Leena Lehtolainen at Montevideo Book Fair: A great success for Finnish & Nordic crime!

LL2Leena Lehtolainen attended the Montevideo Book Fair  last week promoting Finnish and Nordic Crime with collegues Arne Dahl and Kurt Aust. It was a huge success! Leena’s female heroine Maria Kallio got a lot of new friends in Uruguay and fans are waiting for more Maria Kallio crime novels to be published in Spanish.

Read more about Leena Lehtolainen’s visit in the Latin American media:

El Observador 28.09.13
http://www.elobservador.com.uy

El País 01.10.13
http://www.elpais.com.uy/

La República 02.10.13
http://www.republica.com.uy

El Obsevador 13.10.13: Leena y Arne
http://www.elobservador.com.uy

The Maria Kallio Mystery series: Rights sold in 29 languages
World English, Amazon
Brazil, Autentica
Denmark, Bazar
Finland, Tammi
France, Gaia
Germany, Rowohlt
Greece, Livani
Hungary, Animus
Israel, Penn
Japan, Tokyo Sogensha
Latvia, Zvaigzne
Norway, Bazar
Poland, Rebis
Russia, Ast
Spain, 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 materials:
Finnish Edition of Books 1-12
English Edition of Books 1-3
German Edition of Books 1-11
English Text of Book 11
French edition of Books 1-4

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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

Bibliography


2025, Crime & Suspense

The Snow Leopard's Heart

Leena Lehtolainen


2022, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

The Crossing of the Green Dragon

Leena Lehtolainen


2016, General Nonfiction, Memories & Biographies

The Charm of Ice

Leena Lehtolainen