Angels of Hammurabi

Max Seeck

Original title: Hammurabin enkelit

Author: Max Seeck

Published: 2016

Publisher: Tammi

Genre: Crime & Suspense

Pages: 416

Part of a series: Daniel Kuisma trilogy

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Jo Nesbø meets Apocalypse Now in the Balkans: An action-packed page-turner about revenge, war, international crime – and love

Jare Westerlund, an employee of the Finnish Embassy in Zagreb goes missing. The local police has no leads, except for the anonymous threats Westerlund has received before his disappearance. Daniel Kuisma from the Finnish Defence Forces is sent to investigate, along with Annika Lehto from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The investigation gets unexpectedly complicated when the mysteries of the past start to unravel on the stony shores of the Adriatic Sea.

Kuisma knows Croatia like the back of his hand from his days as a peacekeeper during the Yugoslav Wars, and it seems he has been waging a war of his own ever since. What really happened twenty years ago?

In the same war fought the Italian Antonio Franzo, who dodges a murder attempt in Dubrovnik. Soon he finds out that also the other men who took part in a secret operation during the war are in danger, amongst them one Finn.

The ministry has insisted on sending Lehto, a relatively inexperienced young official, on the mission. Is there more than meets the eye in the woman who stops the show with her beauty?

It all seems to boil down to a group called The Angels of Hammurabi. Who are they – and who is killing them off, one by one?

Max Seeck delves deep into the bloody history of the Balkans and tells a gory action thriller begging to be filmed

-Wiener Zeitung, Austria

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Tammi (orig.)
ALBANIA: MUZA BOTIME SHPK
ESTONIA: Pegasus
GERMANY: Blanvalet
ICELAND: forlagid
SLOVENIA: Didakta

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About author

Max Seeck

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.

“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 debut trilogy following protagonist Daniel Kuisma sold over 40,000 copies in Finland. His Jessica Niemi series landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list! 2024 will see the release of his independent novel MILO, which is already creating buzz internationally 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.

Bibliography


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Milo


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Ghost Island


2021, Crime & Suspense

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The Last Grudge


2020, Crime & Suspense

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The Ice Coven


2019, Crime & Suspense

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The Witch Hunter


2018, Crime & Suspense

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The Mephisto Touch


2018, Crime & Suspense

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The Call of Hades


2016, Crime & Suspense

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Angels of Hammurabi