We are happy to report that the Ronja Vaara crime series by Eeva Louko has now sold more than 50,000 copies in Finland! 

The Ronja Vaara crime series that started in 2022 with Eeva Louko’s debut novel, MURDER ON THE ISLE OF BLISS, now comprises four titles, with the latest novel, The Cracked Facade, having been published earlier this month. It has been a critical and a commercial success.

The series has also garnered international interest, and the rights have already been sold to Estonia, Germany, Italy, and Poland!

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The Cracked Facade

Eeva Louko

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 in Helsinki during renovations. At the same time, a murder takes place in an estate known as Lauttasaari ekonomitalo. 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 series is addictive with surprising plot twists and endearing depictions of human relationships.

Flee Before the Dawn

Eeva Louko

Messy relationships, surprising twists, and harrowing thrills. Read in one sitting.

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.

Land of Serpents

Eeva Louko

Death by poison and the possibility of a serial killer shake the community and the personal relationships within

A woman’s body is found on a small island near the Isle of Bliss. A few days later, another woman collapses and dies at a high-society wedding on the isle. Anton Koivu begins to investigate the cases with his partner Oona Laine. Is there a serial killer on the loose, or why do these murders resemble each other so much?

Ronja tries to get accustomed to being back in Finland and starts as a journalist at the local newspaper whilst also searching for her secret sibling. Ronja learns of the recent deaths and gets irrevocably mixed up with the police investigations. Ghosts of the past begin to appear… How is Anton’s long-lost sister Aurora related to the investigation? And what happened to her on a heated summer’s night twenty years ago?

Murder on the Isle of Bliss

Eeva Louko

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 on Isle of Bliss, 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.