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The Last Trace
Eeva Louko
The Cracked Facade
The Ronja Vaara crime series, which has captivated readers, returns to Lauttasaari.
The remains of a body are found under the floor of a hospital undergoing renovations in Helsinki. At the same time, a murder takes place in an estate known as Lauttasaari Young Economists’ Houses. Inspector Anton Koivu investigates both cases and, as the investigation progresses, surprising connections between them are revealed.
Journalist Ronja Vaara is interested in the murder because her mother, who has returned to Finland, knew people connected to the case in her youth. Ronja is puzzled by her mother’s strange behaviour: the woman’s carefully maintained front is cracking. Is she hiding something?
The popular Ronja Vaara series is addictive with surprising plot twists and endearing depictions of human relationships.
Flee Before the Dawn
Messy relationships, surprising twists, and harrowing thrills. Read in one sitting.
✓ Eeva Louko’s debut sold over 22,000 copies and received glowing reviews!
✓ Rights sold in 5 territories and counting!
✓ A crime series for millennials: surprising twists and relationship drama!
Ronja, Milla and Ansku together with their partners decide on a weekend getaway on the island of the historical Bengtskär lighthouse to enjoy sauna and relax. Milla also wants to introduce her new partner, a celebrity businessman.
The group barely has time to raise a toast before the mini getaway turns into a big nightmare. An autumn storm wreaks havoc, and Milla is missing as the women are meant to go to the sauna. The storm makes searching for Milla hard and cuts off the connection to the mainland. As the night advances, it becomes painfully clear that Milla’s disappearance is only the beginning.
Eeva Louko’s Ronja Vaara series was an immediate hit in Finland upon its publication in 2022, with the debut MURDER ON THE ISLE OF BLISS selling over 22,000 copies and the sequel LAND OF SERPENTS being a bestseller and critically acclaimed as well. The friendships between women in their 30s and 40s and the relatability of their everyday life combined with thrilling plotlines is a combination that is hard to put down.
Murder on the Isle of Bliss
Father found dead by the shore. A community where everyone knows everyone. Secrets of the past. Will the answers be found before it is too late?
After living abroad for many years, thirty-something Ronja returns to her childhood home in Lauttasaari, Helsinki after her father is found murdered by the seaside. Welcoming her back are a group of old friends whom it’s both comforting and painful to see again, and the young police officer assigned to the case who does not seem to be doing his work properly.
Unsatisfied with the police, Ronja decides to start investigating the background of her distant father. In the process she uncovers the old secrets of the community that have been kept under wraps until now, and puts her own life on the line. When everyone knows everyone, each person becomes a suspect.
PRAISE:
“This debutant has crafted a multifaceted, clever, surprising and truly entertaining plot, which is evidence of her talent for this specific genre.” – Antti Majander in Helsingin Sanomat
Land of Serpents
The second title in the Ronja Vaara crime series from the rising star of Finnish crime literature takes the reader to the shadows of a pulsing summer night.
A late spring heat wave caresses the people of Lauttasaari, and Ronja Vaara is pleasantly busy with her new job at the local newspaper. When the body of a young woman is found on Käärmesaari (Serpent Island) near Helsinki, Ronja’s new boss senses an opportunity to make the newspaper the prime source for any information on the case. Reluctantly, Ronja contacts the chief investigator Anton Koivu, who is surprisingly willing to leak confidential information to Ronja – if she does him a favor in return.
Soon, another death shocks the people of Lauttasaari. Koivu and his team pick up the pace to solve the cases, but a surprising guest from the past throws them off balance.
