The Iron Triangle by Leena Lehtolainen is bestseller #1

Posted on 11.09.201311.08.2016

We are happy to share the news that Leena Lehtolainen‘s new Maria Kallio novel The Iron Triangle (Rautakolmio, Tammi 2013) was Finland’s fiction bestseller #1 in August 2013. The Iron Triangle, Book 12 in the internationally bestselling Maria Kallio Series, is an intense drama set in the Southern Finland archipelago. Two bodies, ghosts from the past, and a woman beaten to within an inch of her life. And Maria Kallio playing summer vacation widow with a handsome local cop. Read more here: ahlbackagency.com

“ A strong lead character – obstinate, fearless, smart Maria Kallio...“ – Publishers Weekly, USA

“…a good choice for readers who like a young protagonist trying to establish herself in a man’s world, not unlike Tess Gerritsen’s early Rizzoli and Isles titles.” – Library Journal, USA

German rights to The Iron Triangle have been sold to Rowohlt for publication in September 2014.

RIGHTS SOLD IN 28 LANGUAGES + TV RIGHTS SOLD

MARIA KALLIO SERIES

WORLD ENGLISH, Amazon

BRAZIL, Grupo Autentica

DENMARK, Bazar

FINLAND, Tammi

FRANCE, Gaïa Editions

GERMANY, Rowohlt/Kindler

GREECE, Livani

HUNGARY, Animus

ISRAEL, Penn Publishing

JAPAN, Tokyo Sogensha

LATVIA, Zvaigzne

NORWAY, Bazar

POLAND, Rebis

RUSSIA, Ast

SPAIN, Ediciones Destino

SWEDEN, Bazar

TAIWAN, Linking

TURKEY, Bizim Kitaplar

TV RIGHTS, Studio Hamburg

*Leena Lehtolainen’s works have also been published in: (rights reverted)

ALBANIA, CHINA, CZECH, ESTONIA, ITALY, LITHUANIA, NETHERLANDS, ROMANIA, SLOVAKIA, UKRAINE

READING MATERIAL: Maria Kallio series

Finnish edition of Books 1- 12
English edition of Books 1-3
English sample of Book 11 (full text)
German edition of Books 1-11
French edition of Books 1-4

Please contact the Agency for reading materials and rights enquiries in your territory:

elina@ahlbackagency.com

About author

Leena Lehtolainen

Leena Lehtolainen is the top female crime author in Finland: her new titles always head straight to #1 on the Finnish bestseller lists.

Lehtolainen created her successful protagonist, detective Maria Kallio, in 1993. Having already featured in 16 novels and a complete TV series, a new Maria Kallio TV reboot series was launched in Fall 2021 on C More. Lehtolainen’s novels have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

And just like the events in Bodyguard, a that takes the heroine Hilja Ilveskero all around Europe, Lehtolainen’s own work takes her to book festivals, exhibitions and other events across the globe.

Leena Lehtolainen has also published outside the crime genre; her book The Charm of Figure Skating was voted sports book of the year 2010 in Finland, and A Life in Six Scenes showed her return to literary fiction.

The Crossing of the Green Dragon is her first title for YA audiences.

In her free time, Lehtolainen enjoys all kinds of music and follows lynx trails in the forests – just like Maria Kallio.

Photo credit: Ville Juurikkala

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