New deals for The Angels of Hammurabi by Max Seeck, and The Whispering Girl by Marko Hautala

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Fantastic news for Max Seeck and Marko Hautala, whose respective novels sold into Estonia and the Czech Republic last week.

Estonian publisher, Pegasus acquired Seeck’s pacy international thriller, The Angels of Hammurabi, for publication in autumn 2017.

In the Czech Republic, Euromedia, Hautala’s Czech publisher, acquired his latest, psychological thriller, The Whispering Girl. Hautala’s Czech editor, Martina Bekesova was full of praise for the novel:

“Marko Hautala’s creepy psychological thriller gave me the shivers from beginning to the end. A wonderful plot, balancing between reality and paranormal events.”

Congratulations to both authors and their respective publishers!

The Angels of Hammurabi (Hammurabin Enkelit) by Max Seeck
Rights sold:
FINLAND, Tammi (Original publisher)
ESTONIA, Pegasus
GERMANY, Blanvalet

Reading material:
Full English manuscript
Finnish edition
Click to request reading material for The Angels of Hammurabi

The Whispering Girl (Kuiskaava Tyttö) by Marko Hautala
Rights sold:
FINLAND, Tammi (Original publisher)
CZECH REPUBLIC, Euromedia

Reading material:
Sample English translation
Finnish edition
Click to request reading material for The Whispering Girl

About author


Max Seeck, New York Times Best Selling Author

Max Seeck – New York Times Bestselling Author of THE WITCH HUNTER.

Winner of the prestigious Glass Key Award 2023 for his novel THE LAST GRUDGE.

Jessica Niemi series is being adapted into a English-language TV series by Greg Silverman’s Stampede Ventures

“An exceptional combination of hardboiled Scandi-noir and eerie ghost story. [--] Seeck marries breathtaking suspense with an expertly drawn heroine. This is guaranteed to send shivers up even the most unshakable readers’ spines." – Publisher's Weekly, starred review (Ghost island)

"Each new step has been an artistic success. Max Seeck, last year's winner of the Glass Key Award for best Nordic detective story, has a golden touch for Finnish suspense fiction." - Kai Hirvasnoro, Kansan Uutiset newspaper

“Another star has been added to the firmament of thriller writers,” announced Iltalehti newspaper, when Max’s debut novel was published in 2016. 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 Jessica Niemi series landed him on the New York Times Bestseller list! The new MILO series has already been sold to 9 territories, with several rights pre-empts ahead of the Finnish publication!

Max Seeck has a background in sales and marketing, and has lately been able to dedicate his time to his lifelong love of writing. His interests include well-conducted research, reading Nordic Noir and listening to movie soundtracks as he writes.

Photo credit: Mikko Rasila

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