paris, wanders the streets of what once was the lost civilization of Sweden, Norstedts Thessaloniki, and searches for the mysteriously disappeared ancient tomes of Rome’s Jewish US, Viking (World English) library. In the book we also follow Rydell on a dramatic voyage as he is entrusted with an invaluable little tome: the only remaining possession of one of those lost to the Holocaust. As the highly personal nature of the sin committed by the Nazis suddenly becomes achingly clear, The Book Thieves is transformed into a documentary of a hitherto unseen aspect of the war, and a moving tale of a family whose past has finally been reclaimed. Reading material: Swedish (368 pp) and English edition.

• Shortlisted for the Kirkus Prize 2017 for ‘Non-Fiction’

An erudite exploration of the systematic plundering of libraries and book collections by Nazi invaders. /.../ An engrossing, haunting journey for bibliophiles and World War II historians. ” “ KIRKUs REVIEWs (US) *Starred Review*

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Simon Stålenhag

SIMON STÅLENHAG (b. 1984) is the internationally acclaimed author, concept designer and artist behind Tales from the Loop and Things from the Flood . His highly imaginative images and stories depicting illusive sci-fi phenomena in mundane, hyper-realistic Scandinavian and American landscapes have made Stålenhag one of the most sought-after visual storytellers in the world. Tales from the Loop was ranked one of the “10 Best Dystopias” by the guardian , along with such works as Franz Kafka ’s The Trial and Andrew Niccol ’s Gattaca .

Flodskörden (Things from the Flood)

The Loop is closed. Life is slowly returning to normal when the RIghts solD pastoral countryside is suddenly flooded by dark water from the huge Sweden, Fria ligan abandoned underground facility. Rumors spread in classrooms and UK, Design studio Press schoolyards, stories about the flood and how it has brought US, Design studio Press something with it. One thing is clear: the past is not ready to be FIlM RIghts forgotten. US, Fox

In Things from the Flood , Simon Stålenhag continues the stories of Tales From The Loop , memories of a Nordic childhood infused with strange machines and creatures from other dimensions. The focus has moved from the 80s to the 90s, a decade of great change when the outside world finally came to Scandinavia. These are tales of the trials of youth, of schoolyard hazings, of first kisses, of finding yourself - and robots. Reading material: Swedish (130 pp) and English edition.

• Film rights sold to Fox • Kickstarter campaigns raised UsD 750 000

The pages get heavier and heavier as you go until, finally, each beautiful and deeply affecting art panel or brief gut-punch of accompanying text feels so freighted with loss and disorienting strangeness that the pages become hard to lift. You fear what comes next in the best possible way. And you just can’t stop looking. ” “ NPR (US)

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This is an absolutely convincing work: a passionate and truly stunning tale of the future we almost inherited. ” “ DAgENs NYhEtER (SWEDEN) Ur varselklotet (Tales from the Loop)

Tales from the Loop is a heady journey through fantastical landscapes RIghts solD eerily similar to our own, where children explore and engage with Sweden, Fria ligan abandoned robots, vehicles, machinery large and small, and dinosaurs UK, Design studio Press and other creatures wander the roads and fields. US, Design studio Press FIlM RIghts Stålenhag’s paintings and stories take place in an alternate version of US, Fox Sweden in the 80s and 90s, but primarily in the countryside of Mälaröarna, a string of islands just west of Stockholm. Tales from the Loop tells of how this technology-infused reality came about: the development of the Loop, a large particle accelerator, and the side effects that this massive project had.

Both haunting and imminent, Tales from the Loop addresses the many ways developing technology and nature can create havoc and wonder in our world, and the impact it will have on the next generation. Reading material: Swedish (126 pp) and English edition.

• Tales from the Loop was selected as one of the ‘10 Best Dystopias’ by the guardian , alongside Kafka ’s The Trial • Film rights sold to Fox • Kickstarter campaigns raised UsD 750 000

See one of Stålenhag’s pieces once and it will stick to you like tar. Follow you home. Color your dreams. The reality he imagines is infectious. It’ll eat yours whole, and his robots and dinosaurs and savage, blonde children will become yours, too. /…/ [Simon Stålenhag’s] writing is simple and intimate; his voice affectless and pure. ” “ NPR (US)

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Stefan Ahnhem

STEFAN AHNHEM (b. 1966) is one of the most successful new voices to appear on the Scandinavian crime fiction scene in recent years. A screenwriter with over two decades of experience, Ahnhem has since his debut in 2014 with Victim Without a Face built an authorship where the suspense and atmosphere of Nordic noir is combined with the cinematic qualities of screenwriting. To date three novels have been published in the internationally bestselling and award-winning Fabian Risk series.

Arton grader minus (Eighteen Below Zero)

A high-speed car chase ends in tragedy as one of the cars drives off the RIghts solD docks in Helsingborg harbor. In the front seat is one of Sweden’s most Canada, Anansi affluent IT-entrepreneurs. Initially the signs point to an accident, but a Czech Republic, Euromedia closer examination of the body shows that it has been frozen. Stranger Denmark, lindhardt og Ringhof yet is the time of death: two months before the accident in the harbor. Estonia, helios Finland, WsoY Two years have passed since the events of Victim Without a Face . Fabian Germany, Ullstein Risk has taken advantage of the quiet at work to focus on patching things up with his Greece, Dioptra family, while across the strait Dunja Hougaard has donned the uniform once more, this Hungary, Animus time as a police officer. When a homeless person is brutally beaten to death, Dunja can’t Iceland, Ugla stop herself from starting an investigation of her own. Before long the clues take her to Latvia, Mansards Sweden and Helsingborg, where Risk is investigating the peculiar case of the frozen Lithuania, Baltos lankos millionaire. Netherlands, Ambo Anthos Norway, Aschehoug Suggestive and chilling, Eighteen Below Zero is the third stand-alone installment in the Poland, Marginesy Russia, Ast Fabian Risk series. Slovakia, Ikar Reading material: Swedish (536 pp) and English edition. Sweden, Forum • International Bestseller UK, head of Zeus • Featured on Der Spiegel ’s bestseller list for 8 weeks and counting US, st. Martin’s Press FIlM RIghts Denmark, Nordisk Film

Stefan Ahnhem has set up a thrilling, increasingly exhilarating hunt for an invisible, conscienceless criminal /…/ The cases are masterfully tied together by Ahnhem. A refined page-turner, ending with a nasty cliffhanger.” MÜNChNER MERKUR (GERMANY)

THE “FABIAN RISK SERIES

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With Stefan Ahnhem’s arrival an heir of stieg larsson has finally appeared.” “ NDR (GERMANY) Den nionde graven (The Ninth Grave)

On the coldest day of the year, the Swedish Minister of Justice RIghts solD disappears without a trace from the short walk between the house of Canada, Anansi Parliament and his car. That same night, a Danish celebrity finds a Czech Republic, Euromedia stranger lurking in her snow-bound home north of Copenhagen. Her Denmark, lindhardt og Ringhof body is discovered not long after. Soon more dead turn up, all missing Estonia, helios Finland, WsoY different body parts. As Criminal Investigator Fabian Risk and Danish Germany, Ullstein counterpart Dunja Hougaard race to put the pieces together, they are dragged into a Greece, Dioptra conspiracy worse than anyone could imagine. Hungary, Animus Iceland, Ugla The Ninth Grave is a spine-tingling thriller set six months before the events of Victim Italy, sperling & Kupfer Without a Face . It is the second stand-alone novel about Criminal Investigator Fabian Risk. Japan, harperCollins Reading material: Swedish (568 pp) and English edition. Korea, Economic Daily & Business Latvia, Mansards • International Bestseller Lithuania, Baltos lankos • Awarded the German MIMI Award 2016 for ‘Best Crime Novel of the Year’ Netherlands, Ambo Anthos Norway, Aschehoug Poland, Marginesy Russia, Ast Stefan Ahnhem knows suspense, and that is exactly what Slovakia, Ikar there is an abundance of in The Ninth Grave . The novel Spain, Roca has some truly horrific scenes, and is at its high points Sweden, Forum such an eerie thriller that chills will run down the reader’s Turkey, Koridor spine. A strong prose combined with short, action- UK, head of Zeus packed chapters make the pages fly by, and at times it US, st. Martin’s Press “ feels as if you are on the world’s fastest roller coaster.” FIlM RIghts VERDENs gANg (NORWAY) Denmark, Nordisk Film

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Recalls Mankell at his best in its whip-smart observations, flawed but endearing characters and gruesome appeal.” “ sUNDAY tIMEs (UK) Offer utan ansikte (Victim Without a Face)

Criminal Investigator Fabian Risk has left Stockholm with his wife, RIghts solD Sonja, and their two children to start fresh in his hometown of Canada, Anansi Helsingborg. He has planned a six-week vacation before he starts a new Czech Republic, Euromedia job at the Homicide Department. But after only a few hours in their new Denmark, lindhardt og Ringhof home, he is asked to investigate a brutal murder. The body of Jörgen Estonia, helios Finland, WsoY Pålsson, one of Risk’s former classmates, has been found with both France, Albin Michel hands missing. Soon the bodies of more old classmates are found, and Risk finds himself Germany, Ullstein in a race against time: Can they find the murderer before the entire class is killed? Greece, Dioptra Hungary, Animus The first book in the internationally bestselling and award-winning series about Fabian Iceland, Ugla Risk, Stefan Ahnhem’s Victim Without a Face is a chilling novel about the ultimate revenge. Italy, sperling & Kupfer Reading material: Swedish (591 pp) and English edition. Japan, harperCollins Korea, Economic Daily & Business • International Bestseller Latvia, Mansards • 150 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Lithuania, Baltos lankos • Shortlisted for the Polish lubimyczytac’s ‘Book of the Year Award 2016’ Netherlands, Ambo Anthos Norway, Aschehoug Poland, Marginesy Russia, Ast Slovakia, Ikar Spain, Roca Blacker than stieg larsson and more Sweden, Forum bleakly human than henning Mankell .” Turkey, Koridor toNY PARsoNs UK, head of Zeus US, st. Martin’s Press

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Roslund & Thunberg

ANDERS ROSLUND is one half of the award-winning and bestselling writer duo, Roslund & hellström . For many years he worked as the Editor-in-Chief at Rapport and Aktuellt , the two major news programs on Swedish Television. STEFAN THUNBERG is a celebrated screenwriter whose work includes the hit films Hamilton and Jägarna 2 . He is also the fourth brother who did not participate in the series of bank robberies that the Military Gang carried out in the 1990s and on which Made in Sweden is based.

Björndansen (The Father – Made in Sweden I)

The Father is an unforgettable, thrilling crime novel of how three brothers RIghts solD came to be Swede’s most wanted criminals, inspired by the unbelievable true Arab World, Arab scientific story and written by the fourth brother. Bosnia, sahinpasic An epic crime novel reminiscent of The Godfather , Heat and Shantaram , The Brazil, Darkside Father is inspired by the extraordinary true story of three brothers who held Croatia, Znanje Czech Republic, Euromedia Sweden to ransom, committing ten audacious bank robberies over just two years. Denmark, Modtryk None had committed a crime before. All were under 22 years old. All of them would be Estonia, Pegasus changed forever. Finland, WsoY In this intoxicating, heartbreaking thriller, the fourth brother, who was not involved in the real France, Actes sud robberies, tells of three boys who grew from innocent children to become public enemy Germany, goldmann number one - and of the man who made them that way. Greece, Klidarithmos Reading material: Swedish edition (450 pp) and an English translation. Hungary, Alexandra Iceland, Bjartur • National Bestseller Israel, sela • Awarded the Japanese Konomys Award 2017 for ‘Best International Suspense Novel of the Year’ Italy, Mondadori • Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger 2016 Japan, hayakawa • More than 150 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Korea, sigongsa Lithuania, Baltos lankos Macedonia, tRI En bror att dö för (The Sons – Made in Sweden II) Montenegro, sahinpasic Netherlands, De geus Leo is wiping up the blood in the hallway. He’s fourteen and cleaning up after Poland, sonia Draga his dad for the last time. They’re on their own now. He will be taking care of Portugal, Planeta his younger brothers while their father is in jail and mother in the hospital. Romania, trei And he knows how to do it. He’ll put on a disguise and do his first heist. Russia, Corpus Years later, the gates to the prison open and Leo is free once more. He’s paid Serbia, Evro-giunti Slovakia, Ikar his dues for the series of brutal bank robberies he carried out in the past. Slovenia, Ucila Now he has one goal: to commit the perfect crime and reclaim that which doesn’t exist – the Spain, suma money that society forgot. Sweden, Piratförlaget This time he won’t involve his brothers, won’t leave any traces leading back to him. But then Turkey, Dogan it happens: the mistake that opens a window for Detective John Broncks, and changes the UK, little, Brown rules of the game permanently. If you pull my brother into it, I’ll take you and yours to hell. US, Quercus The Sons is the electrifying stand-alone sequel to the award-winning and internationally Vietnam, Nha Nam acclaimed The Father . FIlM RIghts Reading material: Swedish edition (450 pp) and an English translation. US, DreamWorks • National Bestseller

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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 six installments to date, the series has sold nine 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 Sweden’s most successful author.

Kaninjägaren (The Rabbit Hunter)

Joona Linna has spent two years in a high security prison when he is taken RIghts solD off to attend a secret meeting. The police need his help to stop a Canada, McClelland & stewart mysterious killer who goes by the name of the Rabbit Hunter. The only Croatia, Fraktura Czech Republic, host connection between the victims is that they all hear a child chanting a Denmark, gyldendal rhyme about rabbits before the killer strikes. A quirk of fate unexpectedly Estonia, Pegasus places celebrity chef Rex Müller at the centre of events. He is about to Finland, tammi look after his son Sammy for the first time. But instead of three relaxing weeks, he finds France, Actes sud himself in a terrifying fight for survival. Joona Linna and Saga Bauer are forced to work Germany, lübbe together in secret to put a stop to the Rabbit Hunter before it’s too late. Iceland, Forlagi∂ You never know what fate has in store for you, or what might catch up with you if you don’t Israel, Modan Italy, longanesi start running right now. Korea, Bookplaza Thriller maestro Lars Kepler is back with a new page-turner about Detective Inspector Latvia, Mansards Joona Linna. Lithuania, Media Incognito Reading material: Swedish (572 pp) and English edition. Netherlands, Cargo • No. 1 International Bestseller Norway, Cappelen Damm Poland, Dolnoslaskie • More than 350 000 copies sold in hardcover in Sweden alone Portugal, Porto • The most sold novel in Sweden of 2016 Russia, Corpus • The most sold crime novel in Norway of 2016 Slovakia, Ikar • A film franchise and a TV-series is in development with Oscar winning producer steve Spain, Penguin Random house golin (Spotlight , The Revenant , True Detective , Mr. Robot ) Sweden, Albert Bonniers UK, harperCollins US, Knopf

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Far more energetic than henning THE JOONA LINNA SERIES Mankell , as socially involved as stieg larsson but a better writer, Kepler matches the great Jo Nesbø for gothic excitement.” “ thE AUstRAlIAN (AUSTRALIA) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

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Ferocious, visceral storytelling that wraps you in a cloak of darkness that almost blots out the light, but still feeds the imagination. It’s stunning.” “ DAIlY MAIl (UK) Hypnotisören (The Hypnotist)

In the frigid clime of Tumba, Sweden, a gruesome triple homicide attracts RIghts solD the interest of Detective Inspector Joona Linna, who demands to Bangladesh, Kaloharaph investigate the murders. The killer is still at large, and there’s only one Bulgaria, Enthusiast surviving witness – the boy whose family was killed before his eyes. Canada, McClelland & stewart Catalonia, Ara Whoever committed the crimes wanted this boy to die: he’s suffered more China, Beijing Fonghong Media than one hundred knife wounds and lapsed into a state of shock. Croatia, Fraktura Desperate for information, Linna sees only one option: hypnotism. He enlists Dr. Erik Czech Republic, host Maria Bark to mesmerize the boy, hoping to discover the killer through his eyes. Denmark, gyldendal It’s the sort of work that Bark has sworn he would never do again – ethically dubious and Estonia, Pegasus psychically scarring. When he breaks his promise and hypnotizes the victim, a long and Finland, tammi terrifying chain of events begins to unfurl. France, Actes sud Germany, lübbe The No. 1 international bestselling phenomenon, The Hypnotist combines the addictive Greece, Patakis power of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo with the storytelling drive of The Silence of the Hungary, Cartaphilus Lambs , this adrenaline-drenched tour de force is spellbinding from its very first page. Iceland, Forlagi∂ Reading material: Swedish (571 pp) and English edition. Indonesia, Indraprasta Israel, Modan • No. 1 International Bestseller Italy, longanesi • The most sold crime novel in Sweden of 2010 Japan, hayakawa • One of the best selling Swedish crime novels of all time Latvia, Mansards • One of TIME Magazine’s ‘Top 10 Fiction Books of 2011’ Lithuania, Media Incognito • One of the Wall Street Journal’s ‘Top 10 Mysteries of 2011’ Macedonia, Matica Netherlands, Cargo • A film franchise and a TV-series is in development with Oscar winning producer steve Norway, Cappelen Damm golin (Spotlight , The Revenant , True Detective , Mr. Robot ) Poland, Dolnoslaskie Portugal, Porto Russia, Corpus Slovakia, Ikar Spain, Penguin Random house Sweden, Albert Bonniers All the hallmarks of a classic . . . Tense, Turkey, Pegasus clever and multilayered . . . This is crime UK, harperCollins writing at its most devilishly involving.” US, Knopf MARIE ClAIRE (UK) FIlM RIghts “ US, Anonymous Content

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Jens Lapidus

JENS LAPIDUS (b. 1974) is the author of three of the best selling Swedish novels this past decade: Easy Money , Never Fuck Up and Life Deluxe . Through his work as a lawyer, Jens Lapidus has access to a world few of us ever get more than a glimpse of. Lapidus represents some of the most notorious criminals in Sweden, and is extremely well-informed about the Stockholm underworld; he uses this insight to infuse his crime novels with authenticity. Displaying an unrivalled sense for the linguistic markers that differentiate people within a society, Lapidus employs contemporary slang in abundance, adding flavour and colour to his narratives along with a pace that is driven by short, staccato sentences.

Top dog (Top Dog)

For decades, a secret network in Stockholm has been exploiting young girls, RIghts solD ruthlessly eliminating anyone who threatens to reveal their secret. Bosnia & Herzegovina, sahinpasic In the third book about the odd duo Teddy and Emelie – the thug and the Finland, like lawyer – the noose tightens. The police force has established a special team Germany, Btb Lithuania, Media Incognito to find out just who’s involved in the network, but can’t seem to get close Netherlands, Bruna enough. And who is it that’s trying to silence Teddy and Emelie, using any Portugal, Penguin Random house means necessary? Sweden, Wahlström & Widstrand UK, Corvus Top Dog is the powerful resolution of the drama that began in the hit novels The VIP Room US, Vintage and Stockholm Delete . FIlM RIghts Reading material: Swedish edition (470 pp). Sweden, Filmlance • Publication date: June 1st, 2017 • First print-run: 70 000 copies

Jens Lapidus is a very talented crime author. He is also a young author. He is only going to get better – and he has every potential of becoming the best” “ lEIF gW PERssoN Anything Jens Lapidus writes is a must-read for me. His writing crackles with a profound understanding of not simply why bad people do bad things, but how.” “ RYAN gAttIs At last: an epic European thriller to rival the stieg larsson books. It’s an entirely new criminal world, beautifully rendered – and a wildly thrilling novel.” JAMEs EllRoY (on Easy Money )

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A novel that moves at a breathtaking pace, Stockholm Delete is told in a tight and effective prose /…/ you just go with it and forget to breathe.” “ WEEKENDAVIsEN (DENMARK) STHLM Delete (Stockholm Delete)

Emelie Jansson: a newly minted lawyer at a polished law firm. Teddy: an ex- RIghts solD con trying to stay on the right side of the law as he goes about his job as the Bosnia & Herzegovina, sahinpasic firm’s fixer and special investigator. In Stockholm Delete the two are entangled Croatia, VBZ in a snarly web with deep connections to Stockholm’s many worlds, where Czech Republic, Zlin Denmark, Modtryk history is never a thing of the past, and always ready to threaten those who Estonia, Varrak lived it. Finland, like When an alarm is triggered, a security guard is called to a house out on Värmdö, an island in Germany, Btb Stockholm’s archipelago. What awaits him isn’t a regular break-in, but an unidentifiable body: Greece, Metaichmio someone has been slaughtered in the house. A severely wounded young man is discovered Hungary, Animus near the crime scene. He is arrested on suspicion of having committed the murder. Emelie Lithuania, Media Incognito secretly takes on the task of acting as his defence lawyer, despite her employer’s disapproval. Montenegro, sahinpasic Netherlands, Bruna Who is the murder victim? And why do all the trails lead to Mats Emanuelsson, the man Norway, Cappelen Damm Teddy once kidnapped? As Emilie begins to covertly investigate the case, Teddy is forced to Poland, Marginesy confront his past, and all the while his wayward nephew Nikola is about to make the very same Portugal, Penguin Random house mistakes he once did. Soon the three have been caught up in a high stakes game promising Romania, trei dire consequences for them all. Russia, Ast Sweden, Wahlström & Widstrand Stockholm Delete is the story of people trying to erase their past, and who are willing to do UK, Corvus anything to shed their old selves. It tells of a capricious world that will obliterate some, and US, Vintage grant others incredible opportunities. This is Jens Lapidus at his explosive best. FIlM RIghts Reading material: Swedish edition (484 pp) and full English translation. Sweden, Filmlance

• International Bestseller • More than 225 000 copies sold in Sweden alone • Shortlisted for the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award 2015 for ‘Best Crime Novel’

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Stockholm Delete is intense and hyperrealistic, written by a suspense novelist who this time has created a near perfectly matched relationship between the novel’s content and the form in which it is presented.” “ DAgBlADEt (NORWAY) 23 CRIME FICTION

Yrsa Sigurdardóttir

YRSA SIGURDARDÓTTIR (b. 1963) is an award-winning, No. 1 best-selling Icelandic crime fiction author. Sigurdardóttir made her crime fiction debut in 2005 with Last Rituals , the first installment in the Thóra Gudmundsdóttir series. She has since gone on to write a number of acclaimed stand-alone thriller novels, and is to date translated into more than 30 languages. With The Legacy , the first novel in the award-winning series about child psychologist Freyja and police detective Huldar, Yrsa Sigurdardóttir has consolidated her position as one of the finest crime writers of our time, and a master storyteller at the top of her game.

DNA (The Legacy)

A young woman is brutally murdered in her home in Reykjavik. The only RIghts solD witness is her seven year old daughter. When another woman is murdered Bulgaria, Emas shortly thereafter, the police are at a loss. A radio-amateur receives peculiar Czech Republic, Metafora messages which connect him to both of the murdered women and his Denmark, lindhardt og Ringhof curiosity drives him to begin an investigation of his own. Huldar, the police Estonia, Varrak Finland, otava officer in charge of the investigation, and Freyja, the female psychologist France, Actes sud entrusted with the seven year old girl who is their key witness, are forced to work together. Germany, Btb Their collaboration is complicated by the fact that they recently spent the night together after Greece, Metaixmio meeting in a bar where Huldar claimed he was a carpenter from out of town... Hungary, Animus Iceland, Veröld The No. 1 bestselling author Yrsa Sigurdardóttir shows once again how skilled she is at Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC creating nail-biting page-turners ripe with fast paced storytelling, lively prose, compelling Netherlands, Cargo characters and intelligent plotting. The Legacy is the first installment in a new series featuring Norway, Kagge the psychologist Freyja and the police officer Huldar. Portugal, Quetzal Turkey, Koridor Reading material: Icelandic (381 pp) and English edition. UK, hodder & stoughton • No. 1 National Bestseller US, st. Martin’s Press • Awarded the Blood Drop 2015 for ‘Best Icelandic Crime Novel of the Year’ • Awarded the Danish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award 2017 for ‘Best Crime Novel of the Year’ • Shortlisted for lovelyBooks’ Der leserpreis 2016 for ‘Best Crime & Thriller of the Year’ • Shortlisted for the glass Key 2014 for ‘Best Nordic Crime Novel of the Year’

We have always been able to rely on Yrsa Sigurdardóttir for a good story well told, and The Legacy is no exception. A strong sense of place, interesting characters and a chilling plot make The Legacy a novel to savour.” PEtER RoBINsoN

THE FREYJA & “HULDAR SERIES Yrsa is one of the most exciting new voices in the crime thriller world.” PEtER JAMEs

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Roslund & Hellström

THE MUCH PRAISED AND INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING crime writing duo Roslund & Hellström – award-winning journalist Anders Roslund (b. 1961) and ex-criminal Börge Hellström (1957-2017) – are widely regarded as the true successors to the legendary sjöwall & Wahlöö . The brutal realism and pungent social criticism of their stories, paired with entertaining action, place Roslund & Hellström, winners of the glass Key, the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award and the CWA International Dagger , in a league of their own on the Nordic crime writing scene.

Tre minuter (Three Minutes – Piet Hoffman Part II)

Three years later and Piet Hoffman is still on the run with his family: his RIghts solD beloved wife Sofia, from whom he can no longer hide the truth, and his Czech Republic, Euromedia sons, Hugo and Rasmus. Far away from his old haunts in Sweden, Piet has Estonia, Eesti Ramaat infiltrated the heart of a cocain cartel on a mission for the American police. Finland, WsoY There he’ll be reunited with Police Detective Ewert Grens. This time, France, Fayard Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld however, they’ll be fighting on the same side. Italy, Einaudi Three Minutes is the second installment in the Piet Hoffman trilogy. Japan, hayakawa Reading material: Swedish (460 pp) and English edition. Netherlands, De geus • No. 1 National Bestseller Norway, Cappelen Damm Poland, Albatros • More than 70 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Sweden, Piratförlaget UK, Quercus US, Quercus

FIlM RIghts US, shine Tre sekunder (Three Seconds – Piet Hoffman Part I)

An informant is caught between the police he works for, the ruthless RIghts solD criminal organisation he infiltrates, and the family he loves. Set in present- China, straits (Simplified Chinese) day Stockholm, the story revolves around Piet Hoffman – the most Czech Republic, Euromedia successful infiltrator ever to work for the Swedish police. Moving up in the Estonia, Eesti Ramaat hierarchy of a Polish crime organization, the threat to Hoffman’s life grows Finland, WsoY France, Fayard parallel with his ability to stop the organization’s expansion. His mission: to Iceland, Bjartur & Veröld infiltrate Sweden’s most infamous maximum-security prison. His dilemma: to survive and fail, Israel, sela or to risk his life and succeed. Italy, Einaudi Three Seconds is the first installment in the Piet Hoffman trilogy. Japan, Kadokawa Reading material: Swedish (592 pp) and English edition. Netherlands, De geus Norway, Cappelen Damm • No. 1 International Bestseller Poland, Albatros • No. 8 New York Times Bestseller Romania, trei • More than 460 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Sweden, Piratförlaget • Awarded the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award 2009 for ‘Best Crime Novel’ UK, Quercus • Awarded the CWA International Dagger 2011 US, Quercus • Awarded the swedish great Readers’ Prize 2009 FIlM RIghts • Awarded the Japanese Readers’ Award 2013 for ‘Best Translated Crime Novel’ US, shine • Shortlisted for the glass Key 2010 and the Barry Award 2011

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Jørn Lier Horst

JØRN LIER HORST (b. 1970) has with his award-winning crime fiction novels about police inspector William Wisting joined the elite of Nordic crime fiction writers. Having worked as a police officer and Head of Investigations before becoming a full-time author, Horst brings a unique brand of suspense and realism to the table, distinguishing himself as an expert observer of human interaction. With his books selling over a million copies in his home country alone, Horst has established himself as one of the most addictive voices to come out of Scandinavia. Horst’s Wisting Quartet has received such prestigious awards as the Booksellers’ Prize , the Riverton Prize , the glass Key , and the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award .

Blindgang (Ordeal – Wisting Quartet Part IV)

Single mother Sofie Lund is ready for a new start when she moves into the RIghts solD house her grandfather left her. In the basement of her new home she finds Australia, Affirm Press an old safe bolted to the floor, and its contents give her reason to believe Denmark, Punktum that the smuggling rumours surrounding her grandfather were indeed true. Finland, otava But in the safe is also something more sinister – a gun. Sofie’s new friend France, gallimard Germany, Droemer Knaur Line Wisting, daughter of police inspector William Wisting, convinces her Greece, Dioptra to hand over the gun to the police. Like ripples on a pond, the appearance of the gun gives Iceland, Draumsýn new momentum to an ongoing murder investigation led by William Wisting. At the same time, Norway, gyldendal it stirs doubts about the conclusions drawn in another case set to enter court shortly. Despite Poland, smak s owa ł opposition from his colleagues, Wisting decides to revisit the investigation. Drawing on every Russia, Ast bit of expertise and an insistent gut feeling, Wisting prepares to pull apart a case already Slovakia, Premedia considered closed; something he’ll have to do in order to find the true killer. Spain, Penguin Random house Sweden, lind & Co. Reading material: Norwegian (384 pp) and English edition. UK, sandstone • No. 1 National Bestseller US, st. Martin’s Press • More than 100 000 copies sold in Norway alone FIlM RIghts • Shortlisted for the Ark’s Book of the Year Award 2015 Denmark, good Company Films

There are scenes in this splendid crime novel that almost made me lose my breath. Read for yourself and you’ll see which! Ordeal is virtually a perfect crime novel.” “ AFtoNBlADEt (SWEDEN)

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Jørn Lier Horst is one of the most brilliantly understated crime novelists writing today.” “ sUNDAY tIMEs (UK) Vinterstengt (Closed for Winter – Wisting Quartet Part I)

Autumn fog covers the coastal landscape like a blanket and the cabins gaze RIghts solD with blind windows towards the leaden sea. Ove Bakkerud intends to spend Australia, Affirm Press a last, quiet weekend at his summer cottage before closing the place up for Czech Republic, Jota winter. But when he arrives he finds the place a shambles, rummaged by Denmark, Punktum burglars. And in the neighbouring cottage: a man who has been mangled to Finland, sitruuna France, gallimard death. Germany, grafit Detective chief inspector William Wisting has seen grotesque killings before. But the Greece, Dioptra desperation he witnesses in Stavern this autumn is new to him. As if someone has everything Iceland, Draumsýn to win and hardly anything to lose. Therefore he is not very pleased when his daughter Line Italy, Rizzoli settles down in a cabin out at the mouth of the fjord. His concern increases as they come across Korea, Munhakdongne more badly mutilated corpses in the skerries. And dead sparrows start falling out of the sky. Lithuania, Baltos lankos Reading material: Norwegian (328 pp) and English edition. Macedonia, Begemot Netherlands, Bruna • International Bestseller Norway, gyldendal • More than 140 000 copies sold in Norway alone Poland, smak slowa • Awarded the Booksellers’ Prize 2011 for ‘Best Novel of the Year’ Portugal, Dom Quixote • Shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2014 Romania, trei Russia, Ast Serbia, laguna Slovakia, Premedia Spain, Penguin Random house Sweden, lind & Co. Turkey, Nemesis Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers.” UK, sandstone (World English) thE tIMEs (UK) FIlM RIghts “ Denmark, good Company Films

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Hjorth & Rosenfeldt

MICHAEL HJORTH (b. 1963) and HANS ROSENFELDT (b. 1964) make up the celebrated Swedish crime writing duo known as Hjorth & Rosenfeldt, authors of the internationally bestselling series about Psychological Profiler Sebastian Bergman, which has sold more than 4 million copies and been translated into 30 languages. Hjorth & Rosenfeldt are masters of the genre, both being responsible for the original Swedish hit television show Wallander , based on Mankell’s books. Rosenfeldt is the creator of the most successful Swedish TV-series of all time: The Bridge .

De underkända (Those Who Failed)

A reality TV star is found murdered in an abandoned school building, RIghts solD shot in the head with a bolt gun. Tied to a classroom chair, he’s been Czech Republic, host positioned facing a corner of the room with a dunce cap on his head. A Denmark, hr Ferdinand several pages long exam paper has been nailed to the back of the chair. Estonia, helios Finland, otava Judging by the number of wrong answers, the victim failed the most France, Actes sud important test of his life. Germany, Rowohlt The murder proves to be the first in a series of killings targeting various media personalities, Hungary, Animus and the Criminal Investigation Department is called in. They struggle to find evidence, but Netherlands, Cargo Sebastian Bergman discovers clues in chat rooms and anonymous letters published in Norway, Aschehoug newspapers. The writer of the letters rails against the lack of education among the new Poland, Czarna owca generation’s role models, lingering just a bit too long on the murders. Sebastian challenges Portugal, Penguin Random house Russia, Ast the anonymous chatter, and it soon becomes clear that his faceless opponent has Slovakia, Ikar information about the murders no one but the police – and the murderer – have access to. Spain, Planeta In Those Who Failed , the fifth book in Hjorth & Rosenfeldt’s internationally bestselling series Sweden, Norstedts about Sebastian Bergman, Sebastian and his team are faced with a complex and devious FIlM RIghts serial killer that will threaten the very existence of the team. Sweden, tre Vänner Reading material: Swedish (405 pp) and German edition.

• No. 1 International Bestseller • Selected by Dagens Nyheter as one of the best crime novels of 2015 • More than 500 000 copies sold worldwide

With their fifth novel about psychological profiler Sebastian Bergman, Those Who Failed , Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt prove that they can do more than just entertain, and that they have the ability to embrace their characters so that they become whole people with good and bad sides, which is rare in the crime fiction

THE SEBASTIAN BERGMAN SERIES “ universe. These two authors, who both have written scripts to Wallander and The Bridge , are adept at building tension and tearing down vacuous everyday generalizations. /…/ their writing is tight and they deliver intense and effective suspense with dedication and insight.” BERlINgsKE tIDENE (DENMARK) #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

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Jonas Bonnier

JONAS BONNIER (b. 1963) is a novelist, screenwriter and journalist. He was the CEO & President of the Bonnier Group from 2008 until 2014. Jonas Bonnier lives with his wife in Miami.

Helikopterrånet (The Helicopter Heist)

Fun and utterly captivating, The Helicopter Heist is the page-turning inside RIghts solD account of how four young men from the Swedish suburbs, each of a Bosnia & Herzegovina, Buybook different nationality, pulled off “one of the most spectacular heists of all Bulgaria, Bard time” ( TIME Magazine ). Canada, simon & schuster Catalonia, Columna Until now, the four robbers have never spoken publicly about what went Croatia, Algoritam down before and during the audacious raid in which all emerged unscathed. Czech Republic, Zlin Through meticulous research and countless interviews with the four men, Jonas Bonnier has Denmark, gyldendal crafted a wildly entertaining roller-coaster ride of a novel, based on the true events of Estonia, helios September 2009’s spectacular heist that stunned the police and turned four gangsters into Finland, tammi heroes. Georgia, Palitra Reading material: Swedish edition (440 pp) and full English translation. Germany, Piper Greece, Dioptra • Publication date: May, 2017 Hungary, Animus • Film rights sold to Netflix with Jake gyllenhaal attached to produce and star Iceland, Forlagid • Shooting of the film is scheduled for 2018 Japan, Kadokawa Korea, the Wing of thinking Latvia, lasitava Lithuania, Baltos lankos Macedonia, Matica It was a heist right out of the movies: Thieves lowering Netherlands, house of Books from a helicopter, a huge lump of cash and an audacious Norway, Aschehoug twist in the plot that any crime writer would be proud of.” Poland, Znak CBs (USA) Romania, litera Russia, Ast Serbia, Vulkan “ Slovakia, Albatros Slovenia, Didakta Spain, Penguin Random house Sweden, Albert Bonniers Turkey, Ithaki Selected by Magazine as one of the UK, Zaffre Top 10 Most Spectacular Heists of All Time FIlM RIghts US, Netflix/Nine stories

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Anne Holt

ANNE HOLT (b. 1958) is one of Scandinavia’s most successful crime writers with seven million copies sold around the world. Holt is a former Minister of Justice, Police Attorney, lawyer, journalist, TV news editor and anchor. Her novels are intelligent, accessible and suspenseful, with engaging and intriguing protagonists. Tight-knit crime plots are paired with a focus on relational drama. Anne Holt is the author of the Hanne Wilhelmsen series and the Inger Johanne Vik series, as well as the co-author of the Sara Zuckerman trilogy. She is the winner of the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize and the Riverton Prize , in addition to being shortlisted for the Edgar Award , the shamus Award and the Macavity Award .

I støv og aske (In Dust and Ashes)

In 2001, three-year-old Dina is killed in a tragic car accident. Not long RIghts solD thereafter Dina’s mother dies under mysterious circumstances, and Dina’s Denmark, gyldendal father Jonas is convicted of her murder. Finland, gummerus In 2016, the cold case ends up on the desk of Detective Henrik Holme, who Germany, Piper Italy, Einaudi tries to convince his mentor Hanne Wilhelmsen that the father might have Norway, Vigmostad & Bjørke been wrongly convicted. Holme and Wilhelmsen discover that the case could Spain, Mondadori (World Spanish) be connected to the suicide of an eccentric blogger as well as the kidnapping of the grandson Sweden, Piratförlaget of a EuroJackpot millionaire. UK, Corvus In Dust and Ashes is the tenth and final installment in Anne Holt’s successful series featuring US, scribner

Police Detective Hanne Wilhelmsen. FIlM & tV RIghts Reading material: Norwegian (379 pp) and English edition. Sweden, Miso • National Bestseller

Like a mash-up of stieg larsson , Jeffery Deaver and Agatha Christie ” “ DAIlY MIRRoR (UK)

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Anne Holt is Scandinavia’s answer to Val McDermid , writing dark and unsettling crime with more than a little wire in its blood.” “ EVENINg stANDARD (UK)

Pengemannen (Fear Not)

During a snowy Christmas season in Norway, psychologist and profiler Inger RIghts solD Johanne Vik finds not only her husband and herself but also her autistic Bulgaria, Emas daughter drawn into the investigation of a number of disturbing deaths. Her Denmark, gyldendal husband, detective Yngvar Stubø, has been dispatched to Bergen to investigate Finland, gummerus Germany, Piper the shocking Christmas Eve murder of local bishop Eva Karin Lysgaard. In Italy, Einaudi Oslo, the bodies keep turning up – though the causes of death vary. But Norway, Vigmostad & Bjørke before long, Inger starts noticing a pattern. Poland, Prószynski Fear Not is a thrilling crime novel that raises questions about religion, human rights, and the very Portugal, Bertrand nature of love itself. Anne Holt has the courage to go beyond conventional crime writing and Romania, trei peppers the story with red-hot political issues, criticizing intolerance and revitalizing the genre. Spain, Roca (World Spanish) Fear Not is the fourth installment in the Inger Johanne Vik series. Sweden, Piratförlaget UK, Corvus Reading material: Norwegian (500 pp) and English edition. FIlM & tV RIghts • No. 1 International Bestseller Sweden, Miso • Turned into a highly critically acclaimed TV-series called Modus , produced by Miso Film in collaboration with tV4 sweden , tV2 Norway , tV2 Denmark , ZDF and RUV . World sales are handled by Fremantle International • The TV-series aired on BBC Four (UK) during 2016 • Season 2 of Modus has just been green-lit

A genuinely puzzling and deeply unsettling thriller. Anne Holt is the latest crime writer to reveal how truly dark it gets in Scandinavia.” “ VAl MCDERMID THE JOHANNE VIK SERIES

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Arne Dahl

ARNE DAHL (b. 1963) is regarded as one of the finest literary crime writers of Scandinavia. An award- winning author, critic and editor, Dahl is the creator of the bestselling Intercrime series and Opcop quartet. His books have sold more than 3 million copies, and been translated into 32 languages. For his eminent authorship, Dahl has been awarded the premier crime writing awards of Germany, Denmark and Sweden. In 2016 he began his new series about detectives Sam Berger and Molly Blom.

Inland (Hinterlands)

When former detective Sam Berger opens his eyes he has no idea where he RIghts solD is. Everything is white, a world without shape. But then Molly Blom is at his Bosnia & Herzegovina , sahinpasic side, and Sam realizes that the two of them are on the run from justice, one Croatia, Algoritam that has stopped living up to its name. Czech Republic, Mladá Fronta Denmark, Modtryk In the breath-taking sequel to the No. 1 international bestseller Watching You , Estonia, Eesti Raamat Sam and Molly are given an assignment with ties to a disturbing case from Finland, Into Kustannus Germany, Piper the past. The murderer is long since sentenced and imprisoned, but is he really guilty of the Greece, Metaixmio crime? Hinterlands is a spine-chilling journey towards the ice-cold heart of darkness, and Arne Italy, Marsilio Dahl at his best. Netherlands, De geus Reading material: Swedish edition (378 pp). Norway, Cappelen Damm Poland, Czarna owca • Publication date: April 10th, 2017 Portugal, Dom Quixote Russia, Ast Sweden, Albert Bonniers Turkey, hep Kitap UK, harvill secker Utmarker (Watching You)

At each abandoned crime scene there’s a hidden clue: a tiny metal cog, RIghts solD almost invisible to the naked eye. Someone is sending Detective Sam Berger Bosnia & Herzegovina , sahinpasic a message, someone who knows that only he will understand the cryptic Croatia, Algoritam trail. Czech Republic, Mladá Fronta When another teenaged girl disappears without trace, Sam must convince Denmark, Modtryk Estonia, Eesti Raamat his superiors that they’re dealing with a serial killer. As the police continue Finland, Into Kustannus the hunt to find the latest victim, Sam is forced to unearth long-buried personal demons. He Germany, Piper has no choice if he is to understand the killer’s darkly personal message before time runs out. Greece, Metaixmio Reading material: Swedish edition (384 pp) and full English translation. Italy, Marsilio Netherlands, De geus • No. 1 International Bestseller Norway, Cappelen Damm • More than 100 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Poland, Czarna owca • More than 150 000 copies sold in Germany alone Portugal, Dom Quixote Russia, Ast Brilliant visceral writing with terrific pace, this book grips Sweden, Albert Bonniers you like a vice from the very first line and never lets you go.” Turkey, hep Kitap UK, harvill secker PEtER JAMEs “ 32 CRIME FICTION

Kristina Ohlsson

KRISTINA OHLSSON (b. 1979) is one of Sweden’s most successful authors of crime fiction and children’s books. Before becoming a full-time writer in 2012, Kristina worked for the OSCE (the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), the Swedish Security Service, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her crime novels about Fredrika Bergman have repeatedly been shortlisted for the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award for ‘Best Crime Novel of the Year’, and featured prominently on bestseller lists around the world. Kristina Ohlsson has rapidly established herself as a highly popular author with a broad fan base of adults as well as children.

Syndafloder (The Flood)

A man is found in front of his fireplace, a bullet hole in his chest. Strangely, RIghts solD he is wearing his daughter’s wedding ring on his pinkie finger. In another Czech Republic, Zlin part of town, a funeral director is desperately searching for his brother. A Denmark, Modtryk brother who doesn’t seem to be missed by anyone else, and the funeral Finland, WsoY Germany, Blanvalet director fears might be gone forever. At the same time, a woman is Hungary, Animus struggling not to lose control over her life as her husband turns ever more Iceland, Forlagi∂ dangerous. Time is running out, and it’s getting more and more difficult to protect herself and Norway, gyldendal her children. Poland, Prószynski Sweden, Piratförlaget When Fredrika Bergman and Alex Recht uncover a connection between the cases, they’re FIlM & tV RIghts pulled into a quickly escalating spiral of events where old sins return to haunt all involved. Sweden, Black spark Film & tV Someone is leaving messages for Alex, wanting to put everything to rights. But who is the anonymous writer behind the letters, and why does the perpetrator always seem to be one step ahead?

The Flood is an intensely thrilling crime fiction novel wherein that which was once forgotten is brought to light once more, with deadly consequences. The Flood is the sixth installment in the Fredrika Bergman series. Reading material: Swedish edition (443 pp).

No one creates intrigues like she does. It is simply brilliant.” “ MAJ sJÖWAll THE FREDRIKA BERGMAN SERIES

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Sjöwall & Wahlöö

IF ANY CRIME NOVELS DESERVE to be called modern classics, it is the ten police procedurals about Martin Beck and his colleagues. With them, the Swedish author duo Maj Sjöwall (b. 1935) and Per Wahlöö (1926-1975) virtually created the modern detective novel. Their imitators are innumerable. The decalogue of Sjöwall & Wahlöö, written in the 60s and 70s, is nothing less than the Holy Grail of Scandinavian crime fiction, a chronicle of the painful creation of modern society.

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Critics have called RIghts solD the ten Martin Beck Brazil, Record novels among the Denmark, Modtryk best in modern France, Rivages crime fiction. Trans- Germany, Rowohlt Israel, Keter lated into 35 lan- Italy, sellerio guages, they have Japan, Kadokawa sold an estimated Korea, Munhakdongne ten million copies. Netherlands, lebowski Edgar Award win- Romania, Allfa ning author duo Per Russia, Eksmo Wahlöö and Maj Spain, RBA (World Spanish) Sweden, Piratförlaget Sjöwall had an ambitious goal: to record the course of society’s development over a decade. UK, Fourth Estate Beginning in 1965, they wrote one 30-chapter mystery every year for ten years. The ten books US, Vintage (incl. Canada) combined were meant to be read as one long 300-chapter novel that amounted to a dissection of FIlM RIghts Swedish society. Sweden, Another Park Film Reading material: Swedish and English editions. • Introductions to all ten books available from: Jo Nesbø , Michael Connelly , Jonathan Franzen , Dennis lehane , henning Mankell , Val McDermid , lee Child , Arne Dahl , lars Kepler , Åsa larsson , liza Marklund , Jens lapidus , Roslund & hellström , leif gW Persson and Anne holt • Film rights to all ten books sold to Another Park Film with tomas Alfredson attached to direct Roseanna

“A superb series of thrillers.” lEE ChIlD

“One of the most authentic, gripping and profound collections of police procedurals ever accomplished.” MIChAEl CoNNEllY

“Sjöwall and Wahlöö, beside writers such as Raymond Chandler , Dashiell hammett and georges simenon , have shaped the genre and the readers’ expectations as to what crime fiction should be.” Jo NEsBø

“One of the series that most inspired me. /…/ They changed the genre. Whoever is writing crime fiction after these novels is inspired by them in one way or another.” hENNINg MANKEll

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Leif GW P ersson

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED and immensely popular Leif GW Persson (b. 1945) chronicles the political and social development of modern society in his dark, complex and humorous crime novels, in which the social realism of a Balzac or a Dickens blends with the hard-boiled street lingo of a James Ellroy , along with dry-witted sarcasm and an unparalleled knack for satire. One of the most successful Swedish writers of all time and a three-time recipient of the swedish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award , Persson has also won the glass Key , the Danish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award , and the Finnish Academy of Crime Writers’ Award .

Kan man dö två gånger? (Can One Die Twice?)

The Sea Scout Edvin is put ashore on the island of Ofärdsön to look for RIghts solD mushrooms. Instead, he finds a half-buried skull. Czech Republic, Moba Despite Edvin only being ten years old, he knows just what to do. Stuffing Denmark, Modtryk the skull into a plastic bag, he runs off from the Scout camp and heads Finland, otava Germany, Btb straight home to his neighbor – Detective Evert Bäckström. Italy, Marsilio Can One Die Twice? is the fourth installment in the Evert Bäckström series. Norway, Vigmostad & Bjørke Reading material: Swedish edition (492 pp). Poland, Czarna owca • National Bestseller Russia, Centrepolygraph Marencin • More than 250 000 copies sold in Sweden alone Slovakia, Sweden, Albert Bonniers

FIlM RIghts Sweden, Yellow Bird

Persson is more authentic than stieg larsson … With this amazing novel, Persson proves himself to be a significant voice, classic yet original, on the overly-exhausted Scandinavian crime fiction scene. A blend of tradition and innovation.” “ lA REPUBBlICA (ITALY)

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Jo Nesbø

JO NESBØ (b. 1960) is the author of the critically acclaimed and internationally bestselling crime series featuring Police Detective Harry Hole, and he is also the author of several stand-alone novels and the Doctor Proctor series of children’s books. Translated into over 50 languages, Nesbø’s novels have sold more than 33 million copies world wide. He is the recipient of countless international awards and is universally hailed as one of the finest crime writers in the world.

Tørst (The Thirst)

The Thirst continues the story of #1 RIghts solD Italy, Einaudi bestseller Police , Harry Hole’s last outing in Arab World, Arab scientific Korea, Viche 2013, which saw the maverick cop Brazil, Record Latvia, Zvaigzne ABC protecting those closest to him from a Bulgaria, Emas Lithuania, Baltos lankos killer wreaking revenge on the police. The Canada, Random house Netherlands, Cargo Catalonia, Proa Norway, Aschehoug Thirst will see Harry drawn back to the Croatia, Fokus Poland, Dolnoslaskie Oslo police force when a serial killer begins targeting Tinder Czech Republic, Zlin Portugal, Dom Quixote daters with a signature killing method that leads Harry on the Denmark, Modtryk Russia, Inostranka hunt of a nemesis from his past. Estonia, Varrak Slovakia, Ikar Reading material: Norwegian manuscript (600 pp). Finland, Johnny Kniga Slovenia, Didakta France, gallimard Spain, Penguin Random house • Publication date: March 21st, 2017 Germany, Ullstein Sweden, Albert Bonniers • First print-run: 300 000 copies Greece, Metaixmio Taiwan, Azoth (Complex Chinese) • The largest first print-run in Norwegian publishing history Hungary, Animus Thailand, Welearn • The eleventh novel in the Harry Hole series Iceland, Forlagi∂ UK, harvill secker • The most anticipated Scandinavian novel of 2017 Israel, Babel US, Knopf

• 2017 marks harry hole’s 20th Anniversary FIlM RIghts • Jo Nesbo has sold 33 million copies in 50 languages US, Universal/Working title

Jo Nesbø is my new favorite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero.” “ MIChAEl CoNNEllY THE HARRY HOLE SERIES

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