The One Left Alone

Elina Backman

Original title: Joka yksin jää

Author: Elina Backman

Published: 2026

Publisher: Otava

Genre: Crime & Suspense

Pages: 400

Part of a series: Saana Havas series

Reading material:

200 pp. English sample + full English draft translation (book 1)
German PDF (book 1 & 3)
Italian PDF (books 1-2), Swedish PDF (books 1-2),
English sample (books 2-3) and synopsis
media portfolio
Finnish PDFs

Saana Havas returns to Hartola in the sixth installment of the hugely popular thriller series.

True‑crime podcaster Saana Havas and detective Jan Leino are facing a new chapter in their relationship. Saana travels to Hartola to visit her Aunt Inkeri and share important news.

When a forest grave is discovered in Leivonmäki National Park, Saana’s curiosity is immediately sparked. Who has been buried in this hidden place? Meanwhile, Jan and his colleague Rynkky are assigned an old case at the National Bureau of Investigation. Something doesn’t add up. Did the police arrest the wrong person years ago? And can the real killer be found after all this time?

A powerful and atmospheric crime novel from the queen of Finnish thrillers—about youthful fervor and a love that was never spoken of.

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Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)

About author

Elina Backman

Elina Backman is an author and a media & marketing professional living in Helsinki. Elina loves books (all sorts), traveling, cycling and is a host of a Book & Wine Club. She is a creative soul with a commercial mind, and her goal is to find readers globally.

Her debut novel All the King's Men was published in 2020 and immediately gained an enormous amount of attention from the Finnish media, including a praising review by the biggest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The Saana Havas series is now a best-selling series in Finland and an international TV series is in development. Elina's books have sold over 190 000 copies in Finland.

Together with Heidi Holmavuo, Elina has also narrated the true crime podcast Ratkaisematon (Unsolved), which turned into a full-length audio book as the two crime writers started investigating the murder of a young girl in 1955. They were able to uncover new evidence and their research led the police to reopen the investigation. This story is narrated in the book Unsolved - The Case of Elli Immo.

Photo credit: Jonne Räsänen

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