Follow the Butterfly

Martta Kaukonen

Original title: Terapiassa

Author: Martta Kaukonen

Published: 2021

Publisher: WSOY

Genre: Crime & Suspense

Pages: 407

Reading material:

Full English manuscript

An addictive psychological thriller in the spirit of Gillian Flynn

Ira, 20, a serial killer who was abducted as a child, starts therapy with celebrity therapist Clarissa. Only one of them knows that they share a mutual secret from the past. Will the other one realize it before she gets murdered?

Clarissa is a middle-aged psychotherapist, the best in her field. She is familiar to everyone from her TV appearances and from glossy magazines. For her, every patient is a princess. And someone only she can save. Or can she? Clarissa already has one suicide to answer for; a teenage boy’s death never seizes to haunt her.

When Ira becomes Clarissa’s patient, a cat-and-mouse game begins in which rules are followed by no one. The kind of game that never ends well.

PRAISE:

"Martta Kaukkonen’s „Follow the Butterfly“ offers readers many sudden twists. The main character is one of a kind, captivating like a butterfly."- Maire Kasemaa, Editor, Hea Lugu, Estonia

”I have never read a thriller like this. A female serial killer whom we root for and not one unreliable narrator but four whose narratives are woven into each other with such skill. This plot-driven, emotional and wonderfully written book is what our readers have been waiting for.” –Janina Dyballa, Heyne Verlag

"We couldn't be more excited to have acquired Martta Kaukonen's twisty addictive psychological thriller FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY and its sequel. Ira has to be the most sympathetic serial killer in crime fiction, and is one of the most original protagonists we’ve come across in a very long time."   - Daniel Seton, Pushkin Press, United Kingdom

”…Martta Kaukonen keeps spinning the suspense tighter and tighter, one chapter at a time. This entertaining debut novel is like a box of candy for all friends of psychological thrillers.” - Me Naiset magazine

“The author moves the story forward in a sure-handed manner whilst whirling the reader as if in a carousel. The thriller has been written in a fast-paced and vivid style that compels you to gulp down the story like cotton candy. Follow the Butterly will satisfy anyone’s hunger for suspense - especially professionals in the field of psychology who want an enjoyable read on their day off.” -Anette Jaakonaho, Psykologi Magazine

"We couldn't be more excited to have acquired Martta Kaukonen's twisty addictive psychological thriller 'Follow the Butterfly' and its sequel. Ira has to be the most sympathetic serial killer in crime fiction, and is one of the most original protagonists we’ve come across in a very long time."

- Daniel Seton, Pushkin Press, United Kingdom

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: WSOY (orig.)
CROATIA: Znanje
CZECHIA: Albatros Media
DENMARK: Forlaget Falco
ESTONIA: Hea Lugu
FILM & TV: Legendary Tobis TV
GERMANY: Heyne
GREECE: Psichogios
HUNGARY: Partvonal Kiadó
ITALY: Longanesi
LATVIA: Jumava
LITHUANIA: Obuolys
POLAND: Czarna Owca
WORLD ARABIC: Al Arabi
WORLD ENGLISH: Pushkin Press, Audible (audio)

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About author

Martta Kaukonen

Martta Kaukonen (1976) lives in Helsinki. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a film critic, whose reviews have been published in both Finland’s biggest newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and a popular women’s weekly magazine Me Naiset. Martta has a master’s degree in arts. She has interviewed the likes of Robert Downey Jr. and Justin Bieber. Martta met her husband at his second hand bookshop and fell in love. Alongside writing, Martta loves psychological thrillers, film noir, flea markets, abandoned houses and travelling. Martta’s debut novel FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY was published in March 2021. FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY is an Instagram sensation in Finland, and the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper released a highly-praising review of it. During the first two months, the audiobook was listened to an awe-inspiring 2000 times and over. FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY  has been compared to Gillian Flynn’s novel ‘Gone Girl’. 

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