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Authors’ August continues!
How did a New York Times Bestselling Author find his way to writing?
Watch Max Seeck describing the road to becoming an NYT and Spiegel bestselling author!
Elina Ahlback Literary Agency has produced in collaboration with Kintsugi Agency five cinematic Author Videos.
In Authors’ August, we are extremely proud to launch these unique author videos one by one
Last week we launched Laura Lindstedt’s video (which you can watch here) and this week we are happy to present New York Times Bestselling Author Max Seeck!
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE:
“Max Seeck: I have always wanted to be a storyteller”
We thank the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture for their financial support on the video project.
THE WITCH HUNTER, Book 1 in the Jessica Niemi series, has topped the bestseller lists in Denmark, Norway and Sweden and is already a New York Times and Spiegel Bestseller. Max Seeck’s WITCH HUNTER aka FAITHFUL READER has sold already 50.000 copies solely in Finland!
THE WITCH HUNTER, Book 1
The rights have been sold in 40 countries and a TV show is in development in Hollywood by Stampede Ventures’ Greg Silverman.
The rights are still available in Ukraine, Japan, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Georgia etc.
Download the full English ms for THE WITCH HUNTER here.
Praise
“The Witch Hunter, translated with icy precision by Kristian London, is written in short, sharp, present-tense chapters, a technique which adds to its relentless tension. Flashbacks to earlier episodes in Jessica’s life suggest that the strangeness currently unfolding is tied to her personal history. Discovering the how and why of it brings a resolution as bleak as anything Poe might have conjured.”–Wall Street Journal
THE ICE COVEN, Book 2
will be published in the US and UK in September 2021 and rights have been sold to 24 territories around the world, the rights are still available in Russia, Lithuania, Turkey, Italy, Iceland, Korea, Spain, Croatia etc.
Download the full English ms for THE ICE COVEN here.
BAD BLOOD, Book 3
The book will be published first in September 2021 by Tammi in Finland and has been acquired by publishers in the US, UK, Norway, Germany, Denmark and Estonia.
The full Finnish ms is now available!
Download the short English synopsis for BAD BLOOD here.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR MAX SEECK
“Another star has been added to the firmament of thriller writers,” announced Iltalehti newspaper, when Max’s debut novel was published in 2016. Four years and four books later, Max Seeck’s novels have been sold to more than 40 countries, including US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Nordic countries and as far as Korea!
His debut trilogy following protagonist Daniel Kuisma sold over 40,000 copies in Finland. His new Jessica Niemi series landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list! In The Witch Hunter, book 1 of the Jessica Niemi series, Helsinki Police Detective Jessica Niemi hunts an occultist serial killer. In The Ice Coven, Jessica and her team follow clues hidden on Instagram to solve the disappearance of a young influencer and a manga artist. He is currently writing the 3rd book of Jessica Niemi series.
Max Seeck devotes his time to writing professionally. An avid reader of Nordic noir for personal pleasure, he listens to film scores as he writes. His accolades include the Finnish Whodunit Society’s Debut Thriller of the Year Award 2016. Max Seeck has a background in sales and marketing and loves to promote his works, and is fluent in English and German.
