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It’s official: MILO by Max Seeck, New York Times bestselling author and Spiegel bestselling author, has hit the shelves in Finland, and we’re thrilled to say it’s his best work yet!
If you’re not fluent in Finnish, don’t worry – we have a new extended English sample of 50 pages for you.
For those who don’t know, Max Seeck is one of Finland’s top selling crime authors, with over 400,000 copies sold. His popular Jessica Niemi series has sold in 40 territories and Hollywood, where Stampede Ventures is developing The Witch Hunter an international TV series. Needless to say, MILO does a great job following in these footsteps!
By the way, the launch party Wednesday night was a blast, and you can see our great photo of Elina and Max on the sidebar!
Also stay tuned (forgive the pun) for some film updates. But first, a little bit about the new series…
From New York Times and Spiegel bestseller Max Seeck, MILO begins a new crime series, with a complex and relatable main character, criminal profiler and art gallerist Milo Perho. Bodies with chess pieces in their mouths – Milo needs to understand the game of chess in order to catch a killer.
A body of a young woman is found painted in all-white representing a piece of chess. The chief inspector receives an anonymous letter with a short message: Bxc6. This indicates a chess move and along the location where the body was found the investigators feel that more chess moves might be on the way.
Milo struggles to form a clear picture of the killer. He soon understands that in order to help the police force to catch the killer he needs to understand the game of chess better. As much as he hates it, he decides to face the ghost of the past: her mother’s former partner Stanislav who happens to be a European champion in chess…
Book 2: The sequel to MILO will deepen the story between Milo and Stanislav and enlighten the past events that led to current situation. The main storyline will happen in the present and will be about espionage and assassination of a person of high status.
As for film updates: the adaptation is quickly progressing! Solar Films is developing this feature film targeted toward an international audience. As of Fall 2024, the film will already be in pre-production, with shooting tentatively planned for 2025/2026.
Rights to MILO have already sold to Bastei Luebbe in Germany, Mera Editions in France, and Aschehoug in Norway!
