New Releases - November 2022

Here's a snapshot of what I think is published for the first time in November 2022 (and is usually a UK date but occasionally will be a US or Australian date). November and future months can be found on the Future Releases page. If I've missed anything or got the date wrong, do please leave a comment.

Please note that, unless specifically mentioned, when a book has differing print and ebook release date, I use the print release date. Translators' names are included where known.

• Allingham, Merryn - Murder at St Saviour's #5 Flora Steele, Sussex, 1955
• Bateman, E C - Death at the Auction #1 Felicia Grant, Stamford, Lincs
• Boland, Shalini - The Daughter-in-Law
• Bolton, Sharon - The Buried #2 Craftsman series
• Bright, Verity - Murder in an Irish Castle #12 Lady Eleanor Swift, 1920s
• Cannell, Dorothy - Peril in the Parish #3 Florence Norris, Housekeeper, 1930s
• Carson, John - Never Go Home #15 DCI Harry McNeil
• Carver, Will - Suicide Thursday
• Charlton, Karen - Dancing With Dusty Fossils #2 York Ladies' Detective Agency
• Clark, Cassandra - Dark Waters Rising #12 Hildegard, Nun, 14thC, Yorkshire
• Clarke, Georgina - The Dazzle of the Light
• Comley, M A - To Entice Them #7 DI Sam Cobbs
• Conway, Simon - The Survivor #3 Jude Lyon, MI6
• Cooper, Catherine - The Cruise
• Cutler, Judith - A House Divided #4 Matthew Rowsley, Steward & Mrs Faulkner, Housekeeper, Victorian Era
• Dahl, Arne - You Are Next tr. Ian Giles #3 Detective Sam Berger
• Dams, Jeanne M - A Deadly Web #25 Dorothy Martin
• Denzil, Sarah A - Find Her (ebook only)
• Eldridge, Jim - Murder at Aldwych Station #4 Detective Chief Inspector Coburg & Sergeant Lampson
• Farrington, C J - Blood on the Siberian Snow #2 Olga Pushkin
• Fellowes, Jessica - The Mitford Secret #6 Louisa Cannon, Maid to the Mitfords, 1919
• Fitzek, Sebastian - Walk Me Home tr. Jamie Bulloch
• Flynn, Sophie - If They Knew
• Gallagher, Charlie - Last One Alive #7 Detective Maddie Ives
• Gatward, D J - Unquiet Bones (ebook only) #12 DCI Harry Grimm
• Goacher, Lucy - The Edge`
• Hain, Peter - The Elephant Conspiracy
• Hancock, Anne Mette - The Collector (ebook Nov, pb June 23) tr.?? #2 Journalist Heloise Kaldan and Police Officer Erik Schäfer
• Harper, Izzie - Murder at the Christmas Carols #1 The Wootton Windmill Mysteries
• Haughton, Emma - The Sanctuary
• Heley, Veronica - Murder for Profit #22 Ellie Quicke, widow, London suburbs
• Herron, Mick - Standing by the Wall #3 Slough House Novella
• Horst, Jorn Lier - The Night Man tr. Anne Bruce #16 Chief Inspector William Wisting, Larvik
• Hunter, Evie - The Scam
• James, Ed - False Start #1 DI Rob Marshall Mystery
• James, Ed - The Last Thing to Die #9 DI Fenchurch, London
• Johnstone, Stuart - Run to Ground #3 Sergeant Don Colyear
• Keogh, Valerie - The Widow (ebook only)
• Kinsey, T E - An Act of Foul Play #9 Lady Emily Hardcastle, 1908
• Leósdóttir, Jónína - Deceit tr. Quentin Bates
• Lynch, Rachel - Sudden Death #10 DI Kelly Porter, Lake District
• MacDonald, Dee - A Body at Lavender Cottage #6 Kate Palmer, Cornwall
• Mariani, Scott - Graveyard of Empires #26 Ben Hope, Ex-SAS
• Marshall, Laura - My Husband's Killer
• McLean, Rachel - Deadly Christmas #7 DI Zoe Finch, West Midlands
• Middleton, Ant - Red Mist #2 Mallory
• Mistry, Liz - Dying Breath #5 DS Nikki Parekh
• Muir, T F - Dead Find #11 DI Andy Gilchrist & team, St. Andrews
• Nadel, Barbara - Web of Lies #8 PI Lee Arnold and his assistant, Mumtaz Hakim. East End London
• Newport, Christie J - The Raven's Mark #1 DCI Beth Fellows
• Norek, Olivier - Breaking Point tr. Nick Caistor #3 Banlieues Trilogy
• Organ, Emily - The Camden Spiritualist (ebook only) #12 Penny Green, Victorian Era
• Paris, B A - The Prisoner
• Perry, Tasmina - The Ivy (ebook only) #3 Lara Stone, Investigative Reporter
• Reid, Rebecca - The Will
• Riches, Marnie - The Silent Dead #2 Detective Jackie Cooke
• Rodríguez, Paula - Urgent Matters tr. Sarah Moses
• Ross, L J - Lady's Well (ebook only) #20 DCI Ryan
• Scarr, Louisa - Seen To Be Believed #4 DS Butler & DC West
• Scarrow, Alex - Argyle House #7 DCI Boyd
• Skördeman, Gustaf - Codename Faust tr. ??
• Slater, Sofia - Auld Acquantance
• Smith, Alex - King Rat (ebook only) #11 DCI Robert Kett, Norfolk
• Stehn, Malin - Happy New Year tr. Rachel Willson-Broyles
• Steiner, Peter - The Inconvenient German #3 Detective Willi Geismeier, Munich, 1920
• Waller, Anita - The Family at No.12
• Walter, B P - The Locked Attic
• Ward, R M - Safe With You
• White, M J - The Silent Child #2 Cora Lael, Suffolk
• Wood, Michael - Silent Victim #10 DCI Matilda Darke
• Wood, Tom - Traitor #10 Victor, Assassin
• Yueran, Zhang - Cocoon tr. Jeremy Tiang

The Petrona Award 2022 - Shortlist

From the press release which was embargoed until 8.00am today:

Exceptional crime fiction from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden shortlisted for the 2022 Petrona Award

Six exceptional crime novels from Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have been shortlisted for the 2022 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. The shortlist is announced today, Wednesday 16 November and is as follows:

Maria Adolfsson - FATAL ISLES tr. Agnes Broomé (Sweden, Zaffre)

Helene Flood - THE THERAPIST tr. Alison McCullough (Norway, MacLehose Press)

Ruth Lillegraven - EVERYTHING IS MINE tr. Diane Oatley (Norway, AmazonCrossing)

Anders Roslund - KNOCK KNOCK tr. Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Sweden, Harvill Secker)

Lilja Sigurðardóttir - COLD AS HELL tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland, Orenda Books)

Antti Tuomainen - THE RABBIT FACTOR tr. David Hackston (Finland, Orenda Books)

The winning title will be announced on Thursday 8 December 2022. The winning author and the translator of the winning title will both receive a cash prize.

The Petrona Award is open to crime fiction in translation, either written by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia, and published in the UK in the previous calendar year.

The Petrona team would like to thank our sponsor, David Hicks, for his continued generous support of the Petrona Award.

The judges’ comments on the shortlist:

There were 31 entries for the 2022 Petrona Award from five countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden). The novels were translated by 23 translators and submitted by 14 publishers/imprints. There were 16 female, 14 male and one male/male pair of authors.

This year’s Petrona Award shortlist sees Norway represented with two novels; Sweden with two and Finland and Iceland with one each. The judges selected the shortlist from a particularly strong pool of candidates with the shortlisted titles ranging from police procedural and domestic noir to the darkly comic.

As ever, we are extremely grateful to the six translators whose expertise and skill have allowed readers to access these outstanding examples of Scandinavian crime fiction, and to the publishers who continue to champion and support translated fiction. The significantly increasing number of female writers being translated is also to be commended.

The judges’ comments on each of the shortlisted titles:

Maria Adolfsson - FATAL ISLES tr. Agnes Broomé (Sweden, Zaffre)

Maria Adolfsson’s gripping debut, FATAL ISLES, set in Doggerland - a group of islands in the North Sea between Denmark and the United Kingdom - paints a vivid picture of a northern island community with traditions, rich and poor families, and a stormy climate. Doggerland comes alive on the pages so much that you would never guess it is totally fictional. DI Karen Eiken Hornby is tasked with investigating the murder of her boss’s ex-wife. Does the motive have any connection to a secretive commune that existed on the island in the past? FATAL ISLES is a high tension, character driven, atmospheric police procedural. 

Helene Flood - THE THERAPIST tr. Alison McCullough (Norway, MacLehose Press) 

A man goes missing under mysterious circumstances. Police detective Gundersen is officially working the case whilst therapist Sara tries to understand where her husband is. Set in the leafy Oslo outskirts, THE THERAPIST is a tense read that keeps us intrigued with unsettling twists and turns. Sara is constantly analysing herself and the people around her as her whole life is turned upside down. At the same time she fears for her own safety and tries to remain professional with her clients. Author Helene Flood is a trained psychologist who has used her experience to inform the characters and the narrative in this page-turning debut thriller. 

Ruth Lillegraven - EVERYTHING IS MINE tr. Diane Oatley (Norway, AmazonCrossing)

EVERYTHING IS MINE is the story of two happily married professionals, Clara an ambitious child rights activist at the Ministry of Justice, and Henrik, a compassionate paediatrician. Dedication to their twin sons and their respective causes begins to crack when they are faced with cases of murder and abuse and an unravelling of a tangled web of emotional secrets follows. A powerful narration and detailed observations show a stark contrast between social standing and geographical differences in Norwegian life, and leave the readers with questions of how, and if, individuals can deal with unfairness and pain. EVERYTHING IS MINE combines important issues, thrilling action and a smart intricate plot, with a strong focus on social injustice and complex family relations. 

Anders Roslund - KNOCK KNOCK tr. Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Sweden, Harvill Secker)

Anders Roslund has published nine novels to date as part of the successful writing duos of Roslund & Hellström and Roslund & Thunberg, as Anton Svensson, and has been the recipient of numerous, prestigious international awards. Since the death of Börge Hellström, Roslund has continued their Ewert Grens series and KNOCK KNOCK is his first solo venture. Set over the course of three days, KNOCK KNOCK is another fine example of Roslund's talent for seamlessly blending together a solid police procedural with a high octane thriller, leading to a gritty and fast-paced read set against his astute observations on the societal and political issues of contemporary Sweden. 

Lilja Sigurðardóttir - COLD AS HELL tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland, Orenda Books) 

COLD AS HELL, the first novel in a new slick series, introduces Áróra who returns from UK to her homeland Iceland following the disappearance of her estranged sister Ísafold. She uncovers a corrupted world of dark secrets but needs help from her policeman uncle to navigate an Icelandic society with which she is now unfamiliar. The author creates a chilling and tense atmosphere where the midnight sun hides crimes and all relations are tested. The richness and intensity of the writing makes the investigative accountant Áróra, who will stop at nothing to understand and trace her sibling, a thoroughly modern and captivating protagonist in a league of her own.   

Antti Tuomainen - THE RABBIT FACTOR tr. David Hackston (Finland, Orenda Books)

Antti Tuomainen was shortlisted for the Petrona Award twice before winning it in 2020 with, LITTLE SIBERIA. THE RABBIT FACTOR, which was also shortlisted for this year’s CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation, superbly demonstrates Tuomainen's singular gift for dark, absurd crime fiction undercut with poignancy. THE RABBIT FACTOR puts at its heart an ordinary man drawing on his previously undiscovered and extraordinary resolve, to carve out and keep his place in a hostile world, with often darkly funny results.

The judges

Jackie Farrant - creator of RAVEN CRIME READS and a bookseller/Area Commercial Support for a major book chain in the UK

Miriam Owen - founder of the NORDIC NOIR blog and creator of content for communities

Ewa Sherman - translator and writer, and blogger at NORDIC LIGHTHOUSE.

Award administrator

Karen Meek – owner of the EURO CRIME website and blog.

Further information can be found on the Petrona Award website: http://www.petronaaward.co.uk.

On social media, please use #PetronaAward22.

The Petrona Award 2022 - Longlist

 From the press release which was embargoed until 8.00am today:

OUTSTANDING CRIME FICTION FROM DENMARK, FINLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND SWEDEN LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PETRONA AWARD

Twelve outstanding crime novels from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have made the longlist for the 2022 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year.

 

 

They are:

Maria Adolfsson - Fatal Isles tr. Agnes Broomé (Sweden, Zaffre)

Kjell Ola Dahl - The Assistant tr. Don Bartlett (Norway, Orenda Books)

Katrine Engberg - The Butterfly House tr. Tara Chace (Denmark, Hodder & Stoughton)

Helene Flood - The Therapist tr. Alison McCullough (Norway, MacLehose Press)

Óskar Guðmundsson - The Commandments tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland, Corylus Books Ltd)

Jørn Lier Horst & Thomas Enger - Smoke Screen tr. Megan Turney (Norway, Orenda Books)

Ruth Lillegraven - Everything Is Mine tr. Diane Oatley (Norway, AmazonCrossing)

Sólveig Pálsdóttir - Silenced tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland, Corylus Books Ltd)

Anders Roslund - Knock Knock tr. Elizabeth Clark Wessel (Sweden, Harvill Secker)

Lilja Sigurðardóttir - Cold as Hell tr. Quentin Bates (Iceland, Orenda Books)

Gustaf Skördeman - Geiger tr. Ian Giles (Sweden, Zaffre)

Antti Tuomainen - The Rabbit Factor tr. David Hackston (Finland, Orenda Books)

The quality of the entries for the Petrona Award, now in its tenth year, remains consistently high, so much so that for the first time, the judges have decided to release a longlist. These twelve titles will be whittled down to a shortlist, to be announced on 16 November 2022.

The longlist contains a number of new faces as well as Petrona Award-winning authors, Jørn Lier Horst and Antti Tuomanen and the previously shortlisted Kjell Ola Dahl and Thomas Enger.

Both large and small publishers are represented on the longlist, with Orenda Books leading with four entries, and the breakdown by country is Norway (4), Iceland (3), Sweden (3), Denmark (1) and Finland (1) with translator Quentin Bates being longlisted for all three Icelandic titles.

The Petrona Award 2022 judging panel comprises Jackie Farrant, the creator of RAVEN CRIME READS and a bookseller/Area Commercial Support for a major book chain in the UK; Miriam Owen, founder of the NORDIC NOIR blog and creator of content for communities, and Ewa Sherman, translator and writer, and blogger at NORDIC LIGHTHOUSE. The Award administrator is Karen Meek, owner of the EURO CRIME blog and website.

Notes to editors

The award is open to crime fiction in translation, either written by a Scandinavian author or set in Scandinavia and published in the UK in the previous calendar year.

More information on the history of the Award and previous winners can be found at the Petrona Award website (https://www.petronaaward.co.uk/).

The Petrona team would like to thank our sponsor, David Hicks, for his generous support of the 2022 Petrona Award.