Half a dozen works of fiction make up the shortlist of contenders vying to win the 2015 Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year. This commendation--established just two years ago--takes its name from the blog operated by Maxine Clarke, a British editor and “champion of Scandinavian crime fiction,” who died in 2012.
Here are the latest Petrona candidates:
• The Hummingbird, by Kati Hiekkapelto,
translated by David Hackston (Arcadia Books; Finland)
• The Hunting Dogs, by Jørn Lier Horst,
translated by Anne Bruce (Sandstone Press; Norway)
• Reykjavik Nights, by Arnaldur Indriðason,
translated by Victoria Cribb (Harvill Secker; Iceland)
• The Human Flies, by Hans Olav Lahlum,
translated by Kari Dickson (Mantle; Norway)
• Falling Freely, As If in a Dream, by Leif G.W. Persson,
translated by Paul Norlen (Doubleday; Sweden)
• The Silence of the Sea, by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir,
translated by Victoria Cribb (Hodder & Stoughton; Iceland)
According to a press release sent out this morning, “The winning title will be announced at the annual international crime fiction event CrimeFest, held in Bristol 14-17 May 2015. The award will be presented by the Godmother of modern Scandinavian crime fiction, Maj Sjöwall, co-author with Per Wahlöö of the Martin Beck series. ... The winning author will receive a full pass to and a guaranteed panel at the 2016 CrimeFest event.”
Congratulations to all of the nominees! To learn more about the books mentioned above and this year’s Petrona Award judges, click here.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
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