Lots of French praise for ALL THE KING’S MEN by Elina Backman!

Following our great news about Elina Backman’s Saana Havas series continuing with HarperCollins France, we have a ton of praise for the French edition of book 1: ALL THE KING’S MEN from media outlets all over France.

Here are some of our favorites:

1. Very finely constructed. All the King’s Men is a very promising discovery. – Midi Libre newspaper

2. The author has concocted a pair of highly engaging investigators: Saana is an energetic, intelligent woman; Jan, a reserved detective who drowns in his work. With this whodunit perfect for summer, Finland won’t seem so peaceful any more! – Page des Libraires

3. Welcome to Finland, with its landscapes and folklore. A story that takes us on a journey between detective stories and Scandinavian myths. A complex plot, with the personalities of the victims and the unspoken facts sowing seeds of doubt. – Le Courrier du Loiret

4. Elina Backman’s first novel is already being adapted for television. Her series, starring heroine Saana Havas, will leave you breathless. Stephanie Lohr, Ici Paris

5. For her first novel, the Finnish author has hit the nail on the head with this thriller, which has a heavy atmosphere to match. Emilie Thevenin, Trends in Riviera

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Merci for all the kind words!

Gaps for the Saana Havas series in the US/UK, Iceland, Spain…

We now have German and Swedish editions of books 1-3, in addition to English samples of the first three. Click here to download the English samples and more for Elina Backman’s Saana Havas series. 

Publication Info:
Kun Kuningas kuolee, Otava 2020, 495p.

Reading Material:
German & Italian PDFs. 200pp English sample, synopsis, media portfolio

Rights sold:
FINLAND: Otava (orig.)
CZECH REPUBLIC: Grada
DENMARK: Gyldendal
ESTONIA: Varrak Publishers
FILM & TV RIGHTS: Aurora Studios
FRANCE: HarperCollins France
GERMANY: Piper
HUNGARY: Maxim
ITALY: Newton Compton
LITHUANIA: BALTO
NETHERLANDS: Cargo
NORWAY: Cappelen Damm
POLAND: Czarna Owca
ROMANIA: Lebada Neagra
RUSSIA: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
SLOVAKIA: Arkus Vydavatelstvo
SWEDEN: Bokfabriken

About author


Elina Backman

Elina Backman is an author and a media & marketing professional living in Helsinki. Elina loves books (all sorts), traveling, cycling and is a host of a Book & Wine Club. She is a creative soul with a commercial mind, and her goal is to find readers globally.

Her debut novel All the King's Men was published in 2020 and immediately gained an enormous amount of attention from the Finnish media, including a praising review by the biggest daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The Havas series is now a best-selling series in Finland and an international TV series is in development. Elina's books have sold over 100 000 copies in Finland.

Together with Heidi Holmavuo, Elina has also narrated the true crime podcast Ratkaisematon (Unsolved), which turned into a full-length audio book as the two crime writers started investigating the murder of a young girl in 1955. They were able to uncover new evidence and their research led the police to reopen the investigation. This story is narrated in the book Unsolved - The Case of Elli Immo.

Bibliography


2024, Crime & Suspense

How to Face Death

Elina Backman


2022, Crime & Suspense

Before the Polar Night Falls

Elina Backman


2022, Crime & Suspense

Unsolved - The Case of Elli Immo

Elina Backman


2021, Crime & Suspense

Still Waters Run Deep

Elina Backman


2020, Crime & Suspense

All the King's Men

Elina Backman