Leena Lehtolainen’s 12th Maria Kallio novel The Iron Triangle published today!

Leena Lehtolainen is the bestselling female crime author in Finland. Her new titles head straight to #1 on the Finnish bestseller lists. Lehtolainen’s books have been sold over two million copies worldwide, and rights have been sold in 29 languages. 

We are thrilled to announce that The Iron Triangle (Rautakolmio), book 12 in the internationally bestselling Maria Kallio series, is published in Finland today on 8^th of August by Tammi Publishers. German rights to The Iron Triangle have been sold to Rowohlt for publication in September 2014: Read more here: ahlbackagency.com

The Iron Triangle is an intense drama set in the Finnish archipelago. Maria Kallio’s Special Crimes Unit is assigned to solve the mystery of two corpses wrapped in plastic, found on the shore of tiny Brändö Island. As she investigates, alarming things float to the surface from Maria’s past. A serious assault in the family of the hockey player further complicates the situation. Who will make it home alive?

“Leena Lehtolainen has a winner with her debut thriller (My First Murder, Book 1 in Maria Kallio series). Detective Maria Kallio deserves a place alongside literature’s best tough but vulnerable detectives.“- Mystery Scene Magazine, US

Recently in the US, Amazon Crossing has published My First Murder and Her Enemy. Book 3 Copperheart will be published in November 2013.

In Brazil, Grupo Autêntica  will publish Meu primeiro assassinato in August 2013: read more from Brazilian media: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br

RIGHTS SOLD: Maria Kallio series

WORLD ENGLISH, Amazon                                   
BRAZIL, Grupo Autentica         
CZECH, Hejkal                                                           
DENMARK, Bazar                                                    
FINLAND, Tammi                                                    
FRANCE, Gaïa Editions                                           
GERMANY, Rowohlt                                                
GREECE, Livani                                                        
HOLLAND, A W Bruna                                            
HUNGARY, Animus                                                  
ISRAEL ,Penn Publishing           
ITALY, Fanucci                                                           
JAPAN, Tokyo Sogensha                                         
LATVIA, Zvaigzne                                                    
NORWAY, Bazar                                                       
NORWAY, Centrum Norsk                                     
POLAND, Rebis                                                          
ROMANIA, Hardcover&Paperback                         
RUSSIA, Ast                                                                
SPAIN, Ediciones Destino                                      
SWEDEN, Bazar                                                       
SWEDEN, A. Bonnier                                              
TAIWAN, Linking                        
TURKEY, Bizim Kitaplar                                         
TV RIGHTS, Studio Hamburg                                 

*Leena Lehtolainen’s works have also been published in: (rights reverted)
ALBANIA, CHINA, ESTONIA, LITHUANIA, SLOVAKIA, UKRAINE

READING MATERIAL: Maria Kallio series
Finnish edition of Book 12
English edition of Books 1-3
English sample of Book 11
German edition of Books 1-11
French edition of Books 1-4

Please contact the Agency for reading materials and rights enquiries in your territory:

elina@ahlbackagency.com