I was out of town when this news broke on Thursday, so only now am I catching up with it. Anyway, seven books from Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden have been shortlisted for the 2025 Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year:
• Dead Island, by Samuel Bjørk,
translated by Charlotte Barslund (Norway, Bantam)
• The Widows, by Pascal Engman,
translated by Neil Smith (Sweden, Legend Press)
• Deliver Me, by Malin Persson Giolito,
translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles (Sweden, Simon & Schuster)
• The Dancer, by Óskar Guðmundsson,
translated by Quentin Bates (Iceland, Corylus)
• The Sea Cemetery, by Aslak Nore,
translated by Deborah Dawkin (Norway, MacLehose Press)
• The Clues in the Fjord, by Satu Rämö,
translated by Kristian London (Finland, Zaffre)
• Pursued by Death, by Gunnar Staalesen,
translated by Don Bartlett (Norway, Orenda)
Word of the winner is expected on Thursday, October 16. You can read the judges’ comments about each finalist by clicking here.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
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