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Martta Kaukonen joins bestselling crime authors, former Prime Minister, and former FBI director, at the UK’s Harrogate Festival!

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Back in May we announced that Martta Kaukonen, international bestseller of FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY (Pushkin Press), joined the superstar lineup invited to the big Harrogate Festival in the UK this July…and that day has finally arrived!

It was an amazing weekend, and we were able to get some great photos – among them other bestselling authors, a former FBI director, and Scotland’s former prime minister, and more.

She also attended the New Blood panel, officially described: “This perennial Festival favourite provides a showcase for outstanding first-time authors and this year it comes with a twist. Some of the UK’s top crime fiction critics have selected four terrific debuts and the authors will discuss them with 2024 Festival Programming Chair, Ruth Ware.”

Now for the festival photos! Clockwise, from left to right:

1. Martta with Scotland’s former prime minister Nicola Sturgeon, 2. Martta with the former director of FBI James Comey, 3. The New Blood panel attendees: From left to right: Jonny Sweet, panel chair Ruth Ware, Claire Coughlan, Colin Walsh, 4. Martta with bestselling crime writer Harriet Tyce, 5. Martta with CBE Lynda La Plante, 6. Martta with bestselling crime writer Erin Kelly,  7.  Martta with bestselling crime writer Peter James

                                                                 

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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Bibliography


2023, Crime & Suspense

Meet Me in the Darkness

Martta Kaukonen


2022, Crime & Suspense

In Your Shadow

Martta Kaukonen


2021, Crime & Suspense

Follow the Butterfly

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Celebrating Ahlback Agency’s 15th anniversary with Editors’ Week!

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How lovely that the Ahlback Agency’s anniversaries always coincide with attending Editors’ Week! This time around, editor guests joined us at our agency: Thille Dop (Luitingh-Sijthoff), Lena Frenzel (Mixtvision), Véronique Haïtse (L’Ecole des Loiris), Pavla Nejedlá (Host), Julie Pedersen (Bogoo), Francesca Segato (Camelozampa), Katarzyna Węgierek (Widnokrąg), and Vita Yevstifeieva (The Old Lion Publishing House).

There were many inspiring and lively discussions about excellent Finnish children’s and YA titles – thank you to our international guests and FILI!

We are happy to share some photos we have from the event as well:

Pavla Nejedlá from Host and Elina

Francesca Segato from Camelozampa and Elina

Vita Yevstifeieva from The Old Lion Publishing House and Elina

Véronique Haïtse from L’Ecole des Loisirs and Elina

Thille Dop from Luitingh-Sijthoff and Elina

Lena Frenzel from Mixtvision and Elina

Katarzyna Węgierek from Widnokrąg and Elina

Julie Pedersen from Bogoo and Elina