The months of April and May also produce interesting detective stories and thrillers.
We present the most exciting titles to you.
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Crime and thrillers make up the majority of fiction sales.
Crime novels offer an exciting plot that captivates the reader from the beginning.
Diving into other characters and stories, the search for the culprit and the usually good resolution often make the books bestsellers.
Norwegians love crime novels, especially at Easter.
They take us readers on a journey to other countries and background stories and offer an escape from everyday life.
Here are a few titles that you definitely shouldn't miss in spring.
Crime stories from the North Sea: Jan F. Wielpütz "Black Dunes"
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Whether a crime scene on Sylt or exciting investigations in Sweden and Norway.
New thrillers are waiting for you in April and May.
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It is the ninth volume about Commissioner John Benthien and the crime series created by Nina Ohlandt.
Jan F. Wielpütz continues the series by the author, who died in 2020.
The right reading material for an exciting detour to the North Sea island of Sylt, whatever the weather.
For friends of island thrillers we have put something together here.
On a hazy autumn morning, a small plane crashes over Sylt.
The plane crashes in the List dunes, killing the pilot and her only passenger instantly. Investigation shows the Cessna was tampered with - so is it murder?
John Benthien, chief inspector of the criminal police in Flensburg, takes over the investigation.
What role did the mysterious passenger, apparently traveling under a false name, play?
And who was he really?
blurb / Lübbe
Jan F. Wielpütz "Black Dunes"
2023 Lübbe, ISBN-13 978-3-404-18873-4
Price: paperback €11, e-book €9.99, 509 pages (varies in format)
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Bestseller in the starting blocks: Mattias Edvardsson "The Truth"
The two previous crime novels "The Lie" (promotional link) and "The Malice" (promotional link) were on the Spiegel bestseller list.
Mattias Edvardsson is considered the master of subtle suspense and also provides exciting reading moments with "The Truth".
It is masterfully narrated Swedish crime thriller.
Bill loses his wife to cancer and suddenly becomes a single father.
In order to be able to pay his bills, he rents a room to law student Karla.
Karla works as a cleaner for Steven and Regina Rytter.
She quickly realizes that something is very wrong with the couple.
Because why does the wife of the respected doctor never leave her darkened bedroom?
blurb / Limes
Mattias Edvardsson "The Truth"
2023 Limes, IBSN-13 978-3-8090-2758-4
Price: paperback €17, e-book €12.99, 448 pages (varies in format)
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Crime tip: The most exciting titles for Easter
Crime tip: The most exciting titles for Easter
War Epic: James Kestrel "Five Winters"
Winner of the 2022 Barry and Edgar Award, Five Winters is a massive epic that comes across like a movie.
It's a gripping thriller and a harrowing portrayal of war.
There is also a heartbreaking love story.
A real all-round hit that crime fans should not miss.
December 1941: Joe McGrady, a detective with the Honolulu PD, is assigned to investigate a case that will change his life forever: the murder of a young man, the nephew of the Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, and his girlfriend, a young Japanese woman.
McGrady follows a suspect to Hong Kong, which is currently being taken by the Japanese.
He is taken to Japan as a prisoner and threatened with death as a potential spy.
blurb / Suhrkamp
James Kestrel "Five Winters"
2023 Suhrkamp, ISBN-13 978-3-518-47317-7
Price: hardcover €20, e-book €16.99, 499 pages (deviating from the format)
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Dying in Swedish: Anders de la Motte and Mans Nilsson "Sweden is the best place to die"
It is the number one bestseller from Sweden and the setting is exactly what we imagine from a holiday in Sweden in the summer: idyll, Swedish tranquility, summer... The second volume of the Österlen murders promises good and bizarre entertainment, a cosy - Crime in the style of Richard Osman.
Relaxed reading pleasure is pre-programmed here.
In the middle of the lazy midsummer, Österlen in southern Sweden is in a state of excitement: at the well-known antiques market in Degeberga, a dealer is sitting dead in his tent, an antique dagger in his back.
The furloughed homicide detective Peter Vinston from Stockholm is only too happy to get involved in this case - much to the annoyance of the young detective Tove Esping, who finally wants to prove herself.
blurb / Droemer
Anders de la Motte and Mans Nilsson "Sweden is the best place to die"
2023 Droemer, ISBN-13
Price: paperback €15.99, e-book €5.99
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Crime recommendation: Jonas Wagner "Diabolical"
Jonas Wagner has already presented a very exciting thriller with "Böse" (advertising link) and the new thriller "Diabolical" also promises excitement from the first to the last page.
Jonas Wagner admires Don Winslow and Stephen King, because evil is also hidden in the harmless in their case, as he says in an interview.
In 1995, six-year-old Alex sets off home alone with his older sister Lotte after they have waited in vain for their father to pick them up.
But only Lotte will get home safely.
The parents wait in vain for Alex.
Twenty-seven years later, a series of bloody crimes are taking place in this village.
One resident after the other has to lose their life in a cruel way.
Chief Inspector Larissa Flaucher tries to reconstruct a connection between the deaths - and not only comes across a monstrous secret.
Blurb / Harper Collins
Jonas Wagner "Diabolical"
2023 HarperCollins, ISBN-13
Price: Paperback €17, e-book €12.99, 320 pages (varies in format)
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Scandinavian tension: Jan-Erik Fjell "Night Hunt"
In Norway, the title was on the bestseller list for weeks.
Jan-Erik Fjell manages to juggle three storylines in the new book.
As a reader, you stay tuned in because of the increasing pace.
As a reader, you manage not to lose track of things.
The twists and the ending are also unexpected.
Jan-Erik Fjell gives hope and as readers we are waiting for a sequel.
The body of a young woman is found on the shore of a lake in Norway, her body covered with wounds.
Detective Inspector Anton Brekke from the Oslo Police Department gets a chill down his spine at the sight.
If his suspicions are confirmed, then fugitive serial killer Stig Hellum will have resumed his gruesome work - and already has his next victim in his sights.
blurb / Goldman
Jan-Erik Fjell "Night Hunt"
2023 Goldman, ISBN-13 978-3-442-20648-3
Price: paperback €16, e-book €13.99
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For lovers of British and Scottish crime fiction Ian Rankin's "A Promise from Dark Ages" is recommended.
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