The HENNA BJÖRK series
by Christian Rönnbacka
#1 THE STRIKE
Isku, Bazar, 2022, 272pp
Over 45 000 copies sold!
The opening title of Christian Rönnbacka's HENNA BJÖRK thriller series throws the tough, young Henna Björk into the ugly misdeeds of an international criminal organization
Abdul, Emmanuel, and Ismael were barely ten years old when they were forced to become killers under a notorious Sierra Leonean commander called Toojay. Twenty years later, Abdul's battered body is discovered in Finland.
The police find their first clue: Abdul's warning to Emmanuel and Ismael, who have resettled in Sweden. Toojay will clearly stop at nothing to silence them.
Jarmo Rautiainen, the Chief Inspector of the Security and Intelligence Service, follows a lead to Gothenburg where he recruits Henna Björk, a young Iraqi-Finnish police officer from the ranks of the local civil service. Henna grew up in a troubled neighbourhood and is an expert in gang violence. She’s sharp and familiar with the Finnish police service.
In the first part of the action-packed Henna Björk series, the seemingly easy task of bringing a former child soldier to Finland as a witness escalates into a suspenseful escape drama.
#2 THE HUNT
Jahti, Bazar 2023, 318pp
Over 35 000 copies sold!
A dangerous chase between a young Gothenburg policeman, a former child soldier, and a brutal war criminal continues in Belgium in the second title in Christian Rönnbacka's tense HENNA BJÖRK series
The Security and Intelligence Service has hired Henna Björk, a cold-blooded police officer, and Ismael Koroma, a former child soldier from Sweden, for a special mission. Their goal is to find the notorious Toojay, a Sierra Leonean war criminal who has disappeared from Finland.
By tapping into a community of child soldiers, Ismael gets a tip about Toojay's whereabouts. He’s in Antwerp, at the centre of the world's diamond trade where he is making a living selling blood diamonds. To complete their mission, Henna and Ismael must infiltrate a rampant African ghetto in the shadows of Antwerp’s jewellery district.
However, not everyone plays nicely. Henna has no idea that whilst they’re working with the Security and Intelligence Service to capture Toojay, Ismael is also hatching a plan that will endanger the entire operation.
#3 THE RED TEAM
Koodi, Bazar, 2024, 334pp
Over 33 000 copies sold domestically!
The #1 audiobook bestseller in Finland in May 2024!
The #5 bestseller across formats in Finland in May 2024!
Full English, French, German ms available!
A list of names appears on the dark web, including the name of someone considered critical by Finland’s national security unit. Meanwhile, private information about these high-profile targets is being sold on the cryptocurrency market. An international manhunt ensues.
Henna Björk, a young Finnish-Iraqi agent for the Security and Intelligence Service, crosses Europe with her new team. Their task is to track down criminals operating on the dark web and leaving a list of names written in blood in their wake.
Christian Rönnbacka is a former police officer and one of Finland's bestselling crime authors of all time. This novel demonstrates how, in a world in which information is power, even the mildest online crimes can destroy dreams, fortunes, and lives.
#4 HYDRA
Hydra, Bazar, May 2025
4th title of the HENNA BJÖRK series
TOP5 title in Finland in May 2025!
Sweden's critical infrastructure is under attack. Drones breach airport airspace and target the Forsmark nuclear plant. A water pipe in Gothenburg is sabotaged, with toxic substances planted nearby. As Swedish authorities scramble for answers, their prime suspect vanishes.
MUST, Sweden’s military intelligence, has been tracking Wallinski—a man with access to vital infrastructure and suspected of selling secrets to Russia. Just as they move to arrest him, a massive blackout plunges half of Stockholm into darkness. Wallinski escapes.
Desperate to avoid both Swedish authorities and his Russian handlers, Wallinski reaches out to the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (SUPO).
SUPO agent Henna Björk and Superintendent Rautiainen are sent to Sweden to uncover Wallinski’s motives. But when they meet him, they realize the Russians have orchestrated something far more sinister than anyone expected.
With time running out, Henna and Rautiainen must outmaneuver the Swedes, the Russians, and an unseen force pulling the strings—before Wallinski disappears for good.
RIGHTS SOLD FOR THE SERIES: Finland: Bazar (orig.)
Materials available: Full Finnish pdf (books 1-3), Full English, German and French translation (book 3)
is a writer and adventurer with a background in the police service. Rönnbacka’s popular Hautalehto series is known for its distinctive humour and accurate portrayal of the police service. The series has sold nearly half a million copies across formats and its twelfth title will come out in late 2024.
The third and fourth titles in the Hautalehto series have been adapted for a TV series, which has been distributed to streaming services in the US, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Canada, Australia, Spain, Latin America, and more.
Rönnbacka was named Bookbeat’s Domestic Crime Writer of the Year in 2020 and 2021.
His new series follows Henna Björk, a young Iraqi-Finnish policewoman diving into the underworld of international crime.
Rönnbacka has also published several non-fiction books. He enjoys the peace of nature and is a partner of an independent distillery.
