‘Dead Island’ shortlisted for the Petrona Award 2025

The UK edition of Dead Island, the fifth installment of Samuel Bjørk’s bestselling Mia and Munch series, has been shortlisted for this year’s Petrona Award. The prize is awarded annually to the ‘Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year’. The winning title will be announced on October 16th. The jury’s motivation reads as follows:

“The idyllic surface tumbles to show deceit, danger and darkness as the plot delves into psychological and cunning ways of using violence. A focus on personal dynamics and processing the nuanced information creates tension and a gripping story with empathy and depth, affecting everyone in the vicinity of the crimes.”

Dead Island was published in UK by Transworld on October 24th, 2024.