Leena Lehtolainen visited the 19th International Book Festival Budapest 2012

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Finland’s bestselling female crime author Leena Lehtolainen was invited to the International Book Festival Budapest 2012 for her Hungarian debut. The visit was organized by Finnagora, one of the 17 culture and science institutes of Finland abroad. The first Hungarian translation of Leena Lehtolainen’s MARIA KALLIO SERIES titles, My First Murder (Ensimmäinen murhani, 1993) was launched by Animus at the book festival.

Take a look at Animus’ homepage here: www.animus.hu

Book Festival’s website: www.bookfestival.hu/angol.html

Read more about the event from Finnagora’s website: www.finnagora.hu/en/tapahtumat/event/625—nordic-countries-as-special-guests-at-the-budapest-international-book-festival-in-2012

 

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Leena Lehtolainen

Leena Lehtolainen is the top female crime author in Finland: her new titles always head straight to #1 on the Finnish bestseller lists.

Lehtolainen created her successful protagonist, detective Maria Kallio, in 1993. Having already featured in 16 novels and a complete TV series, a new Maria Kallio TV reboot series was launched in Fall 2021 on C More. Lehtolainen’s novels have been translated into 30 languages and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

And just like the events in Bodyguard, a that takes the heroine Hilja Ilveskero all around Europe, Lehtolainen’s own work takes her to book festivals, exhibitions and other events across the globe.

Leena Lehtolainen has also published outside the crime genre; her book The Charm of Figure Skating was voted sports book of the year 2010 in Finland, and A Life in Six Scenes showed her return to literary fiction.

The Crossing of the Green Dragon is her first title for YA audiences.

In her free time, Lehtolainen enjoys all kinds of music and follows lynx trails in the forests – just like Maria Kallio.

Photo credit: Ville Juurikkala

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Bibliography


2025, Crime & Suspense

The Snow Leopard's Heart

Leena Lehtolainen


2022, Young Adult (13 or 14+)

The Crossing of the Green Dragon

Leena Lehtolainen


2016, General Nonfiction, Memories & Biographies

The Charm of Ice

Leena Lehtolainen

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