Quercus, Penguin Canada and Alfred A Knopf in cooperation with People Magazine today announced the title and cover for Karin Smirnoff’s second book in the Millennium series! Out in the stores this upcoming fall!
A selection of wonderful review quotes on The Claws of the Lynx!
We are happy to announce that Magnus Montelius’ splendid novel The Border is nominated by the Swedish Crime Writers’ Academy for the best crime novel 2024.
The winner will be announced December 1st.
Tonight at 21.00 it is finally time for the premiere of The Doctrine – the thriller series based on Magnus Montelius’ novel 8 Months.
The very much longed-for The Border was released last week and it has received a warm welcome in Swedish press.
We are incredibly happy to share that Mikael Niemi has been awarded with the esteemed Aniara Prize for his fantastic novel Stone in Silk.
“In Stone in Silk Mikael Niemi tells the story about a time of substantial changes in Sweden through the fate of the individual. With sincerity and the joy of storytelling he depicts the community of those who have nothing to lose and their struggle against a powerful authority.”
– The Aniara Prize Jury
The Aniara Prize was founded in 1974 and has been awarded to for instance P.O. Enquist, Lars Norén, Tomas Tranströmer, Kerstin Ekman, Niklas Rådström, Jonas Hassen Khemiri and Sara Stridsberg.
Photo: © 2023 Fotograf Kjell Kangas
Karin Alvtegen was announced as the winner of this year’s Crimetime Honorary Award with the following motivation:
“With her evocative relationship dramas, she paved the way for psychological suspense literature, not only in Sweden but throughout the world. Since her debut in 1998, she has been one of Scandinavia’s most read and loved authors, and of top of that she has also shaped the style of a whole generation of subsequent Swedish suspense writers. The books have achieved both Swedish and international success and have been translated into more than 35 languages. […] This year’s honorary award is awarded to Karin Alvtegen.”
Congratulations Karin!
Book blogger kapprakt.se announces Magnus Montelius’ upcoming thriller The Border as one of the autumn’s must reads:
”This autumn it is finally time again, in October the new spy novel The Border will be published. I have read an advance copy and can conclude that it is fantastic. It is a text that deserves a lot of readers so mark the publication date 16th of October in your calendar. [With The Border] Magnus Montelius offers us a master class in the art of writing a spy novel.”
We have exciting news this friday! The Girl in the Eagle’s Talons by Karin Smirnoff has been longlisted for The Petrona Award. Crossing our fingers!
Soon the wait will be over – The 25th of September Lisbeth Salander and Michael Blomqvist will be back in Karin Smirnoff’s thrilling The Claws of the Lynx; the eight installment in the best selling Millennium series.