MILO series by Max Seeck sold in 3-book pre-empt to Greece!

We are very happy to announce that the MILO trilogy by Max Seeck has been sold to Memento LP, Greece in a three-book pre-empt deal! The deal was closed by Satu Sallantaus at Ahlbäck Agency.

Milo #2: Betrayed is the thrilling second installment in the Milo series and was published in Finland this SeptemberEstonian, German, Latvian and French rights were sold pre-publication!

Milo #1: Checkmate is an exciting and gripping start for a new series, with rights sold to 9 territories. A 6-episode international TV series adaptation by Solar Films is currently in pre-production.

Max Seeck has been translated in 41 languages and his novels sold over 1 million copies globally The Milo series has sold 85,000 copies in Finland already.

Book #3 will be published in May 2026: A suspicious suicide in Helsinki leads detective Minka Laine into a chilling investigation, where a mysterious sun pendant links multiple deaths. As Milo recovers and joins the case, he joins the hunt for a killer whose methods are as cryptic as they are cruel, and they uncover a dark web of psychological manipulation and a killer hiding in plain sight.

DOWNLOAD MATERIALS FOR THE MILO SERIES HERE

Bodies with chess pieces in their mouth – Milo needs to understand the game of chess in order to catch a killer.

The game has only just begun.

On a cold November evening, a body is discovered on the shore of Seurasaari. The victim’s skin is covered with a thick layer of white paint, and during the autopsy, a chess piece is found lodged in its throat.  The police are baffled. Why would the murderer go to such lengths to disguise the body? And why wasn’t there any attempt to hide it?  Milo Perho, an art gallery owner specializing in profiling killers, is called in to assist. What follows is a nerve-wracking game where every move costs a life, and no one wants it to end in checkmate.

MILO #1: Checkmate
Merkitty, Tammi September 2024, 400 pp.
MILO #2: Betrayed
Petetty, Tammi September 2025, 344 pp.
MILO #3: Guarded
Varjeltu, Tammi, May 2026

RIGHTS SOLD:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)
ESTONIA: Pegasus
FRANCE: Mera Editions
GERMANY: Bastei Luebbe
GREECE: Memento LP
ITALY: Piemme
JAPAN: Kodansha Ltd.
LATVIA: Latvijas Mediji
NORWAY: Aschehoug
RIGHTS FILM & TV: Solar Films
UKRAINE: Laboratory LLC

READING MATERIALS:
Book #1: English sample, English synopsis, German edition, French edition, Finnish edition
Book #2: English synopsis, Finnish edition
Book #3: Short synopsis

About author


Max Seeck, New York Times Best Selling Author

Max Seeck – New York Times Bestselling Author of THE WITCH HUNTER.

Winner of the prestigious Glass Key Award 2023 for his novel THE LAST GRUDGE.

Jessica Niemi series is being adapted into a English-language TV series by Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures

“An exceptional combination of hardboiled Scandi-noir and eerie ghost story. [--] Seeck marries breathtaking suspense with an expertly drawn heroine. This is guaranteed to send shivers up even the most unshakable readers’ spines." – Publisher's Weekly, starred review (Ghost island)

"Each new step has been an artistic success. Max Seeck, last year's winner of the Glass Key Award for best Nordic detective story, has a golden touch for Finnish suspense fiction." - Kai Hirvasnoro, Kansan Uutiset newspaper

“Another star has been added to the firmament of thriller writers,” announced Iltalehti newspaper, when Max’s debut novel was published in 2016. Four books later, Max Seeck’s novels have been sold to more than 40 countries, including US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Nordic countries and as far as Korea!

His Jessica Niemi series landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list! The new MILO series has already been sold to 9 territories, with several rights pre-empts ahead of the Finnish publication!

Max Seeck has a background in sales and marketing, and has lately been able to dedicate his time to his lifelong love of writing. His interests include well-conducted research, reading Nordic Noir and listening to movie soundtracks as he writes.

Photo credit: Mikko Rasila

Bibliography


2025, Crime & Suspense

Milo #2: Betrayed

Max Seeck


2024, Crime & Suspense

Milo #1: Checkmate

Max Seeck


2022, Crime & Suspense

Ghost Island

Max Seeck


2021, Crime & Suspense

The Last Grudge

Max Seeck


2020, Crime & Suspense

The Ice Coven

Max Seeck


2019, Crime & Suspense

The Witch Hunter

Max Seeck


2018, Crime & Suspense

The Mephisto Touch

Max Seeck


2018, Crime & Suspense

The Call of Hades

Max Seeck


2016, Crime & Suspense

Angels of Hammurabi

Max Seeck