We are excited to share that the Estonian rights for the Crystal Trilogy by Arttu Tuominen have been sold in a pre-empt to Rahva Raamat! They have bought the rights to ALEC and it’s two sequels. The deal was closed by Satu Sallantaus at Ahlback Agency.
The trilogy has now been sold to Estonia, France, the Netherlands, and Germany!
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.
ALEC
Otava 2025, 360 pp.
Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
ESTONIA: Rahva Raamat AS (3 books)
FRANCE: Éditions de la Martinière (3 books)
GERMANY: Bastei Lübbe (3 books!)
NETHERLANDS: De Fontein (3 books)
Reading materials:
Finnish edition book 1
English sample + full draft translation book 1
English synopsis books 1-3
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