Fall Rights Guide 2024
Crime and Thrillers
“Bertényi describes the workings of the hospital with verve and is also a master of the classic thriller plot. The book compellingly launches a new crime series. Its protagonists have an exceptional edge, so hopefully there will be a sequel soon.”
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WE'RE ALL BLIND by Patricia G. Bertenyi
Kaikki ovat sokeita, Tammi 2024, 431pp
First title in a hospital thriller series with a social conscience & unusual protagonist
Patricia G. Bertényi’s series takes readers into the pulsing heart of the intensive care unit where the hippocratic oath provides the perfect cover for a murderer.
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THE RED TEAM by Christian Rönnbacka
Koodi, Bazar 2024, 336pp
Standalone sequel in the Henna Björk series.
A young but hard-boiled intelligent service agent Henna Björk tracks down an invisible enemy lurking online in order to get ahead of row of worldwide murders.
Full English pdf available!
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ARCTIC FOX by Helena Immonen
Operaatio Napakettu, CrimeTime 2023, 460pp
Title #3 in the Fox series
Lt. Riina Koivu returns in a nail-biting new thriller set in the frozen wastes of Finnish Lapland and Svalbard as Russia seeks to secure its northern hegemony that demands Finland must once again fight fire with fire.
Over 30 000 copies sold!
Featured crime series: HILDUR by Satu Rämö
Worldwide sales over 800 000 copies, rights sold to 18 territories!
“I am absolutely thrilled to be bringing the Hildur series to the UK and to be working with the amazingly talented Satu. With her incredible characterisation and intricate storytelling, the Hildur series is set to be the next big thing in Nordic crime fiction’”
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#1 HILDUR
Hildur, WSOY 2022, 320pp
A remote corner of Iceland attracts loners, nature-lovers, and… murderers
18 rights sold for this record-breaking series
Full English translation available!
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#2 ROSA & BJÖRK
Rosa & Björk, WSOY March 2023, 360pp
During the investigation into the murder of a local powerful businessman, Detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir and her Finnish partner Jakob Johanson, are faced with a difficult question:
Is it wise to uncover every secret?
Full English translation available!
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#3 JAKOB
Jakob, WSOY November 2023, 399pp
Christmas is the cruelest of the holidays, especially for Jakob Johanson, who finds himself embroiled in a complex case that hits close to home.
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#4 RAKEL
Rakel, WSOY, November 2024, 300 pp
The greatest secrets land on the waves of the Atlantic.
50 000 copies sold in 1 week!
Upmarket & Commercial
“Yours, Margot is the proof that the art of the novel is still very much alive. It is a skilfully narrated, elegant work that pulls the reader in in a way that is impossible to resist. . (…) Valkama’s beautiful, refined language makes reading a pleasure. Reading this novel is truly an experience.”
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YOURS, MARGOT by Meri Valkama
Sinun, Margot, WSOY 2021, 556pp
Immersing the reader into East Berlin before die Wende, the accomplished, suspenseful, award-winning European novel has now already sold to 7 countries + TV.
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THE GUARD by Maisku Myllymäki
Valvoja, WSOY, August 2024, 302pp
An intense one-day-novel about insomnia, a museum guard, an art exhibition, and an intense love affair.
Maisku Myllymäki explores themes of paranoia and the power of art and social media.
English sample and synopsis available now!
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THE RAT CATCHER OF DELHI by Pia Heikkilä
Delhin rotanpyydystäjä, Bazar 2026
Pia Heikkilä’s upcoming novel brings us to the slums of Delhi, where a teenage girl called Zoya born with only five fingers is the most sought-after rat catcher.
The Rat Catcher of Delhi is an entertaining story with a warm lead character who observes the baffling world of grown-ups around her with avid curiosity.
Full English ms available!
Featured commercial series: Maija Kajanto’s THE BIRCH TREE CAFE
Domestic sales over 180 000 copies!
“Many of us have enjoyed the care of a grandmother – you are accepted, there is a warm hug, a meal, a made bed and, above all, that loving look. That’s what life looks like in the Birch Tree Cafe series.”
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#1 SUMMER AT THE BIRCH TREE CAFE
Korvapuustikesä, WSOY 2022, 320pp
Over 200 000 copies sold for the series!
Kristiina ‘Krisse’ Kivimaa quits her stressful job in busy metropolitan Helsinki and moves to a small lakeside village to run The Birch Tree Cafe.
Then, an old flame reappears, stirring up past memories she'd rather forget.
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#2 HOLIDAY SEASON AT THE LAKESIDE INN
Taatelitalvi, WSOY, 2022, 231pp
Winter arrives in Pyhävirta, bringing surprising new turns.
Managing the café and the inn becomes overwhelming for Krisse when a snowstorm hits the village.
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#3 APPLECAKE AUTUMN
Sahramisyksy WSOY 2023, 223pp
A suspicious series of fires disturbs the peace and quiet of the village community and before long, accusatory looks are being cast in all directions.
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#4 CITRUS SPRING
Sitruunakevät, WSOY February 2024, 256pp
Krisse and Tommi return from the sunny Adriatic Sea and experience a shocking loss that makes it hard for them to settle back into their old life.
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#5 CARDAMOM CHRISTMAS
Kardemummajoulu, WSOY November 2024, 265pp
The big change in Krisse’s life is exciting, but it feels like not everyone in her family shares her happiness.
It's time to find out if there really is such thing as Christmas Magic.
The final title of the series.
Literary Fiction
“Minna Rytisalo’s writing is wonderfully lyrical and we really enjoyed the way she tells Jenny Hill‘s story as one that could be told by so many women all across Europe, and one that is deeply empowering as well”
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ANATOMY OF A STORM by Sinikka Vuola
Myrskyn anatomia, WSOY 2024, 152pp
Mosaic novel about family, a void that cannot be filled, and the wind that goes where it wants.
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IZAK by Joel Elstelä
Izak, WSOY, September 2024, 696pp
A mesmerizing novel about bystanders, power games and the cruelty of man in Germany overshadowed by the threat of the First World War.
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THE SHADOW SONATA by Tiina Laitila Kälvemark
Valon ja pimeän sonaatit, WSOY 2023, 352pp
Propulsive, elegant and beautiful story about a crime with far-reaching consequences, the power of music, and a rare friendship that emerges from it
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JENNY HILL by Minna Rytisalo
Jenny Hill, WSOY 2023, 293pp
Jenni Mäki is an ordinary, divorced woman.
But inside her, Jenny Hill sparkles, daring to do more and commenting on the way the world looks at a woman.
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SOLOLAND by Hassan Blasim
Kelloja ja vieraita, WSOY 2021, 219pp
Fact and fiction blend together in two biting narratives about hidden manuscripts, persecution, and a dinner party that goes wrong by the author The Guardian described as “perhaps the greatest writer of Arab fiction alive.”
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PETE by Ville Verkkapuro
Pete, Kosmos 2022, 320pp
A searing but tender novel about a dead father, the search for a better life, addiction, and white trash by an author hailed as a young, Finnish Knausgård.
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GUEST MODE by Miki Liukkonen
Vierastila WSOY 2023, 547pp
Where are you when you’re away from home?
The posthumous literary masterpiece by award-winning Finnish author, who has been compared to David Lynch and David Foster Wallace.
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THE PROMISED LAND by Juhani Brander
Amerikka, WSOY 2023, 303pp
A wildly beautiful, lyrical novel about a young boy’s survival and yearning for an absent mother in Reconstruction-era Finland. Shortlisted for the Torchbearer Prize 2023.
Graphic Novels
“Despite being black and white drawings, the work is full of shades; there is the black of a thundercloud, the curling grain patterns of wood, the enveloping darkness, either soft like cotton candy or sharp like a razor blade - depending on the mood. The most traumatic moments are depicted in shadows and blurs.
Many could tell a similar story, but Kovács’s artistic depiction makes it a masterpiece of art”
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KAYA by Kati Kovacs
Kaya, WSOY 2024, 104pp
Fair-haired Kaya gets a break from her overly caring mother when she goes with her friend Margit to an art camp in the depths of the forest. There, danger awaits.
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THINNING by Ville Tietäväinen & Iiro Küttner
Harvennus, WSOY 2021, 144pp
This satirical graphic novel tells an alternative story of Noah’s Ark and asks the essential question - are we able to evolve as a species, even to save ourselves from demise?
Full English pdf available
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THE DOGS OF CHERNOBYL by Johanna Aulen
Tšernobylin koirat, WSOY, 2022, 112pp
When the 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster struck, the villages surrounding the Nuclear Plant were quickly abandoned by people. Their pets, on the other hand, were forced to stay.
Full English pdf available