Arttu Tuominen’s Crystal trilogy sold to the Netherlands!

We are very thrilled to announce, that the Dutch rights to Arttu Tuominen’s ALEC and its two sequels have been acquired by De Fontein in a three-book-deal. The deal was closed by Martti Berner at Elina Ahlback Literary Agency.

Congratulations to Arttu and De Fontein! This follows the recent 3-book-deal to Germany with Bastei Lübbe.

The first book in the gripping Crystal trilogy, Alec, was published by Otava in August. Selling over 10 000 copies and receiving excitingly positive reviews!

ALEC is without a doubt one of the most impressive thriller series openers of the year, and Tuominen only strengthens his position among the top names both domestically and internationally.
– Salon Seudun Sanomat newspaper

Alec kicks off a new thriller trilogy from Arttu Tuominen, bestselling author of the River Delta series, taking the reader deep into the world of crime, addictions, and the drug trade.

The rights are still available in the UK, Sweden, Poland, Italy, Croatia, Hungary… Contact us to hear more!

Request the materials for ALEC here!

ALEC (Otava, 2025)

The destructive power of the criminal underworld meets vulnerable humanity in Arttu Tuominen’s new crime series.

During the economic recession of the 1990s, illegal businesses flow into Finland from across the eastern border. A drug war rages on Finnish soil, where human life has no value.

The quiet life of the village community in Salla is shattered when more than a dozen partygoers are murdered at a remote farm. Fourteen-year-old Liina, who witnesses the massacre, is forced to grow up quickly as senseless violence invades her childhood world

CRYSTAL #2 (Otava, 2026)

A novel about the destructive power of money and addiction.

Juhani Roine, a gambling-addicted bank director, falls into massive debt to international drug syndicates. Julia, a flight attendant and sister to Liina, tries to help him. Their fates intertwine with devastating consequences in a Parisian suburb.

CRYSTAL #3 (Otava, 2027)

A novel about the morality of revenge.

At the heart of the story is Liina Aho, whose past is marked by trauma. Members of a notorious drug cartel are being killed in brutal ways across Helsinki. Tommi Kivi, drowning in personal grief, believes he knows who’s behind it – and is determined to hold them accountable.