Paring Down the Petronas

Just shy of a month since announcing their longlist of nominees for the 2026 Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year, organizers have released a shortlist of only seven contenders:

• One True Word, by Snæbjörn Arngrímsson,
translated by Larissa Kyzer (Pushkin Vertigo, Iceland)
• Murder Tide, by Stella Blómkvist,
translated by Quentin Bates (Corylus, Iceland)
• Broken, by Jón Atli Jónasson,
translated by Quentin Bates (Corylus, Iceland)
• Into Thin Air, by Ørjan N Karlsson,
translated by Ian Giles (Orenda, Norway)
• The Writing in the Water, by John Ajvide Lindqvist,
translated by Michael Meigs (Amazon Crossing, Sweden)
• The Grave in the Ice, by Satu Rämö,
translated by Kristian London (Zaffre, Finland)
• The Winter Job, by Antti Tuomainen,
translated by David Hackston (Orenda, Finland)

The winning work is set to be revealed on October 22.