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Not just one but TWO @orendabooks titles are shortlisted for The Petrona Award for Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year!! TWO!! Of the YEAR! We are so proud to represent these books and to help them reach North American readers! 🥳🕵🏼‍♀️🔪🇳🇴 THE ICE SWIMMER by @k_o_dahl , translated by Don Bartlett, and BIG SISTER by @gunnarstaalesen also translated by Don Bartlett are finalists that were winnowed from an original field of 38 titles. The judges’ comments for the shortlisted titles: THE ICE SWIMMER - Kjell Ola Dahl has achieved international acclaim for his ‘Oslo Detectives’ police procedural series, of which The Ice Swimmer is the latest instalment. When a dead man is found in the freezing waters of Oslo Harbour, Detective Lena Stigersand takes on the investigation while having to deal with some difficult personal issues. With the help of her trusted colleagues Gunnarstranda and Frølich, she digs deep into the case and uncovers possible links to the Norwegian establishment. Once again, Dahl has produced a tense and complex thriller, with his trademark close attention to social issues. BIG SISTER - In this highly acclaimed, long-running series, former social worker turned private investigator Varg Veum solves complex crimes which often have a strong historic dimension. In Big Sister, Veum is surprised by the revelation that he has a half-sister, who asks him to look into the whereabouts of her missing goddaughter, a nineteen-year-old trainee nurse. Expertly plotted, with an unsettling, dark undertone, this novel digs deep into Veum’s family past to reveal old secrets and hurts, and is by turns an absorbing and exciting read. . #litintranslation #translation #nordicnoir #crimefiction #readcrimefiction #scandinavian #petronaaward #bestcrimefiction #orendabooks #readmore #bookish #bookstack #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #indiebookstores #tbrpile #threepercentpodcast @openletterbooks #bookpile #booksonbooks #translatedworks #librarylove #nextbook https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw51DvGnV7h/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eqaan6wlrwni