Since its publication, MILO by crime superstar Max Seeck has sold over 20,000 copies in Finland! Considering the international success of New York Times Bestseller Seeck’s Jessica Niemi series, however, we can’t say we’re surprised. It’s also the #1 bestseller in audio and e-book!
Adding on to the good news: the Latvian publisher for the Jessica Niemi series Latvijas Mediji has acquired Latvian rights to Milo, in a deal closed by Elina Ahlbäck and Julia Bogen! This is the 5th territory Milo has sold too, including TV rights with Solar Films.
About MILO:
Milo, a 38-year-old art enthusiast, gallery owner and criminal profiler struggles with sexual frustration that are both the cause and consequence for his marital problems with his wife Ronja. A body of a young woman is found painted in all-white representing a piece of chess. The chief inspector receives an anonymous letter with a short message: Bxc6. This indicates a chess move and along the location where the body was found the investigators feel that more chess moves might be on the way.
Milo struggles to form a clear picture of the killer. He soon understands that in order to help the police force to catch the killer he needs to understand the game of chess better. As much as he hates it, he decides to face the ghost of the past: her mother’s former partner Stanislav who happens to be a European champion in chess…
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Publication Info:
Merkitty, Tammi Sep 2024, 400 p.
Rights Sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.), FRANCE: Mera Editions, GERMANY: Bastei Luebbe, LATVIA: Latvijas Mediji, NORWAY: Aschehoug, FILM & TV: Solar Films
Reading Materials:
Long English sample + synopsis, original Finnish edition